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Buprenorphine now replaces methadone as the most common medicine for opioid dependence’: 10-year trends in opioid agonist treatment medicines in Australia

National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre Blog

We converted information on monthly sales of methadone, sublingual buprenorphine (+/- naloxone) and buprenorphine between 2013 and 2022 into an estimate of the number of clients receiving these medicines each month, based on average doses in Australia (“client-months”). Chidwick, K., Farrell, M., & Degenhardt, L. Vol 123, p.

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Non-stop flight: 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly mapped

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In October 2013 a researcher made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the Atlantic beaches of French Guiana -- a species not typically found in South America. This unusual sighting prompted an international study to investigate the origin of these butterflies.

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In Every U.S. State, at Least 1 in 5 People Is Now Obese

Drugs.com

2013, not one state had an adult obesity rate topping 35%, but 10. THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 -- Statistics from 2023 on U.S. obesity rates bring no good news: In every state in the nation, 1 in every 5 people is now obese, the new tally shows.In

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Americans Short on Sleep, Stressed Out About It: Poll

Drugs.com

This is nearly a reversal of the figures last measured in 2013, MONDAY, April 15, 2024 -- While more than half of Americans say they would feel better with more sleep, only 42% say they are getting as much shut-eye as they need, a new poll finds."This

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Breakthrough for pancreatic cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

In 2013 2 , Dr Shokat and his team developed the first cancer drugs to stop a different K-Ras mutation, G12C. Their 2013 research allowed them to develop a template for chemicals that reliably found their way into that corner of the protein. Nature [Internet] 2013 November 20 [2024 March 6]; 503:548-51. Available from: [link]

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C3G kidney disease: How is it diagnosed and how is it treated?

Antidote

Complement 3 Glomerulopathy, most commonly shortened to C3G or C3G kidney disease, is a rare type of kidney disease that has only been diagnosed since 2013. “C3” C3” refers to a blood protein that has a vital role in the immune system, and “G” is for the damage to glomeruli in the kidneys.

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Drug-induced long QT syndrome: Concept and non-clinical models for predicting the onset of drug-induced torsade de pointes in patients in compliance with ICH E14/S7B guidance [Minireview]

ASPET

In response, Comprehensive In Vitro Proarrhythmia Assay (CiPA) and Exposure-Response Modeling were proposed in 2013 to reinforce proarrhythmic risk assessment. However, those guidelines unfortunately hampered the development of some potentially valuable drug candidates despite not being proven to be proarrhythmic.