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Alcohol kills faster than ecstasy |
 ...classify all drugs into nine groups that were analyzed on the physical harm, addiction and social danger. Another group consisted of 16 experts did the research in several fields including chemistry, pharmacology, psychiatry and legal field to say a final word on drug ranking.
According to this new drug list, alcohol is named A drug. It slightly outruns heroin and cocaine. Tobacco was placed ninth and fell within a c... |
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Fake Products – a Trifle or Economic Crunch? |
 ... DVDs to drugs. To buy a replica watch or another counterfeit item, you do not have to shop at street corners or other shady places – fake goods are available through major chain stores and even some pharmacies.
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Get Directions From Your Cell Phone |
 ...Now your cell phone may assist you better than anyone or anything else in finding the shortest way to the pharmacy, getting together with friends or keep an eye on your restless kids. Wireless companies are using technologies initially developed for emergency workers to help them find those in danger.
The relatively new mobile services that provide a cell phone navigation system have already attracted a great deal of a... |
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Farmer Feeds Viagra to Oysters to Create the Ultimate Aphrodisiac |
| ...he ultimate aphrodisiac - he feeds his shellfish Viagra.
George May, who is an oyster farmer, stated that the natural qualities of the oyster combined with Viagra, which is one of the best modern pharmaceutical drug to raise sexual desire, can in fact turn into a multi-million dollar market. The 59 years old farmer mentioned that feeding an oyster with Viagra firstly can create a powerful aphrodisiac and secondly it's... |
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Cigarette Price Increase Results in Bootlegging Boost |
| ...te tax increase was followed by special programs aimed to diminish socioeconomic disparities in smoking prevalence. Cessation services provided free counseling and free nicotine patches, as well as pharmaco-therapy available through several smoking cessation clinics located in disadvantaged minority communities. Moreover, New York State has provided a Medicaid pharmaco-therapy benefit prior the tax increase. Yet, the st... |
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Chocolate - Really Addictive? |
 ...ually explain their addiction to chocolate by its mood-enhancing (psychoactive) ingredients.
But if to consider evidence and logic, you will not find much support for such explanation. Potentially pharmacologically important substances contained in chocolate are serotonin, phenylethylamine, tryptophan, cannabinoids and tyramine. You will probably be surprised to find out that these compounds are higher concentrated in ... |
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One Million of 100-Year-Olds by 2050, Half of Them to Face Dementia |
 ...ding should be redirected rather than just provided for death-preventing. Scientists have to come up with alternative ways to drug development for therapies that are not economically sensible for the pharmaceutical and bio-tech industries to follow. The researcher added that hospices should to be as well-funded as maternity hospitals.
As Dr Brown said, 'the future is not just old, it's extremely old'' and 'Death is not... |
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Inventor of LSD Drug Dies |
 ...fmann, a well-known inventor of hallucinogen drug LSD died of heart attack at age 102 on Tuesday.
Hofmann, discovered LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide-25) in 1983 working as a chemist at the Sandoz pharmaceuticals firm in Basel.
He was studying the medicinal properties of the fungus found on grains and was the first to test the drug describing it as "sudden feeling of unease and mild dizziness". When he left the wo... |
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Innovative Cell-Based Sensors to Detect Danger Immediately |
 ...ill deliver an alert about the presence of the danger.
The cell-based sensors will have applications not only in national security systems, but also making great advancements in basic science. In pharmaceutical industry, this gives an opportunity for testing new drugs much faster than animal and human trials. It may also help in detecting harmful bacteria in food, to monitor water quality or to test the level of air p... |
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Viagra May Cure Women Suffering From Depression |
 ...nts were told to take a Viagra pill one to two hours prior to intercourse during a period of 8 weeks. Half of all women who participated in the study were given placebos pills, which did not have any pharmacological effects.
The results showed that73 percent of women who took placebos pill reported no improvement. However, only 28 percent of women who took Viagra reported no progress in their issue. The study and its ... |
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Scientists to Develop "Fitness Pill" |
 ...minutes to an hour per day of exercise - for these people, if there was a way to mimic exercise, it would make the quality of exercise they do more efficient," he said.
Colin Palmer, a professor of pharmacogenetics at the University of Dundee, claims that the idea of developing "fitness drugs" had proved controversial.
"It's basically a drug that enhances training. The thing that raises eyebrows is the concept of a dr... |
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