By Scott Bobb Pretoria 19 October 2006 Health officials from southern Africa and the World Health Organization (WHO) met Tuesday and Wednesday in South Africa to discuss ways to deal with growing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Because new dru...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 October 2006 The United Nations' drug agency says there has been another sharp fall in opium cultivation in the area of Southeast Asia known as the Golden Triangle, where Burma, Thailand and Laos meet. But, U.N. officials ar...
By Efam Dovi Accra 30 September 2006 In Ghana, a senior police officer and 17 others are being prosecuted for their involvement in a major cocaine drug scandal that has engulfed the West African nation. ----- Ghana Ghana's government last July set u...
By Benjamin Sand Kabul 08 August 2006 A reporter record sounds from burning of sacks of narcotic drugs during the biggest destruction of drugs in the history of Afghanistan on the outskirt of Kabul, July 5, 2006 The United Nations says addiction rat...
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 28 July 2006 watch Prescription Drug report If you have a teenaged son or daughter, are you talking to them about the dangers of mixing over-the-counter medications with prescription drugs? The World Health Organiza...
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 26 July 2006 Corruption has been a problem in Latin America since colonial times. Citizens have been largely tolerant of petty corruption, such as small bribes to bureaucrats and police over minor disputes or offenses, but...
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Zocor report The 20-year patent on the cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor, expired this past Friday, opening the door to competition from cheaper, generic versions of the popular drug. But some lawmake...
By David McAlary Washington 20 June 2006 Older women at high risk for breast cancer may soon have a new treatment option. Researchers have discovered that an osteoporosis drug is effective against the disease. In fact, it is as good as the establish...
By David McAlary Washington 07 June 2006 Children collect water in Luanda, Angola Researchers in Bangladesh have tested a drug that cures cholera in most patients, showing that it is a useful new weap...
By Crystal Park Washington, DC 07 June 2006 watch FDA Obesity report A new report released by theU.S. Food and Drug Administration, the F.D.A., says restaurants should be doing more to help Americans...