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By Jessica Berman Washington 14 May 2008 Researchers have determined that commonly prescribed triple-drug combination therapies that use old antiviral drugs are the most effective for suppressing the deadly virus that causes AIDS. The findings have m
By Greg Flakus Hudspeth County, Texas 17 February 2006 watch Mexican Border report Guarding the Mexican border on horseback There has been tension along the US-Mexico border in recent weeks following
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Cancer Drug Finds HIV Hidden in the Body SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we tell about an anti-cancer drug recentl
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 28 July 2006 watch Prescription Drug report If you have a teenaged son or daughter, are you talking to them about the dangers of mixing over-the-counter medications with prescription drugs? The World Health Organiza
By Siri Nyrop Kabul, Helmond And Nangahar Provinces, Afghanistan 27 May 2008 Afghanistan supplies virtually all of the world's illegal opium. Last year, the country's drug trade was a $4-billion business, half of which alone was produced in the south
Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences Controversial in US In April of 1998, twins Lawrence and Lamont Garrison were about to graduate from Howard University in Washington. Both worked at the U.S. Justice Department and planned to attend law school. Then,
Drug-Resistant Malaria Threatens Effort to Control Disease The biggest fear is the resistance will spread across Southeast Asia and then spill over into Africa, where the vast majority of the 700,000 deaths a year [from malaria] occur. Historically,
MSF: Alarming Scope of Drug-Resistant TB A medical aid group says the spread of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis is much greater than previously thought. Doctors Without Borders calls the situation alarming. MDR-TB is a form of tuberculosis that doe
Prescription Drug Abuse Is a Growing U.S. Problem U.S. health officials say drug abuse is a major cause of death in the United States and that prescription drugs are a big part of the problem. Painkillers and mood-altering medications have left many
Study: New Drug Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol A new drug raises good cholesterol by as much as 130 percent, according to a new study. Drugs called statins are already taken daily around the world to help lower LDL, or bad cholesterol. Cholesterol is a fa
Drug War in Mexico Raises Human Rights Concerns The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, is concluding a weeklong visit to Mexico, where she expressed concern over abuse of citizens by police and soldiers fighting organized crime gro
Inherited Vulnerability to Drug Addiction Discovered Scientists have discovered structural abnormalities in the brains of drug addicts and their non-addicted siblings, a finding that suggests there may be an inherited vulnerability to addiction, and
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, along with INTERPOL and the government of Guinea, recently discovered four sites where they believe drugs such as heroin, cocaine and ecstasy could have been processed and manufactured in Conakry. These
Five Patients Given Experimental Ebola Drug Said To Be Improving Without specific drugs or a vaccine for Ebola, the only thing doctors can do for those suffering from this disease is treat their symptoms and hope their bodies can fight the virus. Ebo
Drug Abuse is Major Threat to Street Kids There are millions of children around the world living or working on the streets. A new study says their struggle to survive is made even harder by high levels of drug use. The journal Addiction has published
Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women AILSA CHANG, HOST: A new study published today finds that a growing number of women in recent years have been using amphetamines like crystal meth during their pregnancy. The rates of use hav
HEALTH REPORT - U.S. Drug Agency Urged to Approve Inhaled Insulin for Diabetics By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Health Report. Many
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. More than six thousand people died last year in Mexico's drug wars. So far this year the violence has only gotten worse. More than one thousand people have already been killed. Police have become common tar
The top drug control official in the U.S., Gil Kerlikowske, is speaking out against increasing drug violence in Mexico and in support of Mexican President Felipe Calderon. In the most recent violence, 21 people died Thursday in a gun battle between r
China's drug war sees success, yet still faces challenges: official Tuesday, June 26th, marks this year's International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. A report issued by China's National Narcotics Control Commission says achievements