In 1918 Pandemic, Another Possible Killer: Aspirin
By Desmond Ng THE number of women being used as drug mules has gone up in the last 10years, said Dr Thomas Pietschmann, aresearcher with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 'It's...
More women being targeted by traffickers
Wonder drug in development to let dieters eat whatever they want - without gaining a single pound
Aspirin does more harm than good in healthy people: research
LOAN sharks could soon face tougher penalties. Under the current Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (CDSA), assets of convicted loan sharks can be...
Tougher penaltiesPropofol, one of the drugs linked to Michael Jackson’s death, is used to make one unconscious during surgery. WHAT IS PROPOFOL? Propofol slows the activity of your brain and nervous...
What Is Propofol?By Jenny Hope Many of those with early-stage arthritis given a combination of anti-rheumatic drugs went into remission Thousands of rheumatoid arthritis patients could be saved from disability...
How drug treatment at early stage could halt crippling arthritisAs many as 250,000 rheumatoid arthritis sufferers could benefit from a drug - MabThera - that can halt the disease in its tracks. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Almost half the patients with...
Drug hope for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers
How the humble hydrangea shrub could hold the key to curing MS, diabetes and arthritis
F.D.A. Warns Against Use of Popular Cold Remedy
Confused by SPF? Take a Number
BE wary of people promoting products that can detect, prevent or treat influenza A (H1N1), authorities have warned. DOCTORS MUST PRESCRIBE Currently, Tamiflu and Relenza are the two antiviral drugs...
Before buying anti-flu drug...YES • The virus strain  believed to be a combination of avian, swine and human influenza - is more contagious than Sars and can spread even before symptoms start to...
Should we be worried?
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Mixing certain foods, drugs can be harmful to the body Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg BELINDA (not her real name) used to love drinking star fruit juice. Now, she avoids it like the plague...
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