Category Archives: Drugs

ELEVEN new drugs that treat a range of diseases from cystic fibrosis to infertility will receive taxpayer subsidies, cutting the price of medicines for 45,000 patients. Among them is Bronchitol, a drug discovered and trialled in Australia. The portable inhaler hydrates and helps to expel mucous - reducing the odds of bacterial infection on the lungs, which is a constant affliction of many people with cystic fibrosis. It would otherwise cost patients up to $7247 a year, but now, like all 11 of the approved drugs, the price will be capped at $5.80 per script for concession card holders and $35.40 for other patients. Advertisement: Story continues below Health Minister Tanya Plibersek lauded the decision to subsidise the drugs under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. ''This will ensure more patients have greater access to the medicines and treatment they need at subsidised prices,'' she said. The listing of Bronchitol, also known as Mannitol, is expected to give up to 325 young people relief from the symptoms of the chronic genetic illness - prolonged hacking coughing fits, infections and reduced lung capacity. Sian Ellett, 23, a masters student in creative writing at Melbourne University, said the drug had a profound impact in … Continue reading →

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ctb96m/global_musculoskel) has announced the addition of the "Global Musculoskeletal Drugs Market 2011-2015" report to their offering. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases. The Global Musculoskeletal Drugs market has also been witnessing the increasing use of drugs for treatment of multiple diseases. However, the upcoming patent expiries of top-selling drugs could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. Key vendors dominating this market space include Abbott Laboratories Inc., Eli Lilly and Co., Johnson and Johnson Services Inc., and Pfizer Inc. Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's Healthcare team said; Patients suffering from musculoskeletal diseases related to central nervous system disorders and autoimmune disorders have been using steroids and immunosuppressants. However, these medications cause serious side effects because they are chemically synthesized. Hence, patients are turning to biologic drugs that not only cause fewer side effects but are also more effective in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases. Moreover, there has been an increase in the number of biologic drugs entering the Global Musculoskeletal Drugs market. According to the report, developing countries such as India, China, and those in East Asia and Latin … Continue reading →

Select a Publication: N E W S P A P E R S ---------------------------------------------- ---Alberta--- Airdrie - Airdrie Echo Banff - Banff Crag and Canyon Beaumont - Beaumont News Calgary - The Calgary Sun Camrose - Camrose Canadian Canmore - Canmore Leader Central Alberta - County Market Cochrane - Cochrane Times Cold Lake - Cold Lake Sun Crowsnest Pass - Crowsnest Pass Promoter Devon - Dispatch News Drayton - Drayton Valley Western Review Edmonton - Edmonton Examiner Edmonton - The Edmonton Sun Edson - Edson Leader Fairview - Fairview Post Fort McMurray - Fort McMurray Today Fort Saskatchewan - Fort Saskatchewan Record Grande Prairie - Daily Herald Tribune Hanna - Hanna Herald High River - High River Times Hinton - Hinton Parklander Lacombe - Lacombe Globe Leduc - Leduc Representative Lloydminster - Meridian Booster Mayerthorpe - Mayerthorpe Freelancer Nanton - Nanton News Peace Country - Peace Country Sun Peace River - Peace River Record Gazette Pincher Creek - Pincher Creek Echo Sherwood Park - Sherwood Park News Spruce Grove - Spruce Grove Examiner Stony Plain - Stony Plain Reporter Strathmore - Strathmore Standard Vermilion - Vermilion Standard Vulcan - Vulcan Advocate Wetaskiwin - Wetaskiwin Times Whitecourt - Whitecourt Star ---Manitoba--- … Continue reading →

By AnnaLisa Kraft - June 21, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, CHD, PFE | 0 Comments AnnaLisa is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited. Sex, drugs and rock and roll are never going away. The baby boomers are certainly playing the stocks that I will cover and the younger demographics are certainly using the products made by these companies. The choices may be obvious but they are also profitable..very profitable and notas risky as this headline would lead you to believe. These stocks put the Fun back in Fundamentals. Good Clean Fun For the sex component my choice is Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) a venerable company known for Arm & Hammer baking soda products now comprising toothpastes, kitty litter, detergent, air freshener, deodorant and of course, baking soda and many more household cleaning products. Many investors however may not know that it also manufactures Trojan condoms, home pregnancy and ovulation test kitsand other pleasure enhancing products. There is also a specialty chemicals division. Church & Dwight, founded in 1846, has had this fuddy-duddy image but savvy investors have seen the stock move from $36.78 … Continue reading →

Police say Kent and Jill Easter's belief that their son wasn't being properly supervised at school led them to plant drugs on the PTA president. By Louis Casiano, msnbc.com A Californiacouple unhappy with the PTA president at their son'selementaryschool took an unusual approach to rectify their problem, police say. Kent and Jill Easter, both 38 and attorneys, were arrested Tuesday in Irvine after being accused of planting drugs in the car of Plaza VistaSchool PTA president Kelli Peters because they believed she was not properly supervising their son, the Los Angeles Times reported. Both are charged with one felony count of conspiracy to procure false arrest and charging, false imprisonment, and conspiracy to report a false crime. Irvine police said Kent Easter drove to Peters' home inFebruaryand planted a bag of marijuana, along with a pipe andprescriptionpills in the backseat of her unlocked car. He then called police under a false namea little while later and said that the woman had been drivingerratically near their son's school and claimed to see her put the drugs in the car's backseat. Police arrived at the school and saw the drugs inplain viewinside the car, and then contacted Peters, who was inside. Afterconsentingto … Continue reading →

Parents who are dissatisfied with some aspect of their child's education often consider setting up a meeting with the child's teacher or make a phone call to the school. But Kent and Jill Easter, both 38 lawyers and parents of an elementary school student in Irvine, Calif., opted to take matters into their own hands, police claim. The couple were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly planting drugs in the car of a volunteer at their child's school, according to the Irvine Police Department because they thought the parent volunteer "was not properly supervising" their son, said Lt. Julia Engen. "It is an absolute, over-the-top, irrational response to what would ordinarily be a minor dispute," Engen said. "It's inexplicable." Kent Easter drove to the home of the school volunteer, whom police are calling "Jane Doe," early on the morning of Feb. 16, 2011, and placed a bag of marijuana, Percocet and Vicodin on the driver's seat of her unlocked car, according to the Orange County District Attorney's office. Later that afternoon, he allegedly called the Irvine Police Department's non-emergency number and, using a false name and phone number, told the dispatcher that he had seen Jane Doe driving erratically and that … Continue reading →

THE Riverland and northern suburbs are havens for illegal drug users and dealers, figures show. The latest Office of Crime Statistics and Research figures show these council areas have recorded a steady increase in drug offences over the past six years and a surge in drug dealing offences between 2009-10. In Berri and Barmera District Council, the number of detected illegal drug sales skyrocketed from four in 2009 to 145 offences in 12 months. Police reported 186 drug-related offences in the area during that time. In Port Adelaide and Enfield Council, illegal drug sales leapt from 74 to 138 among 522 drug-related offences reported in the area during 2009-10. Playford Council, which takes in about 70,000 residents in the far northern suburbs, recorded 90 illegal drug-selling offences during 2009-10, up from 48 the year before, among 421 drug-related offences. Several other council areas recorded jumps of more than 50 per cent in the selling or the trading of illegal drugs since 2006. Police Assistant Commissioner Grant Stevens said increased drug detections came from strong policing. The OCSAR data tracks all crimes known to police from 2006 to 2010. The SA Police 2010-11 annual report also showed drug crime jumped 10.6 … Continue reading →

EVANSVILLE Taking a more aggressive approach against retailers selling synthetic drugs might be the best way for the state to tackle the growing problems posed by the dangerous drugs, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Tuesday. Zoeller and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan convened a summit of law enforcement officials, prosecutors and legislators from both states in Evansville to exchange ideas about combating what they said is the rising threat from small-batch methamphetamine making and the use of synthetic drugs. A growing number of teenagers and young adults are using synthetic drugs, which are substances laced with chemicals designed to mimic the effects of marijuana, cocaine and meth but which often have serious health effects. Buyers don't know what chemicals and amounts of them are in the products. Because they were for sale out on the countertop, kids thought they were safe. These are nothing to mess around with, Madigan said. They are horribly dangerous. They account for numerous suicides and deaths across the country. The drugs are packaged with catchy names and in ways that allude to them being smoked and inhaled even though the packages typically say they aren't intended for human consumption. They are often sold at … Continue reading →

The school volunteer and PTA president allegedly targeted by parents who planted drugs in her car said she thought she was the victim of a joke when police came to question her. "I thought I was on a joke show, like someone was playing a joke on me," Kelli Peters told KTLA. Authorities say that an Irvine couple planted drugs in the volunteer's car because they were displeased with her supervision of their son, a student at Plaza Vista Elementary School in Irvine. "They tried to make me look like the worst person you could be when youre involved with a school," Peters told KTLA. "I just don't understand it." The parents arrested in the case Kent and Jill Easter, both 38 and both attorneys had previously sued Peters twice in 2010, though both cases were later dismissed, according to Orange County court records. When announcing the Easters had been arrested on felony charges Tuesday, the Orange County district attorney's office said the couple devised a plan to get the volunteer arrested. Prosecutors say Kent Easter drove to the volunteers home shortly after midnight on Feb. 16, 2011, and put a bag of prescription pain medication and marijuana, along with … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES, June 20 (UPI) -- A California couple are accused of planting drugs on a school volunteer who served as the PTA president at their son's school, prosecutors said. Kelli Peters told KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, she thought it was a joke when police said they found marijuana last year in her unlocked car. Peters is a volunteer at Plaza Visa Elementary School in Irvine. Kent and Jill Easter, both 38-year-old attorneys from Irvine, were arrested Tuesday and face felony charges in the case, Orange County prosecutors said. The couple sued Peters twice in 2010 but both cases were dismissed, Orange County court records show, the Los Angeles Times reported. Prosecutors say Jill Easter was unhappy with the way her son was supervised by Peters. Prosecutors allege Kent Easter drove to the volunteer's home and placed a bag of Vicodin, Percocet, marijuana and a used marijuana pipe behind the driver's seat of her unlocked vehicle. He is accused of intentionally leaving the drugs in plain sight in a conspicuous location, where it would be easily visible from outside the vehicle. He then allegedly called police and told the dispatcher he was a concerned parent who had witnessed an erratic driver … Continue reading →