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  • December 2007

    • Cancer Still Winning War ...on Cancer

      Boston Globe  |  Dec 2, 07 5:35 PM CST

      Cancer Still Winning War ...on Cancer

      (Newser) - Nixon declared war on cancer in '71, but $69 billion in funding and claims of near victory are yet to slow it down, the Boston Globe reports. No one knows what makes it spread—and trigger 90% of cancer deaths—and a drop in deaths is due to lifestyle changes and early diagnosis, not better drugs. Yet one expert claims that progress is being made, quietly, behind closed doors. More »

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      cancer  • drugs  • Boston  • cancer research  • drug companies  • medical treatment

  • November 2007

    • Meth Use Spreading in Europe

      New York Times  |  Nov 23, 07 9:02 AM CST

      Meth Use Spreading in Europe

      (Newser) - Methamphetamine use appears to be on the rise across Central Europe, following an explosion in the number of small home meth labs in the Czech Republic. Czech authorities have raided 416 methamphetamine labs this year—up from 19 in 2000, reports the New York Times . UN officials worry that the labs, using the pseudoephedrine found in common cold medications, are moving product throughout the European Union. More »

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      drugs  • Czech Republic  • methamphetamine

    • Europeans Go for Coke

      BBC  |  Nov 22, 07 4:46 PM CST

      Europeans Go for Coke

      (Newser) - Cocaine is "Europe's stimulant of choice," according to a new study that says nearly five million Europeans used coke this year—a million more than last. The Spanish and British used it most, BBC reports, but Danes and Italians increased their usage most in 2007. Two million Europeans used the drug overall in the last month. An EU drug agency says it based its numbers on cocaine grabs across Europe, which jumped 45% in 2005. More »

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      United Kingdom  • European Union  • drugs  • Italy  • Spain  • cocaine  • Denmark

    • Big Pharma Goes East to Test Drugs

      Time  |  Nov 19, 07 8:09 PM CST

      Big Pharma Goes East to Test Drugs

      (Newser) - Big Pharma is testing more drugs in China, where studies cost less and a big, aging population has more chronic ailments, Time reports. But critics question the country's product safety and ponder the fate of tested patients. Even Big Pharma is concerned—about intellectual property rights—but the lure of cheap testing and low salaries inspired them to double R&D in China last year. More »

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      China  • drugs  • pharmaceutical companies  • prescription  • drug trials

    • Tyson Sentenced to 1 Day

      Arizona Republic (Phoenix)  |  Nov 19, 07 7:16 PM CST

      Tyson Sentenced to 1 Day

      (Newser) - Mike Tyson was scheduled today for a 1-night-only appearance—in the Phoenix slammer. The ex-heavyweight will serve 24 hours in jail and begin 3 years’ probation tomorrow after pleading guilty to cocaine possession and DUI charges stemming from a 2006 traffic stop, the AP reports. Tyson avoided a 4-plus-year sentence by "becoming a role model," the judge said. More »

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      drugs  • Arizona  • DUI  • boxing  • Mike Tyson

    • Cocaine & Meth Prices Get High

      USA Today  |  Nov 9, 07 3:00 AM CST

      Cocaine &amp; Meth Prices Get High

      (Newser) - Prices for cocaine and methamphetamine have jumped for the fourth quarter in a row, indicating a short supply of the dangerous drugs, according to the latest figures from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. A gram of pure cocaine cost $137 in September, up from $93 last year, and meth jumped from $133 to $245. More »

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      drugs  • cocaine  • methamphetamine  • DEA

    • New Blood Thinner Tops Plavix in Trials

      Associated Press  |  Nov 5, 07 9:00 AM CST

      New Blood Thinner Tops Plavix in Trials

      (Newser) - An experimental new blood-thinner looks like real competition for top-selling anti-clotting drug Plavix, after proving more effective at preventing heart attacks, strokes, and heart-related death in a recent trial, the AP reports. But “there is a price to pay” for increased effectiveness, wrote one doctor—the new drug caused an extra bleeding death for each heart-related one it prevented. More »

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      drugs  • medicine  • FDA  • heart disease  • heart attack  • heart  • blood thinner  • Plavix

  • October 2007

    • Teen Smokers More Likely to Drink, Do Drugs: Study

      Reuters  |  Oct 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT

      Teen Smokers More Likely to Drink, Do Drugs: Study

      (Newser) - Teenagers who smoke cigarettes are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to smoke pot, according to a new study by a Columbia University addiction center. The report also linked adolescent smoking to higher rates of binge drinking and hard drug use, along with a greater risk of depression and anxiety disorders. More »

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      drugs  • teenagers  • smoking  • marijuana  • depression  • cigarettes  • drug addiction  • drug abuse  • anxiety

    • More Docs Just Say No to Pharma Reps

      Newsweek  |  Oct 23, 07 3:06 PM CDT

      More Docs Just Say No to Pharma Reps

      (Newser) - More doctors, hospitals, and medical schools are limiting or barring visits from drug-company reps as the calls become more frequent and concerns grow that they may influence prescribing. An organization of doctors who pledge not to welcome pharma reps has only 800 members, but institutional players—including some states—are taking steps to restrict marketing, Newsweek reports. More »

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      drugs  • doctor  • marketing  • pharmaceutical companies  • consumer prices

    • Norway Fines Winehouse for Pot Possession

      BBC  |  Oct 19, 07 11:30 AM CDT

      Norway Fines Winehouse for Pot Possession

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse was busted with 7 grams of marijuana in her hotel room, but the Norwegian police didn't make the addled chanteuse go to rehab—they just held her overnight, fined her $714, and released her this morning, the BBC reports. "She's paid the fine, so this thing is over for us now," said the prosecutor. More »

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      drugs  • marijuana  • Amy Winehouse  • Norway  • Blake Fielder Civil

    • Mushrooms Declared Illegal in Netherlands

      Associated Press  |  Oct 12, 07 5:52 PM CDT

      Mushrooms Declared Illegal in Netherlands

      (Newser) - The party is over in Amsterdam. The Dutch government today announced a ban on psilocybin mushrooms, long tolerated under the Netherlands’ notoriously liberal drug laws, after the well-publicized suicide of a teenage user. The fungus “will be outlawed the same way as other drugs,” the justice minister said. The government will crack down on sellers to enforce the ban, the AP reports. More »

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      drugs  • Netherlands  • Amsterdam  • psilocybin mushrooms

    • Overdose Fears Prompt Recall of Infant Drugs

      Reuters  |  Oct 11, 07 12:42 PM CDT

      Overdose Fears Prompt Recall of Infant Drugs

      (Newser) - Several drugmakers have recalled over-the-counter cough and cold products for infants over concerns about fatal overdoses, Reuters reports. Johnson & Johnson Wyeth and Novartis are among those recalling medicines; CVS said it will remove the products and generic equivalents. One professor took the criticism one step further: “There are really no good studies demonstrating that these medications work.” More »

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      drugs  • FDA  • recall  • pharmaceutical  • Wyeth  • infants  • Johnson and Johnson  • CVS  • Novartis

    • How the World Dropped the Ball on Burma

      Council on Foreign Relations  |  Oct 7, 07 11:33 AM CDT

      How the World Dropped the Ball on Burma

      (Newser) - International policy on Myanmar is at an impasse because the world went two different ways on the military junta—the US chose isolation while its neighbors chose constructive engagement—and both strategies failed. The country has gone from “antidemocratic embarrassment and humanitarian disaster” to “serious threat” to security, Foreign Affairs ’ Michael Green and Derek Mitchell argue. More »

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      China  • Japan  • India  • drugs  • Burma  • Myanmar  • human trafficking  • ASEAN