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02 Apr 2020

Sri Lankan Navy seizes vessel carrying drugs worth USD 65 million

Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry said the drugs had an estimated street value in Colombo of about 12,500 million rupees ($65 million), making it the country's biggest single seizure of drugs.

16 Apr 2018

Ketamine nasal spray can fight depression, suicidal thoughts

A novel nasal spray of ketamine - often misused as a party drug - can rapidly treat symptoms of major depression, and suicidal thoughts, a study has found.

26 Feb 2018

Ketamine may cut depressive symptoms in two hours

Several studies have reported "rapid, robust, and relatively sustained antidepressant response" to ketamine, injected intravenously at low, subanesthetic doses, the researchers said.

15 Dec 2017

Ketamine may reduce suicidal thoughts: Study

Researchers found that administration of low-dose ketamine reduced anti-suicidal thoughts within hours.

23 Oct 2017

Depression medicine may help relieve untreatable migraine pain

Drug is used to induce general anaesthesia but also provides powerful pain control for patients with painful conditions in lower doses.

04 May 2017

Depression: These 3 drugs could help treat the condition

Researchers found that the incidence of depression symptoms in patients who took ketamine in addition to other pain therapeutics dropped by 50 per cent compared to the patients who took any other drug or drug combination for pain.

Post-traumatic stress disorder

09 Feb 2017

Ketamine may help prevent traumatic disorders

PTSD is an anxiety disorder that occurs in about one-quarter of individuals who experience psychological trauma.

19 Mar 2016

Ketamine abuse can permanently damage your bladder

The researchers conducted two studies to know how recreational ketamine abuse damages the bladder.

22 Dec 2015

Common anaesthetic could treat diet-induced depression

The researchers explored whether diet might influence behaviour of rats fed six times the normal amount of fat.

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