Is Narendra Modi calling the shots in the BJP? Narendra Modi is the only Chief Minister to have been inducted into the BJP Parliamentary Board. By: ibnlive … Continue reading →

April Fools Prank On Mom Gone Wrong! People kept asking me to do April Fools Prank...So I Decided to prank my mom so simply by just telling her I am addicted to drugs and it turned out to be the... By: VitalyzdTv … Continue reading →

Pakistani women defy threats to run for parliament Most women in the tribal Pakistani regions are uneducated, rarely work outside the home and wear long, flowing clothes that cover most of their skin when the... By: AlJazeeraEnglish … Continue reading →

There aren't coupons for prescription drugs, but Costco (COST) is probably wishing it could print up some "$749 off" inserts right about now. Consumer Reports went shopping at 200 pharmacies across the country for a month's supply of five prescription drugs that just went generic: Actos for diabetes, Lexapro for depression, Singulair for asthma, Plavix for blood thinning, and Lipitor for high cholesterol. What they found was a $749 difference -- that's 447% -- between the $916 price tagat CVS (CVS) and the $167 that Costco charged for the same five drugs. For generic Lipitor alone CVS charged $150to Costco's $17. The generic Lexapro found at CVS for $126 could be had at Costco for $7. Why such a big difference? Because CVS, Rite Aid (RAD) and Walgreen (WAG) draw most of their profits from the pharmacy, while Costco,Sam's Club and other discount stores consider their pharmacies throw-ins that help bulk up foot traffic. CVS, in particular, also factors in the cost of drive-through windows, automated prescription refill systems, prescription consultation and 24-hour pharmacies that Costco's Monday-Saturday servicelacks. Go here to read the rest: Why Costco drugs so cheap … Continue reading →

A corrupt detective who stole 1m worth of drugs seized from criminals and sold them back onto the streets has been jailed for 23 years. West Yorkshire Police Detective Constable Nicholas McFadden, 38, helped himself to heroin, cocaine and cannabis by exploiting "slack" procedures while working at secret evidence stores. He and his 41-year-old brother Simon McFadden, who was sentenced to a 16-year prison term, then conspired to sell the drugs back to underworld contacts. The drug trafficking made them at least 600,000, funding an extravagant lifestyle. The two brothers splashed out on exotic holidays, designer clothing, expensive jewellery and pricey artwork, the jurors in the five-week trial heard. The judge sentencing the duo at Leeds Crown Court said they were motivated by "insatiable greed" and had amassed "so much money that they simply didn't know how to spend it". When police raided Nicholas McFadden's family home in Castleford, West Yorkshire, they found almost 160,000 in banknotes stuffed into sacks in his garage and 20,000 hidden around his house. They also discovered 6,000 in his performance car. In total, Nicholas McFadden on his arrest had 430,000 that could not be traced to legitimate sources. Simon McFadden had 160,000 which could … Continue reading →

Lipitor and other statin drugs are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. Lipitor and other statin drugs are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. With one-quarter of adults over age 45 taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, it figures that more than a few people would have trouble sticking with the program. More than a few, actually. A big new study of statin use in the real world found that 17 percent of patients taking the pills reported side effects, including muscle pain, nausea, and problems with their liver or nervous system. That's a lot higher than the 5 to 10 percent reported in the randomized controlled trials that provided evidence for regulatory approval of the medicines. This study, which was published in Annals of Internal Medicine, looked at more than 100,000 people who'd been prescribed statins from 2000 through 2008 at two academic medical centers. About two-thirds of people with side effects quit taking statins. All in all, half of all the people who been prescribed the drugs quit them at last temporarily. Twenty percent quit for more than a year. It's tough to get people to take medicine to reduce the odds … Continue reading →

AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou. Photo: Getty Images AFL boss Andrew Demetriou is directly warning players of the dangers of dabbling in drugs that are not approved for human use, in addition to the established bogies of performance-enhancing, illicit and prescription drugs. Demetriou, who started briefing players and staff from the 18 clubs on the state of the game this week, has already told players from two clubs about the dangers of four different types of drugs - including those not approved for human use by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in this country. In briefing players at all clubs about the drugs-in-sport issue, Demetriou's message is that players who are involved in illegal activities ''will be caught'' because of the greater investigative powers of law enforcement agencies such as the Australian Crime Commission. While the Essendon scandal has centred on the question of whether the Bombers took substances that violate the World Anti-Doping Agency code, the issue of substances not approved for human use has been put on the agenda by rugby league club Cronulla, which is alleged to have used equine substances without TGA approval for humans. Advertisement Demetriou said his message to the players and staff at the clubs … Continue reading →