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Mum says easy drug access caused son's prison death

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Seven inmates have died in the last two months at Parc prison, four from suspected drug-use.

Fugitive flees from southern Utah police at 135 mph, gets caught with drugs

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A South Dakota man already wanted in another state on drug-related charges was recently arrested in Utah after allegedly trying to flee from officers and possessing more drugs.

Novo Nordisk can't keep up with demand as sales of its weight-loss drugs soar

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The Danish company's revenues have surged thanks to an explosion in popularity for its diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.

Novotech Appoints Commercial and Clinical Life Sciences Specialist to Head Up Global Drug Development Consulting Team

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Novotech's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith Ng-Cashin stated: "We welcome Scott to the medical and scientific team. He is a proven strategic, innovative, and business focused life sciences executive with ~30 year of experience across the…

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Ozempic Breath: How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Oral Health

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Can your oral health be affected while you are taking GLP-1 medications? Aleksandar Georgiev/Getty Images

Colorado Bill That Would Have Muzzled Social Media Speech On State-Legal Psychedelics And Other Drugs Is Dead For The Year

The sponsor of a Colorado bill that would have forced social media platforms to ban users for talking positively online about certain controlled substances—including as state-legal psychedelics, certain hemp products and even some over-the…

FTC Weighs In on Orange Book Listing of Drug-Device Patents

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On March 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") filed an amicus brief in Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, et al., 2:23-cv-20964, U.S. District Court for the District of…

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Overdose Mayhem: Austin Grapples With Drug Crisis!

Nine people died in Austin’s deadliest overdose outbreak in years, with a total of 75 people affected in less than a week. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said it responded to 75 opioid overdose cases from Monday through…

Dramatic moment drug-dealer nicknamed 'Greeneyes' crashes car during 90mph chase before he's caught by police helicopter hiding in a nearby garden

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Shabaz Ali led officers on a high-speed pursuit through narrow roads after being spotted in his 'suspicious' white VW Golf GTI driving in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Investigational FSHD Drug Did Little to Change DUX4 Expression

(MedPage Today) -- The investigational drug losmapimod did not significantly change expression of the gene behind facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), but it was associated with potential improvements in select structural and…

Manitoba RCMP seizes cocaine in pair of drug investigations over two days

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Manitoba RCMP say they raided two homes at Misipawistik Cree Nation as part of a pair of separate drug investigations over a two-day period.

Poilievre blames B.C. decriminalization, drug policy for record deaths

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accuses 'radical activists, bureaucrats and pharmacists' of 'making a fortune' off of B.C.'s opioid crisis.

Nano-drugs hitching a ride on bacteria could help treat pancreatic cancer

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Many pancreatic tumors are like malignant fortresses, surrounded by a dense matrix of collagen and other tissue that shields them from immune cells and immunotherapies that have been effective in treating other cancers. Employing bacteria…

Actress Sola Sobowale Addresses False Reports of Drug Trafficking and Arrest in Saudi Arabia

In a recent interview on the ‘King of Talk’ podcast with Teju Babyface, veteran Nollywood actress Sola Sobowale clarified rumors surrounding her alleged involvement in drug trafficking and subsequent arrest in Saudi Arabia. The 58-year-old…

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How AI Could Transform Drug Development And The Life Sciences

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The implementation of AI in healthcare spans from developing drugs to using AI in the real world. This panel from Imagination In Action's 'Forging the Future of Business with AI' Summit talks about how AI could manifest in the healthcare…

Vermont Senate Approves Bill To Open Safe Drug Consumption Site In Burlington, Sending Amended Proposal Back To House

Vermont’s Senate has passed a bill to legalize and fund a facility in Burlington where people could use currently prohibited substances in a medically supervised environment—part of a pilot program aimed at quelling the ongoing epidemic of…