Mar 12th, 2010 · The world premiere of Anna Nicole will be presented by London's Royal Opera next February. It will star Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the late model and Playboy playmate. Smith died of an accidental drug overdose in 2007. She was 39.
Mar 10th, 2010 · Lice in children has been treated for years with lotions, creams and shampoos. But the little critters are becoming more and more resistant. Now an oral drug already used to treat certain parasites in people appears to kill lice as well. Researchers say it could be an alternative when standard treatments fail.
Mar 10th, 2010 · Doctors prescribe specific drugs based on how well they think individual drugs actually work. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association says that in many cases, doctors don't have enough information to know which drug is best.
Mar 8th, 2010 · The massacre of 15 young people at a party in Juarez, Mexico, in late January could be a turning point in the country's drug war. President Felipe Calderon has pledged to pump millions of dollars into civic programs in what's become one of the deadliest cities in the world.
Mar 7th, 2010 · Placebos play a useful role in drug testing: they help scientists determine just how effective a drug is. But a comparison of studies of antidepressants finds that patients find placebos twice as effective today as they did in the 1980s. Researchers aren't entirely sure why this is happening, but they say these findings could complicate medicine.
Mar 6th, 2010 · Mark Horvath is a former drug addict and con artist who briefly had no home. After getting his life together, Horvath started Invisiblepeople.tv to showcase homeless people around the country and bring awareness to their plight. Horvath has also capitalized on social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to raise money for the cause.
Mar 4th, 2010 · Ethnobotanist James Wong believes there is no reason to always use conventional medicines when you can find relief from the plants in your garden. Wong, who wrote Grow Your Own Drugs, says that herbal medicines can be a useful complement to conventional drugs.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · Attorney General Amilcar Velasquez said the officials and a third, unidentified official were being held in connection with a case of stolen cocaine that led to the deaths of five police agents. Guatemala has long struggled to battle corruption among top law enforcement officials overseeing the fight against drug-trafficking gangs.