Browsing: Medication & Drugs

In a bold move, Thailand’s Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, announced a resolve to revise the country’s cannabis policy. Thavisin intends to move the country towards only allowing medical cannabis use within six months. This comes after a surge of nearly 6,000 cannabis dispensaries sprouted across the nation following its groundbreaking decriminalisation of cannabis a year ago, making it the first in Asia to do so.

In a significant move to curb the rampant antibiotic resistance, Nepal’s Department of Drug Administration has put a ban on 103 antibiotic combinations. 

World First Aid Day, celebrated today on the 9th of September 2023, is amplifying its impact through digital technology. This aligns with this year’s theme: First Aid in the Digital World. Celebrated on the 9th of September 2023, World First Aid Day focuses on integrating digital technology to make life-saving knowledge more accessible. The Global First Aid Reference Center is set to launch an updated version of its First Aid App, illustrating how digital platforms are reshaping how we learn first aid.

Explore the emerging role of ketamine in treating clinical depression, its effectiveness, and what the latest studies show.

In a recent development from Putrajaya, the Court of Appeal has overridden the High Court’s earlier decision.  Their judgement ruled that doctors can prescribe Ivermectin to patients as per the Poisons Act 1952 and the Poison Regulations 1952.

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A revolutionary discovery by researchers in Singapore and MIT has uncovered a new bacterial stress signalling system, opening doors to new methods of combatting antibiotic resistance, a growing public health concern. The research team identified an enzyme, RlmN, that rapidly signals for the production of proteins allowing bacteria to adapt and survive. This could help design drugs that prevent this survival response, effectively tackling antibiotic resistance.

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Unintended reactions between different medications, commonly known as drug interactions, can pose a considerable risk to health. Read more

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