Drugs and religion have been a potent combination for millennia, from cannabis at ancient funerary sites to psychedelic retreats today

The current ‘psychedelic renaissance’ is often called revolutionary for future of humans

Black pepper may hold the key for Corona fighting drug: Study

Piperine, an alkaloid present in pepper, could bind to novel coronavirus proteins and stop it from entering human cells, says IIT (ISM) study

'India is one of the major hubs for illicit drug trade'

Report flags surge in sale and seizures of synthetic opioids, narcotic and designer drugs

HIV+ patients protest months-long drug shortage outside NACO office

The patients have demanded fixing irregular supply of everyday antiretroviral therapy medication   

COVID-19 also brings focus back on pollution due to pharmaceuticals

No time for quick-fix measures. India needs stricter laws  

Counteractive drugs

Researchers say that obesity drugs are harmful for health

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TALL CLAIMS

AIDS end in sight?

Triple-drug therapy provides hope in the fight against the immune deficiency syndrome

Remedy for osteoporosis

Immune virus

HIV bringsscience down on its knees

Buyer beware

An aspirin a day keeps cancer away

A US study has found reduced cancer risk among people who take aspirin frequently

For a rational policy

New drug alternatives

Safer paracetamol

Mother to child

Steroid fix

Hair-raising promise

Cut the tape

No tear-jerker, this

A new technique to deliver drugs to eyes without making them water

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Feverish inactivity

PAKISTAN MEDICINE

Enzymes tailored to fit

British scientists have evolved a way to make enzymes more tenacious and alter their activity