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Mexico ex-governor's son faces questions over cartel meet The son of a former Mexican governor said he will obey an order to testify before prosecutors after a video surfaced of him meeting over beers with a drug baron.

31 July 2014

Aruba releases Venezuelan wanted in US on drug charges A Venezuelan ex-military intelligence chief arrested by Aruba at the United States' request on drug trafficking charges was freed Sunday and quickly returned home to Caracas, authorities said.

28 July 2014

Paracetamol no better than placebo in low-back pain: study Paracetamol, the first-choice lower-back pain killer, worked no better than dummy drugs administered in a trial of more than 1,600 people suffering from the condition, researchers said

25 July 2014

Condemned man's US execution takes nearly two hours America's death penalty debate raged Thursday after it took nearly two hours for Arizona to execute a prisoner who lost a Supreme Court battle challenging the experimental lethal drug cocktail.

24 July 2014

FedEx indicted for shipping illegal online pharmacy meds The US Justice Department announced that package-delivery giant FedEx has been indicted for allegedly facilitating the distribution of controlled substances and prescription drugs sold by illegal online pharmacies.

19 July 2014

Kazakhstan ratifies Caspian security agreement President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has endorsed a law on ratification of the agreement on security cooperation at the Caspian Sea.

07 July 2014

Drug-smuggling Australian sentenced to death in Vietnam An Australian of Vietnamese origin has been sentenced to death after trying to smuggle four kilograms (8.8 pounds) of heroin out of the country, state media in the communist nation said.

28 June 2014

Mexican police attacked in ambush One policeman died and three were wounded in an ambush in a Mexican state along the US border that is ravaged by drug cartel violence, officials said.

27 June 2014

Greek police seize tonne of heroin, 14 arrested Around a tonne of heroin has been discovered in a warehouse near Athens and 14 people, most of them members of tanker crew, have been arrested, Greek port police said.

23 June 2014

Japan prosecutors arrest ex-Novartis employee over data Prosecutors on Wednesday arrested a former employee of the Japanese unit of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis for allegedly manipulating research data to exaggerate the benefits of a popular blood-pressure drug.

11 June 2014

Australian arrested in Indonesia for drug possession An Australian man faces up to 20 years in an Indonesian prison after being arrested with a stash of drugs in his possession, police said.

28 May 2014

Drugs case against Tunisia blogger dismissed A prominent Tunisian blogger who accused police of fabricating drugs charges against him walked free from court on Friday after a judge threw out the case.

25 May 2014

Japanese methods of tissue regeneration in Kazakhstan Japanese scientist presented a research on tissues and bones repair in Astana.

23 May 2014

AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer's final $117bn bid British drugs giant AstraZeneca rejected on Monday a final takeover bid from US rival Pfizer worth $117 billion, saying it undervalued the firm and created uncertainty and risk for shareholders.

20 May 2014

US restauranteur buys Pablo Escobar's Miami house The owner of a Miami restaurant chain has paid nearly $10 million for a luxurious beach-front home in the US city once owned by famous Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar.

11 May 2014

Peruvian police burn 11 tons of seized drugs Peruvian police on Tuesday burned about 11 tons of drugs confiscated in raids in recent months.

30 April 2014

Germany's Bayer says new products drive Q1 growth German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, maker of Aspirin, said on Monday it turned in a better first quarter performance than expected thanks to healthy growth driven by new products.

29 April 2014

Fire kills 8 at Russian drug rehab centre: investigators Eight people were killed on Sunday when a fire ravaged a drug rehab centre in Russia's Altai region, investigators said, raising fresh questions about security standards in the country's medical facilities.

28 April 2014

Algeria seizes 8 tonnes of cannabis smuggled from Morocco Algerian security forces have seized more than eight tonnes of cannabis in the port city of Oran, smuggled from neighbouring Morocco, and arrested six traffickers, the police said.

25 April 2014

Aspirin halves colon cancer risk -- if you have certain gene Aspirin can reduce the risk of colon cancer by half, but only in people who carry high levels of a specific type of gene, a study found.

25 April 2014

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