Drugs
A Chinese company targeted by members of Congress over potential ties to the Chinese government makes blockbuster drugs for the American market that have been hailed as advances in the treatment of cancers, obesity and debilitating illnesses like cystic fibrosis. WuXi AppTec is one of several companies that lawmakers have identified as potential threats to […]
A recent Pew Research Center study found that most Americans don’t think that new injectable weight loss drugs like Ozempic will do much to help obesity in the U.S. About 42 percent of adults in the U.S. are obese, according to the CDC. 65 percent of Americans don’t think willpower alone is enough to lose […]
Adam Montgomery stuffed his daughter’s body in a tote bag that he carried to his workplace. An American man thrashed his 5-year-old daughter to death and took her chopped body parts to the restaurant where he worked, prosecutors said. Adam Montgomery from New Hampshire stuffed her decomposing body into a tote bag that he carried […]
Peruse an online marketplace like Craigslist, and you’ll find coded classified ads for “Study Help” and “Study Hall”, or calls looking for a “Study Buddy”. Despite the scholarly language, these aren’t people looking for pre-final cram session. They’re plugs for Adderall: the trade name for a combination of amphetamine salts long prescribed as a first-choice […]
A U.S. national has been arrested and detained on drugs charges in Russia, authorities said Tuesday, making him the latest American to be held pending a criminal trial in the country. The Ostankino District Court of Moscow said in a statement dated Jan. 6 but released Tuesday that Robert Romanov Woodland would be detained for […]
The US president says the actions are meant to address disparities in sentencing that have long taken a toll on the Black community. US President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia, says the White House. Friday’s action, […]
TACOMA: Lawyers for three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of a Black man told the jury on Tuesday that his death was the result of drug use, not excessive force that included officers choking, shocking and holding him facedown. Manuel Ellis was addicted to methamphetamine, and it caused him to be […]
Isabelle Lawler, a pharmacy student, answers calls at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 26, 2021. Picture taken February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/ File photo Acquire Licensing Rights
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By Anna Meisel & Melanie Stewart-Smith BBC News in Oklahoma 1 hour ago Image caption, Executions at the Oklahoma Department of Corrections became more difficult after the supply of a drug used in lethal injections was cut off When the supply of drugs used for lethal injections began to run out, a couple of prison […]