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Bolivian police say they have busted five cocaine labs and arrested two people in a remote Indian village after a confrontation in which an officer was shot.
Tuberculosis is one of the world's leading killers. Every year at least 9 million people are infected with TB, with almost 2 million deaths, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. Yet few citizens, scientists and policymakers are demanding more attention to TB research, treatment and prevention.
A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
Target Corp. has agreed to pay New Jersey $375,000 to settle a lawsuit that it sold expired baby formula and charged different prices at the register than advertised.
The mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain faces up to 20 years in prison when she's sentenced next month on a felony drug charge.
Panama's government is building four air and sea monitoring stations to fight trafficking of drugs, weapons and migrants.
In April 2007, former “Full House” child actress Jodie Sweetin took to the podium at Marquette University to tell college kids how she overcame drug addiction and try to inspire them to stay clean and sober themselves.
A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.
A Mexican agriculture official has caused a stir by reportedly suggesting that Mexican farmers could learn a thing or two from drug traffickers.
Medicare officials are backing off a policy that pushed many doctors to use a $2,000 injectable drug for a potentially blinding eye disorder, over a similar treatment that costs about $50.
A calculated move to inspect a heavy chessboard paid off for customs officers at Philadelphia International Airport.
Children on widely used psychiatric drugs can quickly gain an alarming amount of weight; many pack on nearly 20 pounds and become obese within just 11 weeks, a study found.
The Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn't extend patients' lives, say congressional investigators.
NOGALES, Ariz. – Just before sundown, the nightly ritual here begins. On the south side of the rusting, battered fence which separates the United States from Mexico, young men climb the bluffs overlooking the border. They will serve as spotters for other Mexicans who try to cross the border illegally under cover of night. These hilltop observers watch for U.S. Border Patrol agents guarding the north side of the boundary and alert the smugglers huddled near the fence below when it's safe to attempt a crossing.
Drugmakers on Thursday mostly posted improved third-quarter profits by keeping costs down, as generic competition, the global recession and unfavorable currency exchange rates generally hurt sales.
A suspected top figure in Mexico's Arellano Felix drug cartel pleaded guilty to a drug charge Thursday, nearly ending a nine-year legal battle that saw the cartel's power fade at the hands of authorities and rivals.
Police in central Pennsylvania say they've nabbed a real pothead. They said an officer spotted 29-year-old Cesar Lopez inside a convenience store with a bag of marijuana stuck to his forehead. Investigators said Lopez was seen peering inside his baseball cap early Saturday morning in Lebanon, about 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia. When Lopez looked up, the officer noticed a small plastic bag appearing to contain marijuana stuck to his forehead.
Drug trafficking has increased in this Central American nation since the U.S. limited military cooperation to protest a June coup, Honduras' top anti-narcotics officer said Wednesday.
A Democratic senator says a shift in Medicare policy would encourage doctors to use an eye drug that costs thousands of dollars, over a similar treatment that costs just $50.
President Hugo Chavez's government says it is reaffirming an agreement with Britain to work together to prevent drug trafficking.
A man once considered a top figure in a notorious Mexican drug cartel plans to plead guilty in a San Diego criminal case, nearly 10 years after he was arrested while watching his son's soccer game in Tijuana, Mexico.
Russia's counter-narcotics chief on Wednesday criticized U.S. and NATO anti-drug efforts in Afghanistan as inadequate and called for joint action against the Afghan heroin flooding into the former Soviet Union.
Russia's drug czar says U.S. and NATO anti-narcotics actions in Afghanistan are woefully insufficient and is calling for joint U.S.-Russian action against the Afghan heroin flooding into the former Soviet Union.
The suspension of American aid and high-level contact with Honduras' interim government following the ouster of its president in a coup is hurting anti-drug efforts, a U.S. Congresswoman said after meeting with officials in the troubled country.
Medicare recipients could see higher premiums for prescription drug coverage as a result of changes to complex provisions in a Senate health care bill, a senior Republican said Friday.
Ohio Charity Workers Find Marijuana In Donated Jug Whoa, Cheech! Didja see where my stash went?
Suspect Tells Cops Bad Economy Made Him Grow PotGOSHEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Police said a Goshen Township man admitted to growing marijuana in his home and blamed the poor economy and lack of a job as his motive.
Woman Fights Gang Graffiti, Vandalism In Her NeighborhoodResidents of one Kansas City neighborhood say graffiti, vandalism and illegal dumping are signs of growing gang activity and they want help cleaning up the problem.
Is cannabis the answer to Booze Britain's problems?Substituting cannabis in place of more harmful drugs may be a winning strategy in the fight against substance misuse.
Man wearing nylons arrested on drug chargesReports indicated officers arrived and found the 39-year-old man standing on the corner of Valley View and Franklin Avenue wearing nylon stockings and blue underwear. Reports stated the man was sexually aroused and was making sexual gestures toward passing cars.
"Lil' Wayne"...How much pain do you guys see in this picture? Keep in mind before we judge & turn a blind eye that this is whom alot of our children look up to.
Flint stores bought food stamps from drug usersFLINT — Six Flint-area party stores and gas stations paid drug users for food stamps the retailers used to stock their shelves and, in some cases, buy steak and crab leg dinners, police said.
Marijuana school opens in MichiganA 24-year-old aspiring businessman says he's teaching Michigan residents how to grow medical marijuana at his new "Med Grow Cannabis College."
From The Projects To The NFLThe Blind Side is the true story of the high-school years of Baltimore Ravens lineman Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), who was born in a Memphis housing project with no father and a drug-addicted mother.
Undies smugglers - grog and ganja 'hidden in pants' - Northern Territory NewsWOMEN are being used to smuggle drugs into communities in their "bras and knickers" to avoid being searched by police, according to a Territory politician. And the carcasses of kangaroo road kill are being gutted and used to smuggle grog and ganja.
Pharmaceutical companies write their own drug information labels and leave out side effect informationWe already know that the FDA really doesnt tell us what we should know..cause maybe they dont know it either...no matter...how are we suppose to look at health risks like the swine flu vaccine when in all reality ...the truth we do not always receive...
Drugs, $300K Found In Taunton ApartmentsTaunton (WBZ) -- Over $300,000 and drugs were found in two Taunton apartments on Friday. Taunton police executed search warrants for the first and third floor apartments at 414 Somerset Ave.
Desperate people do desperate things. This country is absolutely in need of health care reform.
Obama Allies Want New Tax To Pay For Cost Of Protecting Afghan Opium Fields, Bribing TalibanWar on Drugs? Yeah Right.
Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 callHe then called 911 again to complain that deputies had not arrived, but the dispatcher had trouble understanding Hoover because he was driving and stopping several times to vomit.
BBC News - Afghan corruption a political obstacleThe problem of corruption in Afghanistan was highlighted recently when an international survey placed the country as the second most corrupt in the world. It was beaten only by Somalia.
Ketamine drug use 'harms memory'Frequent use of ketamine - a drug popular with clubbers - is being linked with memory problems, researchers say. The University College London team carried out a range of memory and psychological tests on 120 people.
Sahara cocaine plane crash probedThe UN is investigating the crash in the Sahara desert of a cargo plane, which is thought to have been carrying cocaine from Venezuela.
Freelancers Vs. ObamaCareOne-size-fits-all insurance reform could stamp out innovation that's already providing coverage and controlling costs.
Enabling Serial KillersLaw enforcement and social service agencies, family members, governmental departments, religious institutions, and an entire community are attempting to place blame on each other for perhaps the most heinous ongoing crime spree in Cleveland's history.
Can mind-altering drugs have mental health benefits?New studies are testing whether psychedelic drugs such as LSD and MDMA can treat OCD, post traumatic stress and cancer related anxiety.
Russian Prime Minister Putin Calls Hip-Hop a Cure for Booze, Drugs Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he thought that hip-hop could be a cure for alcohol and drug abuse and praised the country's rappers for refining an otherwise alien culture by putting "Russian charm" into it.
Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug New industry-funded research suggests that the antidepressant flibanserin, which has been touted as a female version of Viagra, can enhance libido in women with low sex drives.
DAWN.COM | Metropolitan | The calm before the stormKARACHI: Recently, when the top official of Sindh who also belongs to a leading political party was asked whether it was due to government and police 'efficiency' that terrorists had not been able to strike Karachi, he admitted, on condition of anonymity, that 'although we …
Woman who mistook cop for Sonic car hop faces DUI The Johnson City Press reported Elizabethton Police Officer Sarah Ellison found the woman slumped over the steering wheel. When Ellison tried to get the woman's attention, the woman handed her a $20 bill, continuing to offer it even after she identified herself as an officer.
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