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Study finds HIV drugs could help stop vision loss Drugs used to treat the HIV virus and AIDS could be used to fight against vision loss, a US university study said.

21 November 2014 13:14

Kazakhstan to keep methadone therapy for now The government of Kazakhstan has announced it would continue the controversial methadone therapy until 2015.

29 October 2014 18:02

Cannabis valley in Kazakhstan to be destroyed with herbicides Kazakhstan is considering ways to address the problem of cannabis growing in the Chu Valley.

09 October 2014 17:03

Methadone should be banned: Kazakh MP A Member of the Kazakhstan Parliament demanded to urgently ban methadone from being used in Kazakhstan.

06 October 2014 18:30

Controversial methadone therapy may become nationwide in Kazakhstan by 2016 According to the head of the National Scientific and Practical Center on Medical and Social Problems of Drug Abuse, methadone therapy also known as opioid substitution therapy (OST) may become nationwide in Kazakhstan in 2016.

06 October 2014 18:27

Kazakh doctors support methodone therapy inspite opposition Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is back on the agenda in Kazakhstan.

30 September 2014 14:08

Kazakhstani village youth more prone to suicide than city teens The Prosecutor General’s Office reported higher level of suicides among village teens in comparison to their city peers.

26 September 2014 15:49

Japan singer Aska guilty of drug use Japanese pop star Aska was convicted on Friday of using illegal drugs in his apartment in Tokyo, and was handed a suspended jail sentence.

12 September 2014 15:10

US pharmacy giant CVS ends tobacco sales CVS announced that it had stopped selling tobacco products and was changing its name to reflect a greater focus on health.

04 September 2014 11:53

US singer Green pleads no contest to ecstasy charge Grammy-winning US singer Cee Lo Green pleaded no contest to a charge of giving a woman ecstasy before going back to her hotel.

30 August 2014 11:36

Top Colombian drug hitman 'Popeye' set for release The head of Colombian drug kingpin P. Escobar's hitmen is set to be released from prison after helping prosecutors convict a former justice minister.

27 August 2014 14:20

Mexico launches new police force to fight drug gangs Mexico launched a new 5,000-member national police force tasked with protecting key sectors of the economy from drug gangs.

23 August 2014 14:03

French drugmaker delivers first semi-synthetic malaria drugs French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced the delivery of the first anti-malaria drugs to millions of patients in Africa.

13 August 2014 14:40

'Prince of Pot' back in Canada from US prison Canada's self-proclaimed "Prince of Pot" returned home , vowing "political revenge" after spending more than four years in a US prison.

13 August 2014 13:36

WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global emergency Nigeria became the latest country to declare a national emergency over the deadly Ebola virus.

09 August 2014 11:18

Ebola sparks states of emergency across west Africa States of emergency were in effect across overwhelmed west African nations Friday with the death toll from the Ebola epidemic nearing 1,000.

08 August 2014 11:52

Aspirin reduces risk from some cancers, says study Daily, long-term doses of aspirin can slash the risk of cancer of the digestive tract.

06 August 2014 13:22

Italian ex-top manager released on parole from Kazakhstan prison Italian Flavio Sidagni, convicted in Kazakhstan for drug distribution, has been released on parole.

05 August 2014 12:12

Myanmar makes $2.3mn heroin bust in 'Golden Triangle' Myanmar authorities have seized 140 kilograms (310 lbs) of heroin packed into blocks and hidden in a car in the notorious "Golden Triangle" area near the Thai border, police said.

31 July 2014 14:28

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 12:06

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