ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2009)
— Americans who use illegal diet pills from South America may be taking amphetamines without knowing it and seriously risking both their health and their jobs. Physicians need to be made aware of the range of serious side effects of these drugs to allow them to identify and treat those patients presenting with unexplained symptoms.
These findings, by Dr Pieter Cohen from the Department of Internal Medicine at Read the rest of this entry »

MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Gold-incrusted weapons, children’s clothes decorated with LSD-laced stickers, and religious paintings packed with cocaine offer a glimpse into Mexico’s growing drug culture in a unique museum.
As Mexican drug traffickers spread their influence from Peru to Panama and contribute to their country’s spiralling murder rate — with more than 5,000 killed in suspected drug-related attacks this year — the Mexico City drug museum Read the rest of this entry »

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – Candace works out at the gym often, but that wasn’t always the case.
“They tell you, well you should take this, and you’ll end up with this,” Candace Kelley said.
Trying to lose weight fast, Candace tried diet pills.
“What I looked for was FDA approved and non stimulant,” Kelley said.
Candace made sure she knew what she was taking, butВ some folksВ don’t. “A patient comes to me and says is this a good pill to Read the rest of this entry »

A New York man answered to a charge Thursday of possessing crack cocaine — but a defense attorney argued in court that the drugs belonged to a woman at the scene because the baggie was found under her baby.
Twenty-two-year-old Sean L. Kurg — also known as Robert Boyd, according to prosecutors — pleaded innocent in Rutland District Court to a felony charge of possessing almost 14 grams of crack cocaine.
City police arrested Kurg, who lives in Read the rest of this entry »

(NaturalNews) Scientific research is sometimes tedious, often exciting and, in some cases, not exactly ethical. A case in point: prominent psychiatrist and strong proponent of anti-depressants, Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., was recently discovered to have accepted $800,000 from drug giant GlaxoSmithKline, a fact he failed to disclose. Emory University learned of this violation of basic research ethics and took away Nemeroff’s prestigious department chairmanship Read the rest of this entry »

A grandfather and aunt with Parkinson’s. Three relatives with thyroid trouble. What clues does one woman’s family background hold for her future health?
Katherine Lewis has always been pretty healthy. The 24-year-old from Manchester has only ever had the usual childhood illnesses – such as chicken pox – and without any outward sign of illness, considered herself to be in good shape.
at greater risk of certain diseases.
Tracing your a family Read the rest of this entry »

Alan B. Krueger is an economics professor at Princeton.
After waiting more than an hour in a doctor’s waiting room, a friend of mine once presented his doctor with a bill for his time.
My friend’s frustration probably sounds familiar to anyone who has been kept waiting at a physician’s office. And while his response may seem a little extreme, perhaps he was on to something. After all, time is money. So, although it doesn’t currently enter Read the rest of this entry »

A New York man answered to a charge Thursday of possessing crack cocaine — but a defense attorney argued in court that the drugs belonged to a woman at the scene because the baggie was found under her baby.
Twenty-two-year-old Sean L. Kurg — also known as Robert Boyd, according to prosecutors — pleaded innocent in Rutland District Court to a felony charge of possessing almost 14 grams of crack cocaine.
City police arrested Kurg, who lives in Read the rest of this entry »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. –
Police found a stash of drugs hidden inside a secret compartment of a car in south Sacramento, authorities said.
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Patrol officers responded to the area and pulled a car over. According to police, officers had probable cause to search the vehicle because the occupants were on probation.
An officer noticed an unusual crack on the front console of the car, took a closer look and discovered a concealed compartment that contained Read the rest of this entry »

ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2009)
— Americans who use illegal diet pills from South America may be taking amphetamines without knowing it and seriously risking both their health and their jobs. Physicians need to be made aware of the range of serious side effects of these drugs to allow them to identify and treat those patients presenting with unexplained symptoms.
These findings, by Dr Pieter Cohen from the Department of Internal Medicine at Read the rest of this entry »