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Fake Nuns’ Cocaine Habit Gets Them Busted

Fake Nuns’ Cocaine Habit Gets Them Busted

By Amanda Crum May 7, 2013 | 1 Comment

Three women wearing nuns’ habits looked a little too nervous about being on the lovely island of San Andres recently, and when police looked closely, they could tell that the fabric the women were wearing was all wrong (did they …

U.S.-Canada Border Shooting Suspect Arrested U.S.-Canada Border Shooting Suspect Arrested
By · April 4, 2013

The U.S. border with Canada is generally more peaceful than the U.S. border with Mexico, but an incident this week shows that the northern border is also used for drug smuggling. A drug bust that took place this week in …

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Drug Bust: 100 Arrested in Connecticut Crackdown Drug Bust: 100 Arrested in Connecticut Crackdown
By · April 3, 2013 · 8 Comments

There are many places in the U.S. associated with the illegal drug trade, but the state of Connecticut isn’t usually mentioned as one of those places. However, U.S. officials demonstrated this week the the U.S. war on drugs extends to …

Life
Rapper Too $hort Busted For DUI, Drugs Rapper Too $hort Busted For DUI, Drugs
By · March 20, 2013 · 1 Comment

Famed rapper Todd Anthony Shaw, otherwise known as Too Short (or Too $hort if you prefer), has been arrested on suspicion of DUI and drug possession, according to reports. According to TMZ, law officials claim Shaw attempted to run from …

Life
Nude Beach Shut Down on Weekdays in Mazomanie, Wis. Nude Beach Shut Down on Weekdays in Mazomanie, Wis.
By · March 20, 2013

A popular nude beach located on a river in Wisconsin will now be closed to the public on weekdays. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) stated the new policy has been put in place to stop beachgoers from enjoying …

Life
Why Porn Acts Like a Drug [VIDEO] Why Porn Acts Like a Drug [VIDEO]
By · February 20, 2013 · 2 Comments

First off, nobody is here to bash porn. Like plenty of drugs, everything in moderation, right? And that’s the simple fact about porn. It is a drug. Well, at least it acts like a drug on your brain. AsapSCIENCE‘s newest …

Life
Cholesterol Drug Tredaptive Pulled Worldwide Cholesterol Drug Tredaptive Pulled Worldwide
By · January 14, 2013 · 7 Comments

Less than one month ago, Merck, a major U.S. pharmaceutical company, announced that its cholesterol drug Tredaptive failed a major clinical trial. The drug is meant to improve heart health by increasing levels of “good” cholesterol, but the trial found …

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Diabetes Drug Approved by U.S. FDA Committee Diabetes Drug Approved by U.S. FDA Committee
By · January 11, 2013 · 1 Comment

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee this week approved the drug canagliflozin for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. The Endrocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA voted 10 to 5 to approve the …

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Diabetes Drug Works Differently Than Was Thought Diabetes Drug Works Differently Than Was Thought
By · January 8, 2013 · 4 Comments

For half a century one of the most popular and most-prescribed classes of diabetes drugs has been biguanides, which includes the drug metformin. Metformin helps to keep liver glucose output in check, which, in turn, keeps blood sugar down in …

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In The Newsletter
Stroke Medication Approved by the U.S. FDA Stroke Medication Approved by the U.S. FDA
By · January 2, 2013

A new anti-clotting drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Called apixaban and marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer as Eliquis, the drug has been approved to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots for …

Merck Drug Fails Major Clinical Trial Merck Drug Fails Major Clinical Trial
By · December 21, 2012

Merck, a major U.S. pharmaceutical company, announced this week that its drug “Tredaptive” has failed a clinical trial. The trial was meant to test the drug for its ability to improve patients’ heart health by increasing their levels of “good” …

Google Adds Medical Info To Knowledge Graph Google Adds Medical Info To Knowledge Graph
By · November 30, 2012 · 3

Google announced today that it will start showing information for medications with the Knowledge Graph. Specifically, results may include “key facts — side effects, related medications, links to in-depth resources, and more”. Obviously, this will be info presented right on …

Asthma Drug Rejected by U.K.’s NICE Asthma Drug Rejected by U.K.’s NICE
By · November 12, 2012 · 1

The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) this weekend issued a draft guidance stating that it does not recommend omalizumab, an asthma medication marketed as Xolair by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. NICE is a U.K. health authority that publishes …

Multiple Sclerosis Drug ‘Reboots’ the Immune System Multiple Sclerosis Drug ‘Reboots’ the Immune System
By · November 1, 2012 · 26

New trials show that a cancer drug can be an effective treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) by ‘rebooting’ patients’ immune systems. The results of two phase III clinical trials were published today in the journal The Lancet. The trials, sponsored …

Cancer Treatment Kevetrin Begins Clinical Trials Cancer Treatment Kevetrin Begins Clinical Trials
By · October 8, 2012 · 7

Today the Cellceutix Corporation announced that its new anti-cancer drug candidate Kevetrin will soon be entering clinical trials at the Harvard Cancer Center’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Cellceutix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on small …

Cancer Treatment for Colorectal Cancer Approved Cancer Treatment for Colorectal Cancer Approved
By · September 28, 2012 · 1

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week announced that it has approved a new drug for the treatment of colorectal cancer. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), colorectal cancer is the third most …

New MS Treatment Shown to Reduce Relapses New MS Treatment Shown to Reduce Relapses
By · September 21, 2012

Two phase 3 clinical trials have shown that oral doses of a drug called BG-12 show “significant” and “clinically meaningful” reductions in multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses and brain lesions in people with a relapsing form of MS. The active ingredient …

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