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A research studying the effects of eating marijuana in mice found that they became less active, and their body temperatures dropped when they consumed edible THC, the primary psychoactive component in marijuana. Marijuana edibles can elicit extreme, adverse reactions. In some cases, people are unsure how much of marijuana edible they should eat and end up eating more than they should.
Bhang is generally believed to be a relatively less harmful form of cannabis. Its use has got some sociocultural sanction as well in certain regions of the country. Around 17% of middle-aged adults, seeking treatment for psychoactive substance use–related disorders, report the current use of cannabis in India. Individuals seeking treatment for their primary drug of abuse continue to take cannabis. With a growing interest in the potential medical role of cannabis it becomes imperative to study different cannabis forms, for their safety profile. However, from a legal point of view bhang remains beyond the purview of the NDPS Act, 1985.
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“The National Medical Commission Act 2019 passed by both Houses of Parliament is historic and path-breaking. It is a huge and visionary reform in the medical education sector by the NDA Government under the leadership of our visionary Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji, and will prove to be a milestone in the years to come. I am extremely grateful to the Hon’ble Prime Minister under whose strong leadership the National Medical Commission Act has finally seen the light of the day”
Dr Harsh Vardhan
Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India
Despite all the nation-wide protests by doctors and students, 'National Medical Commission Bill' got approval from both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha and has now become 'National Medical Commission Act 2019'. Union Minister of Health, Harsh Vardhan addressed mediapersons and cleared one of the major 'misconceptions' of 'quacks' in the NMC Act.
Union health ministry is all set to regulate nicotine delivery device or Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) as drug in the interest of public health safety. According to the ministry, devices that enable nicotine delivery have neither been tested and assessed for safety and efficacy in Indian population. They have also not been approved under the provision of the D&C Act 1940 and Rules thereunder
SII Introduces The First-Ever Heat-Stable Rotavirus Vaccine In The World, Rotasiil
National, 16th August, 2019: In a landmark development, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced and sold globally (more than 1.5 billion doses last year), Serum Institute of India (SII) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (USA), joined hands to create the first-ever heat-stable Rotavirus vaccine in the world.
Researchers In UK Develop New Technique To Make Cancer Treatment More Effective, Affordable
London, 17 Aug 2019: A pioneering new technique that could make light-based cancer treatment more effective and safer for patients, while reducing its cost, has been developed by researchers from a British university.
Fake Anti-Cancer Drugs Made In Bathroom Found Circulating In China and India
Beijing, 19 Aug 2019: Police in East China have found that some "India-produced" anti-cancer drugs that Chinese purchasing agents bought from India were actually fake ones made in China.
Skin Test May Prevent Adverse Reactions To Radiocontrast Material
Leesburg, USA, 15 Aug 2019: A skin test may help clinicians prevent adverse drug reactions in patients receiving radiocontrast material, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills Have Spread To 46 States In The Last Two And A Half Years
When, in October 2016, The Partnership for Safe Medicines began tracking the incidence of counterfeit prescription pills made with fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, we were startled to find that the pills had been found in 25 states, and had been linked to deaths in 17 of them.
UK House Of Commons: No Deal Brexit Exposes U.K. To Both Counterfeit Medication And Medication Shortages
In a report published by the House of Commons, experts in the field of prescription medication described a dire situation for medicine safety in the United Kingdom (UK) if a “no-deal” departure from the European Union (EU) happens. Prescription medication verification and testing will have to be recreated by the Medicines Health and Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the EU’s Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD),
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The myths of oils busted ! Isn't it?
In contrast to earlier epidemiologic studies showing a low prevalence of atherosclerotic heart disease (AHD) and type-2 dependent diabetes mellitus (Type-2 DM) in the Indian subcontinent, over the recent years, there has been an alarming increase in the prevalence of these diseases in Indians--both abroad and at home, attributable to increased dietary fat intake. Replacing the traditional cooking fats condemned to be atherogenic, with refined vegetable oils promoted as "heart-friendly" because of their polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content, unfortunately, has not been able to curtail this trend. Current data on dietary fats indicate that it is not just the presence of PUFA but the type of PUFA that is important--a high PUFA n-6 content and high n-6/n-3 ratio in dietary fats being atherogenic and diabetogenic. The newer "heart-friendly" oils like sunflower or safflower oils possess this undesirable PUFA content and there are numerous research data now available to indicate that the sole use or excess intake of these newer vegetable oils are actually detrimental to health and switching to a combination of different types of fats including the traditional cooking fats like ghee, coconut oil and mustard oil would actually reduce the risk of dyslipidaemias.
Bid To Smuggle Cosmetic Drugs Worth Rs 4.6 Lakh Foiled At Chennai Airport
CHENNAI, 23 AUG 2019: Customs department officials foiled a bid to smuggle cosmetic drugs worth Rs 4.6 lakh at Chennai airport on Thursday.
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