http://drugs.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for drugs en Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:49:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2042755 unknown@Netscape.com The war in Iraq goes on, but we shouldn't let it overshadow the war at home - one that frequently takes the lives of people who don't deserve to die. It's known as the war on drugs, but it's really a war on people who themselves are not making war against anyone Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:49:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2042755wardrugslibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2035790 unknown@Netscape.com Lists of potential side effects for many asthma drugs. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:10:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2035790asthmanaturalhealthalternativedrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2027427 unknown@Netscape.com How health care is financed and delivered is one of the hottest public policy topics of our time, and also one of the most confusing. Here are some suggestions on how to sort through the issues. Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:25:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2027427healthCaregovernmentmedicaremedicaidprescriptiondrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2020730 unknown@Netscape.com A tribunal in Madrid gave the three men, Mohammad Afzaal, Shahzad Ali Gujar and Choudhry Mohammad sentences of five and a half years' jail for terrorist collaboration. Mohammad Afzaal was given an additional four years' jail for drug dealing. The men were said to have transferred 800,000 Euros ($1,074,200) of cash to Islamists, including Amjad Huss Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:53:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2020730spainmadridterrorismdrugsislamistsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010712 unknown@Netscape.com Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is a grassroots movement of students who know firsthand that the War on Drugs causes great harm to individuals and to society. Sat, 26 May 2007 18:01:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010712warondrugspharmaceuticalcompaniesprisonbuildingforprofitpropagandafollowTheMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2002308 unknown@Netscape.com That the US is no longer the freest nation on the planet is one that draws more consensus than the popularity of our President as we become aware that more and a higher population per capita in the US is under strict control of our prison system than anywhere in the world. Stats released in the fall confirm that we break a new record. And records a Tue, 22 May 2007 19:52:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2002308correctionsprisonsfreedomrevolutiondrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1871514 unknown@Netscape.com The mother in Boulder, Colo., had been down this road with one child and swore she would never make a return trip. When she became suspicious her youngest son was trying drugs, she went to Walgreens, plunked down $38 for a home drug-test kit and told him to pee in a cup. The high school junior was furious. And busted. Sun, 13 May 2007 16:07:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1871514parentsFamilydrugshometestNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1861165 unknown@Netscape.com Tricare is upping the price for some sleeping, pain, glaucoma and depression medication beginning Aug. 1, according to the Defense Department. The drugs will move to the third tier of the prescription drug formulary, which means their price will bump up to $22 from $9. Sat, 12 May 2007 07:36:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1861165VaTricareprescriptiondrugsmilitarymedicalCaredisabilityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1838939 unknown@Netscape.com Chemists at Georgia Tech and the Mercer University School of Medicine have been trying to discover a drug that will help cocaine addicts break their habit. The team, led by Dr. Howard M. Deutsch, published their findings today in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Fri, 11 May 2007 13:01:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1838939drugschemistryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1763326 unknown@Netscape.com When helping your kids could you really be harming them? - Many of them are children, poisoned at the hands of their unsuspecting parents. Sun, 06 May 2007 13:34:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1763326poisonmedicinedrugschinatreatmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1765839 unknown@Netscape.com While American drug companies blame the high prices they practice on research and development costs,the real reasons draw a bit farther from the claimed ones.Now, this isn't quite a convincing argument to persuade people to spend more money on drugs.The Canadian pharmacy online is a more convenient alternative when it comes to purchasing drugs. Sun, 06 May 2007 13:17:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1765839pharmacyonlinealternativedrugsMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1660134 unknown@Netscape.com Ritalin is "speed" for children. A chemical amphetamine, Ritalin is made of controlled substances that would land you in prison if you sold them to a kid on the street, yet the drug is prescribed to millions of schoolchildren in the United States to treat a "brain chemistry condition" that was invented by the drug companies. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:34:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1660134drugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1611209 unknown@Netscape.com A single dose of morphine was found to lower the inhibitions of rats, even after the drug had left their systems, a finding that may help scientists better understand addiction in humans, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:33:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1611209addictivedrugsHarmbrainsnaturalbrakeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1615956 unknown@Netscape.com The National Enquirer has unearthed legal records that show that Sangina Malakar is hiding a deep and dark family secret. And it's not in the closet! Wink wink. Sangina's mother was sent to jail for running an indoor pot-growing operation out of her garage! Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:44:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1615956SanjayaMalakaramericanIdoldrugsmarijuanamotherNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1561644 unknown@Netscape.com The Mexican government is trying to control the rampant drug-related violence of its borders. Today it walked in my door. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:44:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1561644MexicodrugslawNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1529909 unknown@Netscape.com AN accused New Zealand drug smuggler says he brought ephedrine into Australia not to make illicit drugs but to cure a sick, rare albino buffalo calf he wanted to sell to an Indonesian sultan. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:59:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1529909drugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1511182 unknown@Netscape.com The Senate blocked legislation on Wednesday that would let the government negotiate Medicare drug prices. Democrats couldn't muster the 60 votes needed to bring the bill up for a vote. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:09:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1511182SenatePoliticsmedicaredrugsdemocratsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1512089 unknown@Netscape.com It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a new generation of drugs that make people more intelligent. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:57:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1512089drugsintelligenceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1494124 unknown@Netscape.com Pharmaceutical companies could be prohibited from advertising new drugs directly to consumers for the first two years they are on the market under a bill moving through Congress this week. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:39:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1494124billCouldblocksomeadsnewdrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1456782 unknown@Netscape.com Government attempts to persuade thousands of young people to stay away from drugs have failed and done nothing to curb the soaring popularity of illegal substances, a devastating report will warn this week. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:12:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1456782britaindrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1427439 unknown@Netscape.com Africa is gearing up to produce its own essential drugs, reducing reliance on the West for lifesaving medicines for disease such as malaria and tuberculosis, the African Union said Wednesday. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:49:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1427439AfricadrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1352507 unknown@Netscape.com Barry Cooper's new DVD, Never Get Busted Again, which went on sale over the internet late last year, will probably not sell very well outside the United States, because in most other countries the possession of marijuana for personal use is treated as a misdemeanour or simply ignored by the police. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:58:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1352507marijuanadrugsNORMLNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1301443 unknown@Netscape.com The nation's largest seniors' advocacy group on Wednesday launched a campaign to urge lawmakers to support legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:16:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1301443aarpdrugsseniorsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1295024 unknown@Netscape.com We'd like to think that FDA officials have only our health and safety in mind when they decide on what food or medicines they'll allow us to buy. But, sadly enough, they're as politically motivated as any politician in Washington. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:58:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1295024FDAfooddrugssafetygovernmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1257971 unknown@Netscape.com Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) calls the lobbyist-induced frenzy to pass the Medicare prescription drug bill in the U.S. House the "ugliest night" he has ever seen in politics. The drug lobby has spent over $800 million in the past 8 years in campaign contributions & expenses, and lobbyists outnumber members of Congress more 2 to 1. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:16:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1257971congresspharmeceuticalsmedicareprescriptiondrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1256740 unknown@Netscape.com A new approach may lower the cost of drug manufacture. Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:25:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1256740drugshealthCareNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1154288 unknown@Netscape.com The least toxic drug known to humans is now illegal. The most toxic is available at Safeway. None of this makes any sense at all. And yet we continue to imprison people for ingesting substances far less harmful than others freely available. One has to wonder what the prohibitionists are smoking. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:10:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1154288toxicdrugsmedicationhealthpharmacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1154289 unknown@Netscape.com Democratic presidential candidates crave the Latino and black vote, but ignore the Drug War's unfair toll on people of color. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:22:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1154289warondrugsminoritiesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1077725 unknown@Netscape.com We have been 'at war' with those who supply illicit drugs to our population for more than two generations, failing to admit that drug-addiction is mainly a demand problem, not supply. Again, just like the illicit drugs issue, immigration should not be treated as criminality. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:02:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1077725ImmigrationdrugsjusticeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1013231 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:03:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1013231businessdrugsMoneypharmaceuticalsblog http://web2announcer.com/go/1014987 unknown@Netscape.com TMZ has learned the computer that has created renewed interest in the Anna Nicole Smith case contains e-mails from Smith to her doctors -- e-mails about drugs. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:56:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1014987annanicoleSmithcomputerevidencedrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/962488 unknown@Netscape.com An abandoned consignment of marijuana with a street value of $20m was found in California when a policeman went to check on an abandoned truck. The vehicle was unlocked and the engine warm, but no-one was in the cab. [via blogging.la] Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:28:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/962488drugspotCaliforniaCHPNews http://web2announcer.com/go/927484 unknown@Netscape.com The U.S. biotech industry doesn't face generic competition partly because the Food and Drug Administration lacks authority to approve biotech generics, as it does for easier-to-copy traditional drugs. Legislation reintroduced last month in Congress seeks to give the FDA that authority. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:18:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/927484biotechFDAgenericdrugslegislationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/889418 unknown@Netscape.com The use of psycho-stimulant drugs to treat attention-... disorder (ADHD) has more than tripled worldwide since 1993, challenging widespread assumptions that this neuro-developmental disorder is concentrated in the United States, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:58:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/889418drugsADHDNews http://web2announcer.com/go/843293 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:05:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/843293humorgeekfunnyfundrugs http://web2announcer.com/go/825917 unknown@Netscape.com THE ONION RADIO NEWS with Doyle Redland reporting: An Elderly member of the Hells Angels known only as "Snake" savagely attacked Benefits Manager Jerry Russo late last night in the hope of securing a better deal on prescription drugs. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:22:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/825917satireRealHellsAngelsDonthaveToworryAboutdrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/821700 unknown@Netscape.com A new study in the journal Neurology is being hailed as unassailable proof that marijuana is a valuable medicine. It is a sad commentary on the state of modern medicine that we still need "proof" of something that medicine has known for 5,000 years. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:57:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/821700marijuanahealthmedicinedrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/749111 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:02:50 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/749111marijuanadrugsweedreferencehealth http://web2announcer.com/go/741273 unknown@Netscape.com Bam Margera just returned from his honeymoon in Dubai with new wife Missy, but - as we had warned him - going to the United Arab Emirates country was anything but pleasant. Concerned that he was smuggling drugs in to the zero tolerance nation, customs officials searched him at the airport. Extensively. Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:10:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/741273BamMargerahoneymoonDubaidrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/728276 unknown@Netscape.com Smokers who use pills to try to kick the habit should keep trying, even if the drugs do not work at first, a U.S. researcher advised on Saturday. Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:36:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/728276drugssmokinghealthquittingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/723032 unknown@Netscape.com Zambia's government announced Friday that widely publicized herbal drugs held to cure AIDS have been proved ineffective after clinical trials conducted on dozens of HIV patients. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:00:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/723032herbaldrugscureaidsineffectiveNews http://web2announcer.com/go/625976 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:03:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/625976marijuanadrugsfactshealthpot http://web2announcer.com/go/614443 unknown@Netscape.com You wanna get high? In Tinseltown, there's no shortage of back-alley pushers ready to show you a good time, whether you want pills, puff or powder. It takes a special kind of dealer to make our list, however - insanity seems to be a pre-requisite, as does a kickass dress-code and a trophy wife. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:15:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/614443MoviesdrugsScarfaceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/612090 unknown@Netscape.com Some U.S. Senate Republicans voiced reservations on Thursday about a bill designed to stop drug makers from striking deals to restrict the introduction of cheaper generic drugs. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:39:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/612090lawmakersBalkatbillpatentdrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/585408 unknown@Netscape.com Livestock herds are becoming million-dollar pharmaceutical incubators. Your next prescription may come from a chicken or a goat. Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:58:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/585408pharmaceuticalindustryanimalsdrugsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/516453 unknown@Netscape.com It should not have taken the tragic death of 4-year-old Rebecca Riley, allegedly from an overdose of psychotropic drugs, to set off an intense discussion among doctors, parents, social workers, and others about the way society treats children who show signs of possible mental disorder. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:54:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/516453RebeccarileyPsychotropicdrugsMedicatingchildrenCaretakersDiagnosingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/521576 unknown@Netscape.com "If you're a small government guy like me, there are countless reasons to be disenfranchised with the current Republican Party - wiretaps, suspension of habeas corpus, the drug war, the 'terror' war, massive government spending, unprecedented debt, and on and on..." A former Republican activist explains why he left his party. [via reddit] Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:03:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/521576republicanswarondrugssteveOlsonNews http://web2announcer.com/go/424646 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:30:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/424646drugshealthreferenceScienceeducation http://web2announcer.com/go/399012 unknown@Netscape.com A blood thinning drug made by GlaxoSmithKline could get a boost Thursday as federal regulators are expected to grant approval for a new use in patients at risk of heart attack. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:59:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/399012glaxodrugdrugsnewuseGlaxoSmithKlineFDAheartAttackNews http://web2announcer.com/go/336683 unknown@Netscape.com Moscow Mayor calls for harsh drug laws including death penalty,a true hero and someone for all American drug warriors to admire. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:24:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/336683drugsdeathpenaltyrussiaNews