Opium use and subsequent incidence of cancer: results from the Golestan Cohort Study

Published on April 28, 2020

Opium users have a significantly higher risk of developing cancers in different organs of the respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems and the CNS. The results of this analysis show that regular use of opiates might increase the risk of a range of cancer types. The Lancet Global Health

Other news

‘Designer Virus’ is First New Polio Vaccine in 50 Years

April 28, 2020
The results of the phase 1 clinical trial found that the new designer polio vaccine was both more stable and more effective than the 50-year old Sabin vaccine from which it was derived. Specifically, the new vaccine caused participants to generate plentiful antibodies against the poliovirus, and despite shedding viral particles in their stool, those particles were unable to infect or cause paralys

Utilización de decisiones de otras autoridades regulatorias para autorizar el uso de emergencia de medicamentos y otras tecnologías sanitarias en una pandemia (por ejemplo, COVID-19)

April 28, 2020
En este documento se proporciona orientación a las autoridades regulatorias nacionales y los sistemas regulatorios sobre algunas formas prácticas de utilizar las decisiones de autoridades de otras jurisdicciones para autorizar el uso de emergencia de medicamentos y otras tecnologías sanitarias en una pandemia y justo antes o después. WHO PAHOThis document provides guidance to national regulatory a