Health
'Bath salts' drugs led to 23,000 ER visits in one year: US report
(HealthDay)—Street drugs called "bath salts" were linked to nearly 23,000 emergency department visits in the United States in 2011, a new report says.
Sep 17, 2013
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Page 9 - News tagged with synthetic drugs
Cardiology
New class of drug targets heart disease
(Edmonton) Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a synthetic peptide that could be the first in a new class of drugs to treat heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Sep 17, 2013
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Health
US probes likely synthetic pot outbreak
A federal team has arrived in Colorado to help investigate hospital reports that synthetic marijuana is to blame for scores of recent illnesses and possibly three fatalities in the state.
Sep 11, 2013
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Medical research
Learning how the brain takes out its trash may help decode neurological diseases
Imagine that garbage haulers don't exist. Slowly, the trash accumulates in our offices, our homes, it clogs the streets and damages our cars, causes illness and renders normal life impossible.
Aug 29, 2013
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Medications
Interest grows in New Zealand's designer drug law
A novel New Zealand law that could legalize some designer drugs is being scrutinized with interest by other countries struggling to keep up with the proliferation of "party pills" and similar products.
Aug 2, 2013
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Health
New Zealand clamps down on 'legal' highs
New Zealand introduced a new law on Thursday which bans the use of drugs offering so-called "legal" highs unless manufacturers can provide clinical evidence that they are safe.
Jul 18, 2013
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Addiction
Australia cracks down on synthetic drugs
Australia imposed an interim ban on 19 synthetic cannabis and cocaine-like drugs on Sunday as part of a crackdown on the psychoactive substances which mimic the highs of their illegal counterparts.
Jun 16, 2013
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Medications
At least 23 Canadian deaths linked to contraceptive
At least 23 Canadian women died and hundreds more may have been harmed taking the world's two most commonly prescribed birth control pills, the country's public broadcaster said Tuesday.
Jun 11, 2013
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Addiction
Synthetic drug use rapidly rising in Europe, report finds
New synthetic psychoactive substances are making their way into Europe where the Internet is becoming a big challenge in the fight against illicit drugs, the continent's drug agency warned Tuesday.
May 28, 2013
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Medications
Sea anemone venom-derived compound effective in anti-obesity studies
Scientists at UC Irvine reported this week that a synthetic compound ShK-186, originally derived from a sea anemone toxin, has been found to enhance metabolic activity and shows potential as a treatment for obesity and insulin ...
May 27, 2013
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