http://drug.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for drug en Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:49:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036154 unknown@Netscape.com "The idea that drug dealers and the people close to them are the only people caught up in the violence we are living in Mexico is a silly lie made up to keep the population calm," Sarmiento wrote. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:49:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036154MexicodrugCartelsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2013099 unknown@Netscape.com America has spent billions battling the drug industry in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. And the result? Production as high as ever, street prices at a low, and the governments of the region in open revolt. Mon, 28 May 2007 05:47:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2013099drugwarcocainegovernmentlatinamericaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1989814 unknown@Netscape.com Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug. The actual story shows a much different picture. Mon, 21 May 2007 08:42:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1989814marijuanacannibisgovernmentconhempdrugcriminalizationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1975474 unknown@Netscape.com Before the 1990s, groups based in the Pacific Coast state of Sinaloa dominated Mexico's drug trade. The country's traffickers were becoming cash-rich as Colombian cartels increasingly ceded key smuggling routes into the U.S. to them. Sun, 20 May 2007 22:22:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1975474MexicodrugCartelsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1957194 unknown@Netscape.com DPA's core principle that people should not be punished for what they put into their own bodies absent harm to others has inspired us to get involved in the case of Andrew Feldmar, a Canadian psychologist. Sat, 19 May 2007 02:05:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1957194druguseandrewfeldmarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1895690 unknown@Netscape.com Remind me why pot is illegal, and why Oxycrack had a massive pharmaceutical, medical and political machine helping it peddle addiction and death to rednecks and radio hotshots. I'll make sure to have a huge joint waiting, because hilarity is always more hilarious when you're high. When you're dead? Not so much. Mon, 14 May 2007 19:40:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1895690OxyContinmarijuanadrugwarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1861164 unknown@Netscape.com Pope Benedict XVI warned drug traffickers Saturday that they would face divine justice for the scourge of illegal narcotics across Latin America, telling them that, "God will call you to account for your deeds." Sat, 12 May 2007 21:06:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1861164popebenedictXVIdrugdealerstraffickerslatinamericaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1850405 unknown@Netscape.com Envision a world where terrorists don't buy weapons from money made selling drugs. Imagine a world where felony crime drops over 50 percent and local police focus on drunk drivers, child predators and terrorists. Envision a world where if one day you or a loved one has a drug problem, you see a doctor not a judge. America can have this world, if Fri, 11 May 2007 21:54:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1850405drugwarlibertyprohibitionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1852235 unknown@Netscape.com The proportion of colorectal cancer patients with access to the drug Avastin was 10 times higher in the US than it was in Europe, with the UK having a lower uptake than the European average. Fri, 11 May 2007 21:23:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1852235cancerSocializedmedicinedrugavailabilityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1824404 unknown@Netscape.com Though touted by the Bush administration as the "silver bullet" that will force teenagers to "just say no," random drug testing is of questionable effectiveness. It is also costly, counterproductive and violates basic American values. That's why the million-member California State PTA, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Nat Thu, 10 May 2007 10:14:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1824404TheFutilityofrandomdrugtestingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1812313 unknown@Netscape.com Margrit Long drove herself to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center on Friday, March 30. She'd told a friend she was feeling sick, a little nauseous, but she wasn't the type to complain. And besides, she hated hospitals. Wed, 09 May 2007 07:49:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1812313baddrugdeathsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1794613 unknown@Netscape.com Former President Bill Clinton announced agreements with drug companies Tuesday to lower the price in the developing world of AIDS drugs resistant to initial treatments and to make a once-a-day AIDS pill available for less than $1 a day. Tue, 08 May 2007 15:07:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1794613billClintonAnnouncesaidsdrugdealNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1781479 unknown@Netscape.com It's tough to argue with the supporters of the War on Drugs who want to keep drugs out of the hands of our youth. But the War on Drugs in the United States is simply out of control, and Tim Hellstrom reminds us that we've seen a war like this before. Mon, 07 May 2007 20:33:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1781479drugwarmarijuanaUnitedstatesteenagersalcoholNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1782395 unknown@Netscape.com Before You Take CIALIS Tadalafil Never forget that CIALIS is a drug,and that there are strict guidelines for using it effectively and safely.Following sexual stimulations, CIALIS tadalafil works by helping the blood vessels in your penis to relax, allowing the flow of blood into your penis. The result of this causes improved erectile function. Mon, 07 May 2007 14:55:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1782395CIALISTadalafilerectiledysfunctiondrugPenisNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1651443 unknown@Netscape.com Texas firm that supplied fatal drug to Portland clinic escaped FDA oversight Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:20:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1651443fataldrugdeathFDANews http://web2announcer.com/go/1602382 unknown@Netscape.com Federal authorities arrested 14 people in Mississippi and Louisiana on Tuesday in a cocaine trafficking investigation that also resulted in more than 40 dogs being seized from a dogfighting operation. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:36:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1602382DogfightingoperationfoundMississippilouisianadrugtraffickingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1546171 unknown@Netscape.com Houston drug reformer Dean Becker's Drug Truth Network is expanding it's reach to encompass the popular video posting and viewing website. Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:36:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1546171druglawreformyoutubeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1351310 unknown@Netscape.com Earlier this week, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones announced that he once snorted a mixture of his father's ashes and cocaine. Richards and his publicist later claimed that he was just kidding. But if he did snort his dad, would that have been unhealthy? Only if he made a habit of it, experts say. Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:57:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1351310crematedremainskeithRichardsrespiratorysystemdrugabuseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1309044 unknown@Netscape.com The new AIDS drug Prezista performed very well in halting the onslaught of the human immunodeficiency virus in people with advanced infection, a study published on Wednesday showed. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:00:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1309044aidsdrugPrezistaperformswellinnewstudyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1124552 unknown@Netscape.com The war between Mexico's drug cartels and the state intensified this week, with a death toll of nine police officers and others this week. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:25:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1124552drugCartelsMexicowarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1088253 unknown@Netscape.com Japanese doctors were warned on Wednesday against prescribing Tamiflu to teenagers after several young patients taking the bird flu -fighting drug reportedly exhibited dangerous behavior. Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:11:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1088253japandrugfirmTamifluNotforteensNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1031090 unknown@Netscape.com The rare blood disorder can lead to disability and premature death. The drug is made by Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Cheshire, Conn. Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:32:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1031090FDAOksdrugTotreatblooddisorderNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1023400 unknown@Netscape.com Federal agents seized $206 million believed to be tied to the methamphetamine trade and detained seven people at a luxury home in one of Mexico City's most upscale neighborhoods, officials said Friday. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:43:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1023400MexicoSeizes206MdrugMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1023099 unknown@Netscape.com the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, Wednesday, that even if doctors say marijuana is the only thing keeping you alive, it is still illegal for you to smoke it. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:35:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1023099marijuanadrugwarlibertyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1023991 unknown@Netscape.com Professor David Lambert, who has been involved in the development the drug in collaboration with Dr Girolamo Calo in Ferrara Italy, believes the new drug - called UFP-101 - avoids many of the side effects of morphine, currently the 'gold standard' in pain reduction. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:22:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1023991healthpainkillerdrugUFP101News http://web2announcer.com/go/1009451 unknown@Netscape.com The drug war is based on a repugnant assertion: that you do not have ownership over your own body; that you don't have the right to decide what you'll do with your body, with your property and with your life. The position of the drug warriors is that you should be in jail if you decide to do something with your body that they don't approve of. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:21:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1009451drugwarfreedomchoicelibertybillofrightsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/929429 unknown@Netscape.com U.S. prescription drug sales rose 8.3 percent to $274.9 billion last year, fueled by the Medicare drug benefit, increased use of generic medicines and new treatments for diseases such as cancer and diabetes, according to a new report. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:44:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/929429prescriptiondrugsalerise803percenthealthNews http://web2announcer.com/go/856534 unknown@Netscape.com Mother Nature strikes again!! A dangerous form of tuberculosis that resists treatment with both first-line and second-line drugs is spreading around the world, spurring an urgent search for new ways to stop the ancient scourge. Extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) has been found in 28 countries, including, rarely, the USA, the World Health Or Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:24:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/856534tbEpidemicdrugresistantNews http://web2announcer.com/go/848421 unknown@Netscape.com A prescription drug benefit of the U.S. Medicare program is a "financially irresponsible" addition to a system that was already on course for possible bankruptcy, the U.S. government's top accountant said in an interview on Sunday. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:57:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/848421medicaredrugbenefitNews http://web2announcer.com/go/765607 unknown@Netscape.com DRUG industry-funded trials of breast cancer therapies are more likely to report positive results than those independent of drug companies, according to a report. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:05:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/765607drugfirmstrialsbreastcancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/705361 unknown@Netscape.com Treating genital herpes can also help keep the AIDS virus under control in women with both infections, and might reduce the spread of HIV, too, the first major study to test this strategy suggests. Many people with HIV are also infected with the herpes type 2 virus, and scientists have long known that herpes sores on the genitals can make it easi Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:41:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/705361aidsherpesdrugNews http://web2announcer.com/go/683551 unknown@Netscape.com Tamoxifen reduces the risk of breast cancer returning long after women stop taking the drug, research suggests. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:53:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/683551drugcancerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/627140 unknown@Netscape.com CNN Populist anchor Lou Dobbs wants the United States to commit to victory in the drug war.In an editorial modeled paragraph for paragragh after Dobbs editorial,DCRNet executive director David Borden explains the real deal. Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:09:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/627140druglegalizationlouDobbsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/611210 unknown@Netscape.com A Danbury man's plans to bail himself out after a drug bust went more than a bit awry over the weekend. State police said that a small safe that Nakia Davis, 32, had his aunt bring in to the Southbury barracks not only contained $5,000 in cash for bail, but also drug paraphernalia and 16 grams of cocaine, leading to more charges. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:18:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/611210drugchargesstupidcriminalsmarijuanacocainesafecontainedparaphernaliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/524985 unknown@Netscape.com Unintentional fatal drug overdoses in the United States nearly doubled from 1999 to 2004, overtaking falls to become the nation's second-leading cause of accidental death, behind automobile crashes, the government reported. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:46:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/524985drugoverdoseaccidentalriseincreaseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/520448 unknown@Netscape.com The fact of the matter here is that people have an inalienable right to do what they want with their own bodies. And, more importantly, since the Constitution does not specifically authorize the federal government to prohibit drugs, actions such as these are in clear violation of the Tenth Amendment. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:19:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/520448drugwarmarijuanatenthAmendmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/517024 unknown@Netscape.com The Cuban government has deported to Colombia a suspected narcotics baron wanted in the US on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. Colombian officials escorted Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante, 49, from Havana to Bogota on a government plane. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:47:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/517024cubadrugdealerscolombiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/399012 unknown@Netscape.com A blood thinning drug made by GlaxoSmithKline could get a boost Thursday as federal regulators are expected to grant approval for a new use in patients at risk of heart attack. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:59:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/399012glaxodrugdrugsnewuseGlaxoSmithKlineFDAheartAttackNews http://web2announcer.com/go/387477 unknown@Netscape.com Do you have Restless Leg Syndrome? How about insomnia? Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Depression? Come on. You've got to have SOMETHING wrong with you. Most of us come away from watching drug ads -- about 16 hours a year -- thinking just that. We then go running to our doctors asking for the magic pill. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:11:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/387477pharmaceuticalsselfdiagnosisSNAKEoilOvermedicationdrugregulationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/386041 unknown@Netscape.com Nearly 24 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Tuesday. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:42:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/386041government24millionenrolledmedicaredrugplanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/297904 unknown@Netscape.com Mexican drug cartels operating in cities in the U.S. are buying up legitimate businesses to launder money and using some proceeds to win local mayoral and city council seats for politicians who can shape policy, personnel decisions, and police forces. Is this the reason border control agents must look the other way or suffer the consequences? Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:21:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/297904drugSmugglingSouthernbordersmexicanCartelsInfiltratingusPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/254553 unknown@Netscape.com As two U.S. Border Patrol agents surrendered to federal marshals Wednesday afternoon to begin serving more than a decade in jail for shooting an illegal drug smuggler, a federal lawmaker and conservative advocacy group expressed outrage at President Bush for not pardoning the men. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:18:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/254553borderagentsImprisoneddrugSmugglersbushConservativesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/247445 unknown@Netscape.com People ask how a former cop could say drugs should be legalized,but it's precisely because I love police and love police work that I'm saying it.The drug war stops real cops from doing real police work.It's corrupting.It's wasteful.And it has wrecked communities. Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:36:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/247445FoxNewsdrugwarpolice http://web2announcer.com/go/241798 unknown@Netscape.com Mexico extradited four major drug traffickers to the U.S. on Friday, a sign that the nation's new president will deliver on his promise for more cooperation in fighting cross-border crime. Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:06:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/241798NewsdrugtraffickersExtraditedusborder http://web2announcer.com/go/199924 unknown@Netscape.com It sounds almost too good to be true: a cheap and simple drug that kills almost all cancers by switching off their "immortality". The drug, dichloroacetate (DCA), has already been used for years to treat rare metabolic disorders and so is known to be relatively safe. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:47:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/199924cancerdrugNews http://web2announcer.com/go/163433 unknown@Netscape.com An experimental anti-obesity drug which could one day be given as a chewing gum is among three projects to win funding under a new scheme from the Wellcome Trust. Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:16:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/163433obesitygum.drugNews http://web2announcer.com/go/142751 unknown@Netscape.com This page contains information regarding the debate over drug policy.Should we Legalize?,Decrimininalize? Build bigger prisons?The viewpoints of the various sides are represented here. Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:11:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/142751drugpolicydebateNews http://web2announcer.com/go/143615 unknown@Netscape.com A text file. That's what banks use to freeze the assets of terrorists, drug traffickers, and nuclear weapons dealers. A dot txt downloadable from the U.S. Treasury website. Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:43:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/143615BanksassetsfrozenterroristsdrugtraffickersweaponsdealerstextfileofacNews http://web2announcer.com/go/115031 unknown@Netscape.com Sniffing, or huffing, glue, paint, cleaning fluids, and nail polish remover may appear relatively harmless, but it is physiologically no different from other forms of drug abuse. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:04:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/115031sniffinghuffingnailpolishdrugabuseNews http://web2announcer.com/go/72503 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:06:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/72503drugdrugsdatabaseinformationreferencedrugbank