Pregnant Woman Drives Runs Over Husband for Not Voting Romney! Holly Solomon, a pregnant Arizona woman, was arrested Saturday after she allegedly ran over her husband with the family SUV when she learned that he did not vote in the presidential election, CBS affiliate KPHO reports. Solomon, 28, faces charges of domestic violence and aggravated assault after she pinned her 36-year-old husband between their Jeep SUV and a curb on a parking lot, said Jesse Sanger of the Gilbert Police Department. Sanger said Solomon argued with her husband over his lack of political involvement and that she believed her family would suffer under a second term of President Barack Obama, KPHO reported. Police said witnesses heard yelling and saw Solomon get behind the wheel and chase her husband through the parking lot. "At one point he went behind a light pole so the vehicle wouldn't strike him. He ended up leaving the light pole trying to run away to a different area," Sanger said. Medics said Solomon's husband was pinned underneath the vehicle. When officers asked her why she did it, she said she only wanted to scare him. Officers said they didn't believe Solomon was under … Continue reading →

By Leila B. Salaverria Philippine Daily Inquirer INQUIRER FILE PHOTO While more and more countries are moving to legalize medicinal or recreational marijuana, or at least decriminalize its personal use, the Dangerous Drugs Board said it will oppose any proposal in the Philippines to follow suit. DDB Undersecretary Edgar Galvante said there was no reason to support the legal, medical use of marijuana in the Philippines as the board, as well as the Department of Health, was not convinced of its benefits. Two American statesWashington and Coloradorecently voted in a referendum to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. California leads 18 other states that have already approved the regulated use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. In many other countries in Europe and South America the trend has also been to decriminalized the use of small personal amounts of the herbal drug. But according to Galvante, the DDB and the DOH would oppose if ever there was a proposal to legalize marijuana. The DOH does not recognize the therapeutic value of marijuana, he added. Galvante made the statement at a hearing of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, where Paraaque Rep. Roilo Golez wondered aloud whether antidrug officials were likely to emulate … Continue reading →

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Lawrence Jones turned the gun on himself last Tuesday after detectives say he shot four coworkers at Valley Protein in Central Fresno. Salvador Diaz and Manuel Verdin died after they were shot at close range. The coroner told Action News the autopsy report revealed the suspect, Lawrence Jones had some recreational drugs in his system. "We've received the preliminary autopsy results on Mr. Jones and they are negative for drugs of abuse, street drugs except for marijuana," Dr. David Hadden said. "And we cannot tell how much he took and when he took it, in terms of the marijuana." The coroner is now sending lab samples out for a more elaborate test, that will show any prescription drugs or other substances in his system. Police still do not have a motive for the workplace shooting. (Copyright 2012 KFSN-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Get more Local Tags: Originally posted here: Drugs found in Fresno workplace shooting suspect … Continue reading →

12 November 2012 Last updated at 10:45 ET Twenty eight people who are suspected of being part of a drugs gang have been arrested during a raid on a club. West Midlands Police said officers raided Club DV8 in Lower Essex Street, Birmingham, just after midnight. They were arrested for "various drugs offences including supply, possession and cultivation," a spokesman said. Ten of those arrested were in the country illegally and were detained by Border Agency staff ahead of their removal back to Vietnam. A 22-year-old man, held in the operation, is being questioned by detectives in connection with a drugs-related shooting at an address in Rotton Park Road, Edgbaston, last September. Sgt David Sproson, from West Midlands Police's Drugs Investigation Team, said the police raid followed several months of background and intelligence work. "We have seized a significant quantity of cannabis, pills and also numerous bags containing white powder. "The tablets and powder will be sent away for testing but it's strongly believed they are ecstasy and Class A drugs." Original post: Drugs officers arrest 28 people … Continue reading →

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/czr2nh/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Genitourinary Drugs Market 2011-2015" report to their offering. TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Genitourinary Drugs market to grow at a CAGR of 3.05 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the entry of novel biological drugs. The Global Genitourinary Drugs market has also been witnessing a paradigm shift toward biological drugs. However, lack of adherence to medication could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. The key vendors dominating this space are Abbott Laboratories, Astellas Pharma Inc., Bayer AG, Eli Lilly and Co., GlaxoSmithKline plc, Merck and Co. Inc., and Pfizer Inc. Other vendors mentioned in the report are Agile Therapeutics Inc., Allergan Inc., Antares Pharma Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Detrol LA, Ferring Holding S.A., Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Merck Serono S.A., Novartis International AG, Novo Nordisk A/S, Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp., PregLem S.A., Recordati S.p.A., Rottapharm S.p.A., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., VIVUS Inc., Warner Chilcott plc, and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's Healthcare team said: "Patients suffering from infections and disorders related to genitourinary systems are … Continue reading →

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: http://www.reportlinker.com/p01027217/Global-Drugs-of-Abuse-Testing-Market-2011-2015.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Drug_and_Medication TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Drugs of Abuse Testing market to grow at a CAGR of 4.55 percent over the period 2011-2015 One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is that companies are adopting DOA testing in their workplace policies. The Global DOA Testing market has also been witnessing the trend of the availability of rapid home DOA testing kits. However, the fragmented nature of the market could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. TechNavio's report, the Global Drugs of Abuse Testing Market 2011-2015, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global DOA Testing market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. Key vendors dominating this space include Beckman Coulter Inc., Roche Diagnostic Corp., Siemens Healthcare Diagnostic Inc., and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Other vendors mentioned in the report are MEDTOX Scientific Inc., Varian Medical … Continue reading →

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Illegal drugs use globally is still rising despite a decades-long battle against organized crime, and producer and consumer nations need to come up with new strategies, Mexico and four Central American countries said on Monday. Latin Americans are increasingly skeptical about Washington's hard-line prohibitionist approach to drugs, particularly because the United States is a leading market for the narcotics. That was highlighted last week, when Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use, in defiance of federal law. "Revising the international community's focus on drugs ... cannot be delayed," the leaders of Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize and Guatemala said in a joint statement. "Consumption of these substances continues to rise on a global level." They called for strategies "to control the drugs market and prevent the trafficking of illegal substances continuing to cause high levels of crime and violence in the region". Outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who staked his presidency on battling drug cartels, said in September that a "less prohibitionist approach" should be studied. Calderon, whose presidency ends on December 1, has declined to wade deeper into a growing drug policy liberalization … Continue reading →

MOSCOW (AP) Russia's most outspoken and charismatic anti-drugs campaigner accused authorities on Tuesday of trying to close his rehabilitation center by falsely claiming it has abused patients. For more than a decade, businessman and art historian Yevgeny Roizman has been waging a crusade against drug pushers and corrupt police in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg amid a drug epidemic that has made Russia the world's largest heroin consumer. The center Roizman founded and partly funds is seen by many Russians as a model of community-driven rehab efforts, and his followers have helped police identify and arrest dozens of drug dealers. But Yekaterinburg officials have accused Roizman's team of isolating patients without their consent and using violence and forced labor as part of therapy. On Tuesday, a court in the town of Berezovsk near Yekaterinburg charged Roizman's deputy, Yevgeny Malenkin, with illegally imprisoning patients and issued an arrest warrant for him. Malenkin left Yekaterinburg earlier this week after police tried to question him, Roizman said, adding that the charges against him were initiated after police pressured former patients to file complaints. Roizman has accused police of using this tactic against his center before. He said police pressured former patients to … Continue reading →