Tag: drugs
New drugs developed by Australian researchers may help treat COVID-19 triggered blood clotting
A new drug developed by Australian researchers has shown promise as prevention against heart attack...
Trump unveils plan to import cheaper foreign drugs
Donald Trump's administration unveiled a plan yesterday to allow for importation of lower-price prescriptions from...
European police arrest 11 Dutch in major drug gang bust
European police have arrested 11 Dutch citizens suspected of being part of a gang that...
Hapless alleged drug smugglers run aground on Aussie reef
An alleged plot to smuggle Aus$1 billion of drugs into Australia on a yacht unravelled...
Myanmar Times founder jailed for 13 years on drugs charges
A Myanmar court on Wednesday jailed an Australian publisher for 13 years on drugs charges,...
Malaysian police chief says tough to combat drugs with addicts on force
Malaysia's police are struggling to rein in drug abuse because there are many addicts on...
UN rights council launches ‘review’ of Philippine drug war
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly approved a resolution mandating a "comprehensive" international...
WHO updates its essential medicines list, adds cancer and stroke drugs
The World Health Organization published an updated list of "essential medicines" on Tuesday, adding drugs...
Executions ‘rampant’ in Philippine drug war, U.N. probe needed: Amnesty
Impunity and unlawful killings are going on unabated in the Philippines, three years into a...
Amnesty raises fresh fears of executions in Sri Lanka
Amnesty International raised on Tuesday fresh concerns that Sri Lanka may soon end a 42-year...
About 11 cases of HIV recorded this year – Health Bureau
The Macau Health Bureau has indicated that it recorded 11 cases of residents infected with...
U.S. seizes US$1 bln worth of cocaine from ship in Philadelphia
Federal authorities seized 16.5 tons of cocaine worth more than $1 billion from a ship...
As pressure for Afghan peace grows, drug threat remains
Mohammad Ahmadi, a young opium farmer in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar has the...
Oklahoma at trial says J&J’s deceptive marketing fueled U.S. opioid crisis
The state of Oklahoma accused Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday of using deceptive marketing to...
Vietnam seizes half tonne of ketamine in crackdown on synthetic drugs
Vietnamese police have seized half a tonne of ketamine worth $21 million in Ho Chi...
Gov’t prohibits 21 new drugs
The Legislative Assembly has passed the law to add 21 new drugs restricted by the...
AstraZeneca profits soar on cancer drugs, emerging markets
British pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca on Friday announced a 74-percent surge in net profits during the...
Corrected: U.S. welcomes China’s expanded clampdown on fentanyl
Washington welcomed China's move on Monday to list all fentanyl-related substances as controlled narcotics,...
Ukraine police seize $60mn of heroin, say ‘never seen so much’
Ukraine police seized heroin worth about $60 million -- over half a tonne of the...
Probe drug claims against ex-adviser of Philippines’ Duterte: lawmakers
Lawmakers critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday called for a probe into a...
