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Stroke victims to get hallucinogenic drug DMT to stave off worst effects of life-threatening condition in first-of-its-kind trial, scientists say Hallucinogenic drug called DMT could help stroke victims, scientists say They argue the medication could trigger the rapid regrowth of lost neurons Medication will be tested in trials in the US possibly as soon as … Read more
Drug driver goes the wrong way down dual carriageway in dramatic 40-minute chase captured in police dashcam and helicopter footage Ethan Vernall,30, was captured in shocking video footage during a car chase He was spotted speeding through Stoke-on-Trent on April 19, 2020 by police The father-of-four was jailed for 14 months at Stoke on Trent … Read more
An experimental cancer drug could help hospitalised coronavirus recover quicker, researchers believe. Israeli academics today claimed 29 of 30 patients with moderate to severe case of Covid treated with EXO-CD24 made a full recovery within five days. Further human trials are now needed to prove that the inhaled drug – designed as a medication to fight … Read more
Merck & Co knew about reports of suicidal behavior in men taking the company’s anti-baldness treatment Propecia, newly unsealed court documents and other records reveal. Officials allegedly knew as early as 2009 and decided not to warn consumers of those potential risks in a 2011 update of the popular drug’s label. Last month, internal records … Read more
Britney Spears’ ex Jason Alexander was arrested on DUI and drug charges in Nashville By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 01:07 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 01:07 GMT, 3 February 2021 Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander was arrested in Nashville last week in connection with DUI and drug charges. Alexander, 39, was taken into custody January … Read more
An experimental cancer drug derived from a poisonous plant could stop Covid-19 in its tracks, researchers believe. Nottingham University academics claim thapsigargin should be effective against the coronavirus behind the pandemic and others that cause common colds. The drug, derived from the ‘deadly carrot’ thapsia plant — which is deadly to cattle and sheep and … Read more
Smartphone-controlled brain implant the size of a PENNY combats drug addiction in rats – and it could be used to treat Parkinson’s disease and depression in humans Korean researchers made the gadget which is roughly as long as a US penny Tiny LED lights manipulate neurons in the brain as instructed by a phone app Circuit in … Read more
Thousands of men with prostate cancer will be denied life-extending drug after health experts ruled it was not cost effective Life-extending drug for advanced prostate cancer patients was not approved Abiraterone gives patients extra 15 months on average and cuts the risk of them dying within three years by a third Institute which approves NHS drugs ruled … Read more
Judges are ordered to get tough on county lines drug gangs and hand out tougher sentences if they exploit children or vulnerable adults Judges and magistrates must treat dealers more harshly if they exploit children, teenagers or vulnerable adults under new rules from April 1 The changes also make ‘cuckooing’ – when a gang takes … Read more
Russian biochemist who created NOVICHOK invents new drug to tackle Covid-19 Dr Lenoid Rink was involved in the secret Soviet development of Novichok Novichok was used on the Skripals in Britain in 2012 and Alexei Navalny last year The new coronavirus-tackling drug is based on a Soviet medicine for leprosy Rink said the formulation has … Read more