Category Archives: Drugs

Mohali drug haul: Vijender'will give blood samples to NADA' Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh has said that he is willing to provide his blood and hair samples to the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) than to ... By: ibnlive … Continue reading →

David Anderson: Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more nuanced view of how the brain functions... By: TEDtalksDirector … Continue reading →

Raw: Obama Arrives on Capitol Hill President Barack Obama walked quickly past reporters and photographers as he arrived on Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Democrats Tuesday. (March 12) By: AssociatedPress … Continue reading →

Officer pleads guilty to selling drugs with police CI A suspended Baltimore police officer pleads guilty to conspiring to sell drugs such as heroin and cocaine with a drug dealer while he was in uniform. George ... By: wbal … Continue reading →

AP Top Stories March 13 A Here's the latest news for: Wednesday, March 13th. No decision on a new pope; Welfare to work fight; Border Security Industry Grapples With Budget; More yout... By: AssociatedPress … Continue reading →

Video will begin in 5 seconds. The Survey proves that Australians are drinking like fish, with alcohol taking out the top spot as the most commonly used drug. Every day Simon gets up at 5.30am to do yoga. Afterwards he heads to his full-time job at a university. Sometimes, he throws in some volunteer work as well. "I'd say I'm a pretty busy person," Simon, not his real name, says. The reason he doesn't want his name used is because there's one other part of his lifestyle Simon is explaining. "I would use drugs a couple of times a month," he says. "Hallucinogens, mainly, and MDMA". Advertisement He also uses cannabis and alcohol, although he tends to only drink one or two nights a week. "I'm reasonably healthy, I look after myself a lot of the time, I'm probably not what a lot of people who are anti-drug have as their stereotype of a drug user," he says. But Simon is a pretty good example of the type of drug user identified by the Global Drug Survey, conducted this year in Australia in partnership with Fairfax Media. More: Drugs and highly effective people … Continue reading →

Published: March. 15, 2013 at 1:51 AM NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 15 (UPI) -- Prescribing drugs to boost memory and thinking abilities in healthy children and teens to study is misguided, U.S. researchers say. Study author Dr. William Graf of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., said some parents request doctors to prescribe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs for their children who don't meet the criteria for ADHD, to help them study for tests. "Doctors caring for children and teens have a professional obligation to always protect the best interests of the child, to protect vulnerable populations, and prevent the misuse of medication," Graf said in a statement. "The practice of prescribing these drugs, called neuroenhancements, for healthy students is not justifiable." The American Academy of Neurology released a position paper that provided evidence to dozens of ethical, legal, social and developmental reasons why prescribing mind-enhancing drugs, such as those for ADHD, for healthy people is viewed differently in children and adolescents than it would be in functional, independent adults with full decision-making capacities. The article noted many reasons against prescribing these drugs including: the child's best interest; the long-term health and safety of neuroenhancements, which has not been studied in … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON A group of new diabetes drugs is under investigation because it may increase the risk of pancreatic problems, including pancreatitis and cancer. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday samples of pancreas tissue taken from a small number of patients showed inflammation and cellular changes that often precede cancer. Academic researchers took the samples from diabetes patients who were taking the new medications, after they died from various causes. Details of the research have not yet been published, but the agency said in an online statement it is seeking more information. While the FDA has issued previous alerts about the pancreatitis risk, the agency had not notified the public about pre-cancerous cell changes seen with the drugs. For now, regulators say they are still investigating the issue. "FDA has not concluded these drugs may cause or contribute to the development of pancreatic cancer," the agency said in an online statement. "At this time, patients should continue to take their medicine as directed until they talk to their health care professional." 6 Photos The drugs under review come from a wave of recently approved diabetes medications, including Merck's Januvia and Janumet, Novo Nordisk's Victoza and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Byetta and Bydureon, … Continue reading →

Legal trouble for Olympic Medalist Vijender Singh? Trouble mounts for ace boxer Vijender Singh in the drug haul case. He is likely to face legal action after refusing to give his blood samples to the police. ... By: timesnowonline … Continue reading →

#39;Preacher's Daughters': Drugs, Partying and Teen Motherhood New reality TV series follows three teenage girls as their pastor parents try to rein them in. By: ABCNews … Continue reading →