YouTuber Landon Clifford was ‘addicted to prescription drugs before he hanged himself’

YouTube star Landon Clifford struggled with his mental health, was hooked on various prescription drugs and hanged himself in his garage, his heartbroken wife has revealed. Landon Clifford, 19, ran a YouTube channel with his wife Camryn, 19, where they went as Cam&Fam and had more than 1.35million subscribers. Camryn announced that Landon passed away … Read more

More evidence blood-thinners could fight Covid-19: Drugs boost survival odds by up to 50%

Blood-thinners could boost the survival chances for people hospitalised with Covid-19, growing evidence suggests.  Several studies have implied anticoagulants may keep coronavirus patients alive by stopping dangerous clots forming on their lungs. Now an in-depth analysis of one of the biggest pieces of research into the topic has offered more proof that the drugs are … Read more

Experts fear osteoporosis drugs may make bones WEAKER

Osteoporosis drugs designed to salvage crumbling bones may actually make them weaker, research suggests. Imperial College London experts compared the hip bones of dead people who had donated their bones for science. They found those who had never once had a broken bone had more flexible collagen and mineral structures, which are the building blocks … Read more

Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs may reduce risk of death from colon cancer by 20%

Erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra may boost colorectal cancer survival rates, a new study suggests. Researchers found the medications decreased the risk of premature death in colon cancer patients by almost 20 percent. What’s more, patients were 15 percent less likely to die from the primary cause of death for colon cancer, which … Read more

Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs may reduce risk of death from colon cancer by 20%

Erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra may boost colorectal cancer survival rates, a new study suggests. Researchers found the medications decreased the risk of premature death in colon cancer patients by almost 20 percent. What’s more, patients were 15 percent less likely to die from the primary cause of death for colon cancer, which … Read more

Drugs giant inks collaboration deal with RenalytixAI

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Drugs giant inks collaboration deal with artificial intelligence-driven diagnostics specialist RenalytixAI By Ian Lyall At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 15:09 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 15:09 BST, 21 August 2020 Since March AstraZeneca has inked three significant deals with some lesser lights of the drugs sector quoted on the LSE’s … Read more

75% US dementia sufferers on drugs not made for the disease

Almost three-quarters of older American adults with dementia filled prescriptions for medications that aren’t designed for the brain disease, a new study finds. Researchers found that many had filled at least one prescription for antidepressants, opioid painkillers, epilepsy drugs, anxiety medications or antipsychotics. What’s more, patients who were women, white and in their 60 or … Read more

Cannabis cafe boss who ran Amsterdam-style operation in London boasts of selling drugs behind bars

Jailed cannabis cafe boss, 31, who ran an Amsterdam-style operation in London boasts of selling drugs behind bars on Instagram Khabeer Khan, 31, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in February Mail on Sunday revealed he was running Amsterdam-style operation in London  Instagram video appears to show cannabis crumbled into packets of tobacco in prison By … Read more

Can you really beat pain without drugs?

Taking painkillers too often may be doing more harm than good. That was the advice last week from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which warned that pills including paracetamol, aspirin, ibuprofen and opioids such as codeine should no longer be routinely prescribed to patients with chronic pain — defined as pain … Read more

Cate Blanchett’s English manor has a chilling past of drugs, witchcraft and looters

The chilling past of Cate Blanchett’s English manor revealed: Actress’ home was once a squalid pagan drug den painted with witchcraft symbols By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:07 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 04:39 BST, 2 August 2020 Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton splashed a cool $6.25million on a lavish … Read more