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Belgium is to provide iodine pills to its entire population to protect it against radioactivity in case of a nuclear accident.

• 28 апреля 2016, 17:44

A total of 172 "suicide tourists" travelled to Switzerland in 2012, to die with medical assistance -- a practice prohibited in many countries.

• 21 августа 2014, 12:25

Paracetamol, the first-choice lower-back pain killer, worked no better than dummy drugs administered in a trial of more than 1,600 people suffering from the condition, researchers said

• 25 июля 2014, 10:17

Dubai police have made a record drug seizure of some 4.6 million Captagon pills, an amphetamine-like stimulant, worth more than $31 million (23 million euros), the local press reported Monday.

• 23 декабря 2013, 16:41

A contraceptive pill for men has moved one step closer after Australian researchers successfully made male mice infertile.

• 03 декабря 2013, 10:22

The US Food and Drug Administration recommended tighter controls Thursday on how doctors prescribe the most commonly used narcotic painkillers, in a bid to stop abuse.

• 25 октября 2013, 16:50

The mood-stabilising drug lithium reduces suicide risk by more than 60 percent among people with depression.

• 29 июня 2013, 11:06

Giving injecting drug users a daily pill against HIV nearly halved their risk of infection by the AIDS virus.

• 13 июня 2013, 15:01

High doses of some commonly used pain drugs like ibuprofen can increase heart attacks, strokes and related deaths by about a third.

• 31 мая 2013, 10:01

An independent panel of experts on Wednesday recommended US approval of a new Merck sleeping pill called suvorexant, but expressed concerns over the highest dosage and risks of drowsy daytime driving.

• 23 мая 2013, 16:35