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A new drug combination could give prostate cancer patients months of extra life and revolutionise treatment. The usual procedure when the disease has spread is to fight tumours with drugs that block testosterone. In aggressive cases, however, this hormone therapy can cease to be effective. According to The Mirror , scientists have added olaparib - a DNA repair enzyme blocker in cancer cells - to the testosterone stopper abiratone. After a trial involving 800 men, the combination was found to prolong the life of stage 4 patients by an average of 7.4 months compared with abiratone on its own. A new drug combination could give prostate cancer patients months of extra life and revolutionise treatment. [File image] 68-year-old Dave Kinsey, from Wigan, Lancashire, went to the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester to participate in the PROpel trial, which is funded by Merck and AstraZeneca. When he was diagnosed in 2016 and given three to five years, a blood … [Read more...] about New drug combination could give prostate cancer patients months of extra life and revolutionise treatment

Nana Akua takes aim at Harry and Meghan SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Prince Harry has been warned his US visa status could have "major implications" on his future as the royal is facing demands to reveal his immigration filings after revealing he has used drugs in the past. The Conservative research institute, the Heritage Foundation is investigating the Duke of Sussex's immigration documents to find out if he disclosed his drug use. But CEO of West Coast trial lawyers Neama Rahmani has explained Harry could waive any issues with his visa with three simple steps. Related articles Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make desperate bid to 'stay relevant' Meghan 'raising eyebrows' as Duchess set to … [Read more...] about Prince Harry must ‘waive’ drug use on US visa to avoid deportation, lawyers claims

TAKING drugs and thinking it was acceptable was "worse than a mistake", Michael Gove has admitted. The Levelling Up boss was challenged on his own use of cocaine as ministers said they would ban laughing gas in an antisocial behaviour crackdown. He said he had learned through his own experience that it was a "mistake" to "regard drug taking as somehow acceptable". The Levelling-Up Secretary, was grilled on whether some in the public might view ministers' stance on laughing gas as "hypocritical" if they had admitted taking drugs in the past like he had. Mr Gove has previously admitted to taking cocaine in the past. When he was running for the Tory leadership in 2019, he revealed: "I took drugs on several occasions at social events more than 20 years ago... I was a young journalist. It was a mistake." But he told Sky News' Sophy Ridge On Sunday: "No, I think it is because I have learned." Pressed on what he had learned, Mr Gove said: "That it is a mistake - worse … [Read more...] about Michael Gove admits it was ‘worse than a mistake’ to take drugs after revealing past cocaine-use

Michael Gove confirms government set to ban Laughing Gas SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Michael Gove has said the Government plans to ban the sale of laughing gas. The Communities Secretary said the move was to stop public areas being turned into drug-taking "arenas". Related articles Rishi crime blitz to woo Red Wall and see instant justice for yobs Laughing gas to be banned, Michael Gove says Asked on Sky News' Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme whether nitrous oxide would be banned, Mr Gove said: "Yes. "I think any of us who have had the opportunity to walk through our parks in our major cities will have seen these little canisters, these silver canisters which are examples of people … [Read more...] about Laughing gas to be banned to stop public areas being turned into drug-taking ‘arenas’

LUCENA CITY – Police arrested five drug suspects on Saturday and seized and estimated  P131,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in separate buy-bust operations in Cavite. Elma Bihag and Eugene Tamundoc were collared in Dasmariñas City at around 5:40 p.m. after they sold shabu to an undercover agent in Barangay Paliparan 3, the Police Region 4A police said in a report Sunday. Confiscated from the duo were 11 sachets of shabu with an estimated street value of P62,100. Later, the same team of anti-illegal drugs operatives also busted Richard Yabut and Marlon Ferriol in another part of the village at around 9:15 p.m. The duo yielded four sachets of shabu worth an estimated P35,000. Meanwhile, policemen and jail guards in General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) town, nabbed Ednalyn Belmonte in another operation in Barangay Olaes at 7 p.m. The suspect was caught in possession of two sachets of shabu worth around P34,000. The report said jail authorities learned from inmates that … [Read more...] about 5 Cavite drug suspects fall, over P130,000 shabu seized

Thailand’s army has increased security along the country’s northern border in response to reports of increased quantities illegal drugs entering the country from Myanmar, which is also said to be home to an increase in opium-growing . Thailand’s Northern Border Narcotic Control Centre (NBNCC), reported that the Division 3 force has used unmanned aerial vehicles, remote sensing technology, and army sniffer dogs, as well as increased manpower, to combat the illegal trade. Saying that, while Myanmar and China have their own drug-suppression measures, Thailand’s drug situation has not improved. Narcotics production is now faster and less expensive, making the product more accessible, particularly through online dark web sales. There are 29 districts. Recent drug smuggling activity has been reported in provinces in the northern and northeastern regions. Thirteen districts in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and Loei are designated as having a serious narcotics problem, with nine … [Read more...] about Thailand Increases Border Security as Drug Labs in Myanmar Ramp Up Production

Actor Yoo Ah-in enters the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency building in Seoul on Monday. (Yonhap via The Korea Herald / ANN) Korean Actor Yoo Ah-in appeared before police for questioning Monday over allegations of illegal drug use. The 37-year-old actor, whose real name is Uhm Hong-sik, entered the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency building in Seoul without responding to any questions from reporters. Yoo has been under investigation after the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said his prescription purchases of propofol for nonmedical purposes have been too frequent since 2021. It is a powerful sleep-inducing drug commonly used in surgeries. Police earlier sent his hair and urine samples to the National Forensic Service for tests, and Yoo additionally tested positive for marijuana, cocaine and ketamine. — Yonhap RELATED STORIES: Korean actor Yoo Ah-in dropped from Netflix series ‘Hellbound’ Yoo Ah-in also tests positive for cocaine, ketamine — reports … [Read more...] about Actor Yoo Ah-in appears for questioning over alleged drug use

MANCHESTER United star Brandon Williams appears to inhale nitrous oxide from a balloon near the club’s training ground. The £60,000-a-week full back , 22, was a passenger in a parked Brabus supercar . He was seen with a balloon in his mouth as he passed a friend a canister of the legal high. A witness told The Sun: “It was so obvious to anyone driving by what he was doing. "Anyone who follows United or football seriously would have recognised him instantly. It’s irresponsible considering he’s a public figure. “He’s meant to be a role model for youngsters and upcoming footballers. Read More on Brandon Williams WILL HE GO? Man Utd outcast Brandon Williams 'open to leaving on loan transfer' WILL TO WIN Man Utd star Williams snubs Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic as he picks best team-mate “Taking that rubbish, especially so casually, could be hindering his ability on the pitch. "There is no doubt his manager … [Read more...] about Man Utd star Brandon Williams caught inhaling ‘hippy crack’ in passenger seat of Mercedes

A fresh warning over low stocks of Calpol, Gaviscon and Lemsip on high street shelves has been issued, according to reports. High street pharmacies and chemists are affected by the shortages, as Dr Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Association for Independent Multiple Pharmacies, warns people could be left without. "Supplies of liquid paracetamol and ibuprofen, which are given to children to ease pain, are very low indeed," she told the Daily Mail . READ MORE: Pilot in SeaWorld crash that killed four reveals what happened moments before disaster "Pharmacists are spending a lot of time trying to ensure we get drips of medicines coming through – at least one variant of each – so patients are not left completely high and dry. "It's not just children's painkillers that are affected – it's a range of other very common medicines including Sterimar congestion relief nasal spray for babies, Lemsip, Gaviscon, Optrex and [constipation treatment] Senokot." Shortages are … [Read more...] about Brits who use Calpol, Gaviscon or Lemsip handed urgent warning

Crack on, PM YOU could be forgiven for thinking yet another crackdown on anti-social behaviour is something we’ve seen many times. Some of the measures put forward by Rishi Sunak today — tougher fines for littering and fly-tipping — are extensions of what has gone before, often to little effect. But a tough new stance against the menace of street begging and a plan to make yobs wear jumpsuits highlighting their behaviour are to be welcomed. The headline-grabber is the ban on hippy crack . Last year experts on the body which advises on drugs misuse insisted that making nitrous oxide illegal would be a disproportionate response to the relative harm it does users. But that failed to take into account what a blight it has become in society. Read More on Rishi Sunak YOB JOBS Yobs to be made to wash police cars under PM's plan to tackle antisocial behaviour HAIL HARRY PM hails England record goal-scorer Harry Kane … [Read more...] about Rishi Sunak’s tough new stance on anti-social behaviour & hippy crack is welcomed