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Jun 12

Medicare drug plans favor generic opioids over those designed to avoid abuse, study finds

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

The abuse of prescription painkillers is a growing problem for seniors, as it is for other age groups. But Medicare drug plans are cutting back on coverage for a specially designated type of painkiller that deters abuse in favor of…

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Jun 10

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Powerful new class of cholesterol drugs offers hope for some patients

By PBS News Hour

More than 30 million Americans take statins to lower their cholesterol, according to estimates. But these popular drugs don't work for everyone. Now the FDA may be poised to approve a powerful new class of drugs that can attack cholesterol…

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May 18

This genetically modified yeast can now brew morphine

By Nsikan Akpan

Biologists have created strains of yeast that can brew morphine from sugar, opening the door for cheaper medicine but also easy-to-make illicit drugs.

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Jan 22

Meth-laden drone crashes over Mexico-U.S. border

By Anna Sillers

Six pounds of methamphetamine were found taped to the drone, using a combination of “plastic webbing and strings of black tape."…

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Dec 19

Nebraska, Oklahoma sue Colorado over legalized marijuana

By Corinne Segal

The two states say it is difficult for them to enforce a federal ban on marijuana with the drug entering their borders from neighboring Colorado.

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Dec 05

Talking drug policy, Sen. Paul hints he used marijuana in his youth

By Associated Press

Paul, who announced plans this week to seek re-election to the Senate in 2016 and is actively exploring whether to run for president, said he "wasn't a choir boy" when asked by Louisville television station WHAS if he had used…

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Nov 17

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DEA investigates use of painkillers to keep NFL players in the game

By PBS News Hour

National Football League teams were hit with surprise federal inspections on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation of prescription drug abuse, tied to a lawsuit brought by former players. Jeffrey Brown talks to Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post,…

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Oct 31

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Case of the missing student activists underscores dangerous corruption in Mexico – Part 2

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Oct 04

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U.S. heroin overdose deaths more than double in two years

By Rialda Zukic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday that heroin-related overdoses more than doubled from 2010 to 2012.

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Sep 23

National Institute of Health will examine ‘effect of sex’ in preclinical testing

By Ashira Morris

Preclinical scientific research is done primarily on male subjects. This inequality obscures results and can be dangerous for women, who experience both illness and treatment differently than men.

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