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Do national drug control laws ensure the availability of opioids for medical and scientific purposes?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2014
Objective To determine whether national drug control laws ensure that opioid drugs are available for medical and scientific purposes, as intended by the 1972 Protocol amendment to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
S Asra Husain, Marty Skemp Brown, Martha A Maurer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protective effects of extracellular vesicle‐like nanoparticles derived from Cannabis sativa adventitious roots against UVB‐induced damage in human keratinocytes

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
Cannabis sativa root‐derived extracellular vesicle‐like nanoparticles (CA‐NPs) were isolated from adventitious root cultures and subjected to physicochemical characterization. Upon UVB exposure, keratinocytes exhibited increased ROS generation, apoptosis and MAPK activation, leading to oxidative stress and skin damage.
Dong Ho Bak, Su Hyun Park, Young Bae Ryu, Cha Young Kim, Jae Cheol Jeong, Woo Sik Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equity–Equality Tensions in Police Social Media Communication With Socially Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods: The Case of Instagram

Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on Instagram‐related data to examine how and why the equity and equality principles of fairness govern police communication with socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods on social media. Using the computationally intensive theory construction methodology and drawing on institutional theory and the framework for the interplay of ...
Nataliya Berbyuk Lindström, Hamid Khobzi, Ofir Turel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Has the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean produced intellectual property legislation that favours public health?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE: The World Trade Organization's Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement establishes minimum standards for intellectual property rights, including patent protection for pharmaceuticals; therefore, it may make it ...
Maria Auxiliadora Oliveira, Jorge Antonio Zepeda Bermudez, Gabriela Costa Chaves, Germán Velásquez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nurses' Experiences of Pain Management for Patients With Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions: A Systematic Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To synthesise the available evidence related to nurses' pain assessment and management practices for patients with diagnosed mental health conditions. Design Mixed‐methods systematic review. Data Sources Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus and Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection.
Aaron Lapuz Alejandro, Yvonne Middlewick, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Rosemary Saunders, Irene Ngune   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial resistance: a global response

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002
Resistance to antimicrobial therapies reduces the effectiveness of these drugs, leading to increased morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditure.
Smith Richard D., Coast Joanna
doaj  

Beyond the Law: A Qualitative Socio‐Ecological Study of Substance Use Treatment Barriers and Adaptations in Ghana

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ghana's response to substance use has long been dominated by criminalisation, yet limited research has examined how this policy environment shapes addiction treatment delivery. This study explored the perspectives of mental health nurses providing care to people who use drugs (PWUDs) using a socio‐ecological framework.
Evans F. Kyei, Dorothy Wilson, Grace K. Kyei, Rockson Ansong, Mercy N. Mumba   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orientación al rol de género y uso de tabaco y alcohol en jóvenes de Morelos, México Gender role orientation and tobacco and alcohol use among youth in Morelos, Mexico

Salud Pública de México, 2013
OBJETIVO: Cuantificar la asociación entre orientación al rol de género y uso de tabaco y alcohol en jóvenes del estado de Morelos. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal realizado en 2004-2005, en jóvenes de 14 a 24 años (n=1 730).
Rubén Chávez-Ayala, Leonor Rivera-Rivera, Ahideé Leyva-López, Marcela Sánchez-Estrada, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce   +4 more
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High resolution melting curve analysis revealed SNPs in major cannabinoid genes associated with drug and non-drug types of cannabis

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2017
Cannabis sativa L. has a long history of cultivation as food, fibre, medicine and recreational drugs. Production of high tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) plants for narcotic use (drug type) is illegal and under control in most countries.
Tahereh Borna, Seyed Alireza Salami, Majid Shokrpour   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescription of Psychotropic Drugs for Chronic Insomnia in Primary Care

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep disorder in adults, representing a major public health problem. Healthcare management in a specific area first requires analysing its current practices and issues. We conducted a retrospective observational study of over 100,000 patients from two large primary care databases in the public healthcare ...
Jesús Escribá‐Alepuz, Lidia Herrero‐Huertas, María García‐Gil, Estefanía Estévez‐López, Francisco Javier Puertas, Manuel de Entrambasaguas   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source