Erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra may boost colorectal cancer survival rates, a new study suggests. Researchers found the medications decreased the risk of premature death in colon cancer patients by almost 20 percent. What’s more, patients were 15 percent less likely to die from the primary cause of death for colon cancer, which … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Drugs giant inks collaboration deal with artificial intelligence-driven diagnostics specialist RenalytixAI By Ian Lyall At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 15:09 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 15:09 BST, 21 August 2020 Since March AstraZeneca has inked three significant deals with some lesser lights of the drugs sector quoted on the LSE’s … Read more
Almost three-quarters of older American adults with dementia filled prescriptions for medications that aren’t designed for the brain disease, a new study finds. Researchers found that many had filled at least one prescription for antidepressants, opioid painkillers, epilepsy drugs, anxiety medications or antipsychotics. What’s more, patients who were women, white and in their 60 or … Read more
Rapper has his conviction overturned for killing Holby City actor’s daughter with party drugs at Bestival By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 11:17 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 11:25 BST, 18 August 2020 A rapper today had his conviction overturned for the manslaughter of his girlfriend who died after taking a hallucinogenic drug at … Read more
Jailed cannabis cafe boss, 31, who ran an Amsterdam-style operation in London boasts of selling drugs behind bars on Instagram Khabeer Khan, 31, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in February Mail on Sunday revealed he was running Amsterdam-style operation in London Instagram video appears to show cannabis crumbled into packets of tobacco in prison By … Read more
Hannah Ferrier has taken to Twitter to defend herself after she was accused of having drugs in her cabin on Monday’s episode of Below Deck Mediterranean. The 33-year-old reality TV star – who also revealed on Monday she is expecting a baby girl with Australian boyfriend Jay – was confronted by Captain Sandy Yawn for … Read more
Taking painkillers too often may be doing more harm than good. That was the advice last week from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which warned that pills including paracetamol, aspirin, ibuprofen and opioids such as codeine should no longer be routinely prescribed to patients with chronic pain — defined as pain … Read more
The chilling past of Cate Blanchett’s English manor revealed: Actress’ home was once a squalid pagan drug den painted with witchcraft symbols By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:07 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 02:01 BST, 2 August 2020 Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton splashed a cool $6.25million on a lavish … Read more
‘I don’t have to explain every time I’ve got a b****y cold!’ Kerry Katona shuts down troll who accused her of using drugs during Instagram live By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 09:48 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: 09:49 BST, 31 July 2020 Kerry Katona took down a troll who accused her of using … Read more
University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more