Sentences with phrase «synthetic drugs which»

Studies carried out in laboratory conditions show that extracts of turmeric show properties in common with synthetic drugs which are used in the treatment of androgenic alopecia, specifically finasteride.

Unlike a refined synthetic drug which forces the body to change, Vitex works to nourish and support the system bringing about long term balance.

Fentanyl, a synthetic drug which is more than fifty times stronger than heroin, was alone responsible for 922 deaths in Vancouver in 2017.

Not exact matches

«We now know the depth to which drug traffickers exploit our mail system to ship fentanyl and other synthetic drugs into the United States,» said subcommittee Chairman Rob Portman.

Breeds that worked under a conventional system won't necessarily stand up under organic management, which, without synthetic drugs and pesticides, needs plants and animals to hold their own.

Synthetic oxytocin, which mimics the effects of natural oxytocin on a pregnant woman's uterus, was first marketed in the 1950's, and has largely replaced ergometrine, although a combination drug, called syntometrine, is still used, especially for severe haemorrhage.

Ok, so we have billions of pounds of synthetic chemicals consumed every year as patented drugs, with an army of degreed, licensed and doctored foot soldiers prescribing them recklessly under the once great banner of «medicine,» in an ongoing war against the body's virtually infinite potential to generate symptoms, most of which are — ironically — a means to heal from acute or chronic exposure to synthetic chemicals.

It's the standard story: drug tests drove people away from cannabis, which was relatively harmless, and onto synthetic alternatives, which were untraceable but much more dangerous.

Despite what the current and last government have said, yes it would be — which is why the European Commission is starting one itself, looking at different approaches to controlling new synthetic drugs - so - called («legal highs»).

In an effort to combat «spice» sales, which have led to nearly 700 emergency room visits at three Bronx hospitals in recent months, Senator Klein also introduced new legislation to strengthen criminal and civil penalties to keep ahead of the synthetic drug trade.

He demanded the DEA act on 2012 legislation which gave it the power to investigate, ban and shut down the distribution of synthetic drugs like «Spice» or «K2» and the ingredients used to make them.

The announcement also coincided with a State Police announcement about a Medford drug bust in which three men were arrested and charged with selling K2, a synthetic form of marijuana.

The growing problem of synthetic drugs — which include mimics of cannabis and amphetamine — came to the fore in the United Kingdom last year as politicians rushed to ban mephedrone, which had been linked in the media to several deaths.

Despite being outlawed in 2012 in the U.S., the synthetic drugs known as «bath salts» — which really aren't meant for your daily bath — are still readily available in some retail shops, on the Internet and on the streets.

The substances introduced by Rice synthetic organic chemist K.C. Nicolaou are similar in their cancer - fighting mechanism to paclitaxel, the drug for which he is best - known, but have superior properties.

A synthetic genome will also give bioengineers unprecedented control over yeast metabolism, which we already exploit to make chemicals such as drugs and perfumes.

Social work researchers from the University of Washington have found that among a group of active - duty Army personnel who use illicit drugs, the most abused substance is synthetic marijuana, which is harder to detect than other drugs through standard drug tests.

The team will now develop a bigger library of simplified synthetic versions which can be used is a diverse number of applications, advancing the goal of a clinical drug.

The drug, which is a synthetic form of the body's own gonadotrophin - releasing hormone (GnRH), has to be given by injection once a month.

A leader in the emerging field of synthetic biology, Amyris is well known for developing a strain of yeast for large - scale manufacture of a precursor to the antimalarial drug artemisinin, for which the Asian plant source is in short supply.

At the heart of their vision is a form of bioengineering called synthetic biology, which would let them rewire biology to make organisms do our bidding — from making drugs, biofuels and fragrances to the decidedly futuristic manufacturing of laptops from sawdust.

A combination of genetic modification and synthetic drug development was used to create the new compound, which so far has only been developed in laboratory, not commercial quantities.

Novel Psychoactive Substances are synthetic or «designer» drugs which have increased in popularity in recent years.

The case studies in the report look at synthetic organisms, synthetic chemicals, biopesticides, biomining products, and genetically modified plants, which are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Massages can reduce the causes of this pain, which can be a healthier and more holistic approach than reaching for synthetic drugs or other forms of pain relief.

There are also drugs such as Marinol (dronabinol) and Cesamet (nabilone), which are synthetic versions of THC in pill form that are available by prescription for AIDS patients and cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and a newer product called Sativex, a mouth spray with THC and cannabidiol.

Unlike older prescription drugs for psoriasis, which are made from synthetic chemicals and are taken orally, biologics are made from bioengineered human or animal proteins and are delivered via injection or IV.

Prior research had developed a number of new compounds making use of a novel drug discovery paradigm which begins with natural products extracted from plants; it then entails selecting synthetic derivatives which demonstrate efficacy in multiple assays testing protection against different factors of the nerve cell damage and death which take place in brain injuries and in age - associated neurodegenerative conditions.

Dr Santoro represents mainstream medicine and synthetic hormones sold by the major drug companies, and as such uses coded language which requires translation.

If an individual takes much of synthetic drugs each day then the toxins will keep on building up which then results in breaking down slowly the organs.

That is because these drugs include the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3), which is faster - acting and has a far shorter half - life than the synthetic T4 found in levothyroxine drugs like Synthroid and Levoxyl.

Cut to Jang's luxury suite, where Lucy is forced to reveal the possibly dangerous contents, which turn out to be bags of a synthetic drug capable of boosting brain function.

Their job is to go undercover as high school students and bust a drug ring which is selling a dangerous new synthetic drug at a school.

From synthetic hazes to fungus - induced crazes, psychedelic drug use on film has attempted to capture exactly what it feels like to freak out and lose all control amidst sensory overload, which, as we've learned from the ten following flicks, can be life - changing or, in some cases, nothing short of terrifying.

She was electrifying as an alien seductress in Jonathan Glazer's 2013 horror Under the Skin and is at her very best in Luc Besson's high - concept action thriller Lucy, which opened here yesterday, playing a women whose mind becomes explosively powerful after she's injected with a synthetic drug.

The House will take up the texting while driving ban aka «TTYL» bill (HB2) sponsored by Rep. Jim McClendon, Rep. Mac McCutcheon's legislation adding utility trucks and wreckers to the list of vehicles for which drivers are required to slow down and move into a vacant lane for when parked on the side of the road (HB76), and Rep. Allen Farley's bill to crack down on synthetic drugs known as «spice» or «salts» (HB158).

The pills contained the synthetic opioid fentanyl — which is responsible for a number of drug overdose deaths worldwide.