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Banned items for reporters covering Xi Jinping's Hong Kong visit: Umbrellas, pens, fruit... and cyanide

Opium, umbrellas and fruit were all banned for reporters covering Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to a military parade in Hong Kong on Friday

Sugar addiction is for real: New study reveals it is like being hooked on cocaine

A new research has revealed that Sugar addiction is much like addiction to any other drug, said a report in The Telegraph. According to the study from Queensland University of Technology(QUT), withdrawal symptoms of chronic sugar consumption is similar to going cold turkey from drugs.

Law amended to make morphine easily accessible

The law will bring relief to thousands of cancer patients in the country who use another psychoactive chemical opioid for acute and chronic pain relief.

Deadly snake venom better painkiller than morphine?

French scientists have discovered that venom from one of the world's deadliest snakes, Black Mamba can be used to make a painkiller as powerful as morphine, but without most of the side-effects.