drugs
How America’s ‘heroin city’ is turning itself around
Life & Style
October 18, 2015
How America’s ‘heroin city’ is turning itself around
Rutland is fed up with heroin. Take Tom VanEps. He and his neighbors used to just watch, disgusted, as dealers worked…
Strategy to dispose of expired medicine goes into force
Egypt
October 17, 2015
Strategy to dispose of expired medicine goes into force
Egypt’s Pharmacists' Syndicate and pharmaceutical companies will begin enforcing a commonly-agreed strategy to dispose of expired medicine on Sunday as…
Expired drugs to be withdrawn from pharmacies starting October 17
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Expired drugs to be withdrawn from pharmacies starting October 17
Expired drugs estimated at over LE600 million will soon be taken off pharmacy shelves in accordance with an agreement between…
Pharmacists prepare agreement on expired medications
Egypt
October 1, 2015
Pharmacists prepare agreement on expired medications
Pharmacists have prepared a strategy for getting rid of expired medicine, stressing that the failure to ensure a thorough process…
Drug addicts seeking therapy up by 97.2%: govt
Egypt
September 22, 2015
Drug addicts seeking therapy up by 97.2%: govt
Drug addicts approaching the government for treatment soared by 97.2 percent in 2015, Social Solidarity Minister Gahda Wali said in…
18% of highway drivers use drugs: study
Egypt
September 20, 2015
18% of highway drivers use drugs: study
Ghada Waly, the Social Solidarity Minister and Chairperson for the Addiction Treatment and Abuse Fund, said a survey conducted in…
White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths
Health & Fitness
August 17, 2015
White House program to aim at combating rise in heroin deaths
With a rise nationally in fatal heroin overdoses, the White House on Monday will announce a plan pairing law enforcement…
Two generic drugs reduce breast cancer deaths – Study
Health & Fitness
July 30, 2015
Two generic drugs reduce breast cancer deaths – Study
Two inexpensive classes of drugs available in generic form each reduce the recurrence of breast cancer in post-menopausal women as…
Aerobic exercise helpful for asthma
Health & Fitness
July 19, 2015
Aerobic exercise helpful for asthma
People with moderate to severe asthma who add aerobic exercise to their treatment regimen may have an easier time controlling…
Govt report: 14% of Ramadan drama scenes feature smokers
Egypt
July 8, 2015
Govt report: 14% of Ramadan drama scenes feature smokers
Fourteen percent of scenes from TV series screened during the holy fasting month of Ramadan contained smokers and addicts, according…