Children Of The Snow More than 20 Somali youths have been murdered in the last three years across Canada. Unable to assimilate into Canadian culture, unable to find work, many have become involved in drugs and criminal activity. But community groups in Ottawa, buoyed by recent funds awarded by the Ontario government, are implementing preventive programs to protect these teenagers. Almis Ali Aman is one of these so-called'children of the snow' says basketball has helped him defy the negative stereotype of the Somali youth By: Marc Ellison … Continue reading →

WGN Cover Story Jemal Gibson v1 Cover Story of the life of Jemal Gibson Corporate Executive Author of Drugs My Curse My Savior... By: Jemal Gibson … Continue reading →

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 11, 2013) - A sharp increase in drug approvals and mergers and acquisitions combined to create a bull market for the Biotechnology Industry in 2012. The iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (IBB), the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) and the First Trust Amex Biotechnology Index ETF (FBT) have all gained over 20 percent in the past year, outperforming the broader markets by a good margin. Research Driven Investing examines investing opportunities in the Biotech Industry and provides equity research on AEterna Zentaris Inc. ( NASDAQ : AEZS ) and Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. ( NASDAQ : ONCY )( TSX : ONC ). Access to the full company reports can be found at: http://www.RDInvesting.com/AEZS http://www.RDInvesting.com/ONCY Bloomberg recently reported drug approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reached a 15 year high in 2012. The FDA approved a total of 39 novel medicines last year, an increase of 30 percent when compared to a year ago. Oncology drugs lead the way with 11 new drugs approved last year. Over the last ten years the number of FDA approvals had averaged roughly 23 a year. The passage of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) played a major role … Continue reading →

Published: 3:16PM Monday February 11, 2013 Source: ONE News Source: Thinkstock People buying illegal drugs over the internet have been warned they will be caught and prosecuted. The warning from police comes after a man was sentenced last week at Christchurch District Court for importing drugs through an overseas website. Simon Lim, 27, was prosecuted under the Misuse of Drugs Act after customs officials linked him to packages containing small quantities of drugs which were intercepted at the International Mail Centre a year ago. The packages contained cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, hashish, ketamine and cannabis. Lim was sentenced to 18 months supervision after pleading guilty to importing Class A, Class B and Class C drugs, as well as possession of a Class C drug and possession of a utensil used to consume controlled drugs. "This prosecution should serve as a warning to anyone who thinks they can buy illegal drugs online for personal use and get away with it," said customs manager investigations, Mark Day. "We will not hesitate to prosecute, no matter what the quantity." He said police are increasingly coming across people ordering drugs online, and said such websites are monitored. Read the original here: Warning issued to those … Continue reading →

Drugmakers may win approval from U.S. regulators for breakthrough therapies after a single round of studies, rather than three, in an effort to speed them to patients, a Food and Drug Administration official said. The agency assigned three experimental medicines the new status to try to reduce the time needed to get them to market against deadly diseases, Janet Woodcock, director of the FDAs Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said yesterday in an interview before a Bloomberg health conference in New York. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said last month that two of its drugs for cystic fibrosis had won the designation. Breakthrough status means the companies will have closer communication with top FDA staff to move drugs for serious diseases to market more quickly, potentially with data from an expanded Phase 1 trial, Woodcock said. Improved understanding of diseases is leading to more candidates for this status. We expect many of these would come available very quickly with Phase 1 data, Woodcock said. New drugs generally need three phases of clinical testing on safety and effectiveness to win FDA approval. In addition to the three treatments that have won the new designation, 18 other drugs have applied, most for types … Continue reading →

Anti-doping officials have met with six top-flight Australian rugby league clubs over the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) spoke to Manly, Cronulla, Newcastle, Penrith, North Queensland and Canberra. The six clubs revealed they were under scrutiny following a report into the use of drugs published last week. The year-long investigation also implicated two Australian Rules teams. "Sports would be foolish to think that they didn't need to take the integrity of their sport seriously," said sports minister Kate Lundy. Nick Bryant BBC News, Sydney "Australia loves sport and hates cheats, and these allegations offend a strong, ingrained sense of fair play. Australians like winning for sure, but not at all costs. In Aussie Rules, one of the country's most popular sporting codes, players with disciplinary infringements are not even considered for the game's highest honour, the Brownlow Medal. And that's the way fans like it." "The substance of the issue here is that we do have a fight on our hands. It's a serious one. "Australians take their sport extremely seriously and as sport minister I will not stand by to allow this kind of thing to go on in Australian sport unchecked." The … Continue reading →