Mosquitoes should be given malaria drugs to clear their infection so they can no longer spread the disease, say US researchers. Malaria parasites, which kill nearly 600,000 people a year, mostly children, are spread by female mosquitoes when they drink blood. Current efforts aim to kill mosquitoes with insecticide rather than curing them of malaria. … Read more
Getty Images The first head-to-head trial of two blockbuster weight-loss drugs has shown Mounjaro is more effective than rival Wegovy. Both drugs led to substantial weight loss, but Mounjaro’s 20% weight reduction, after 72 weeks of treatment, exceeded the 14% from Wegovy, according to the trial’s findings. Researchers who led the trial said both drugs … Read more
BBC Brian Smyth said Belfast City Council workers are lifting hundreds of used needles each month A proposed trial to install a waste needle bin in Belfast city centre is not a “silver bullet” but one step to dealing with drugs issues in the city, a councillor has said. Brian Smyth was speaking ahead of … Read more
Madin Academy is gearing up to host a mega prayer conference on Thursday in anticipation of ‘Lailathul Qadr’ or the night of decree. For Muslims all over the world, ‘Lailathul Qadr’ is a sacred night that falls during the last 10 days of Ramzan. Large sections anticipate that night on the 27th eve of Ramzan. … Read more
Jess Phillips and Branneisha Cooper Women like Jess and Branneisha say strangers are more likely to smile at them or strike up a conversation since they lost weight When Branneisha Cooper was overweight, she felt both invisible and like she stood out. Her friends would get attention when they were out together, while she was … Read more
The Kochi City police arrested four persons, including a woman, in two separate raids and seized nearly 330 grams of suspected MDMA worth over ₹15 lakh and ₹3 lakh, Oman currency, 6.80 grams of ganja, 4.64 grams of hybrid ganja, and 9.41 grams of hashish oil from a hotel and a house in Mattancherry. The … Read more
A file image of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu | Photo Credit: PTI Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday (January 11, 2025) underscored a troubling trend towards ‘synthetic drugs’, even as his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann sought the Union government’s intervention to provide financial assistance to Punjab for setting up … Read more
Bhopal: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) offers the potential to significantly reduce the time needed to identify adverse drug reactions. This faster identification allows for quicker responses, resulting in safer drug prescribing and improved health outcomes for patients. Professor and head of the department of pharmacology at AIIMS Bhopal, Dr Balakrishnan S discussed the … Read more
A resurfaced video from 2010 showing Donald Trump giving life advice to his then-four-year-old son, Barron, has captured the internet’s attention, offering a glimpse into the family dynamic of the former president long before his time in the White House. The clip, originally from an episode of Larry King Live on CNN, showcases a tender … Read more
BBC Anne Jacques said the death of her son Alex had been like losing “half of herself” Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines bought across the UK, the BBC can reveal. We found more than 100 examples of people trying to buy prescription medicines such as … Read more