Attorney for cartel leader says client was kidnapped, brought to US
By Juan A. Lozano | Associated Press HOUSTON — The lawyer of a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who is now in U.S. custody pushed back Sunday against claims that …
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Govt chooses 3 anti-cancer drugs for concessions — but list of life-saving costly medicines is long
New Delhi: A decision by the Modi government, as announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech Tuesday, to waive off basic customs duty on three crucial anti-cancer drugs has …
Angry patients spur new state watchdogs to bring down drug prices – The Mercury News
Anna Claire Vollers | (TNS) Stateline.org Spurred by fed-up consumers, states are trying to curb spiraling prescription drug costs by assembling special public boards to investigate and regulate pricing. The …
Santa Cruz drug busts taken over as federal fentanyl trafficking cases
SANTA CRUZ — Prosecutors have charged three men with federal crimes related to drug possession and distribution amid what the county sheriff is calling a local fentanyl health crisis. The …
Taking Ozempic or other weight-loss meds? Watch your diet to avoid ‘exchanging one problem for another’ – The Mercury News
Almost her entire life, 56-year-old Jennifer Kirtley felt so consumed by food thoughts that immediately after breakfast, she would ponder her lunch menu. Recently, though, Kirtley went almost all day …
Lifesaving drugs, police projects mark first use of opioid settlement cash in California
By Aneri Pattani and Don Thompson | KFF Health News Sonja Verdugo lost her husband to an opioid overdose last year. She regularly delivers medical supplies to people using drugs …
Safety of generic Viagra, other drugs called into doubt after false data found by FDA – The Mercury News
Anna Edney | (TNS) Bloomberg News Generic versions of erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra and Cialis, among other medications, were allowed on the U.S. market using potentially problematic data that call …
Mounjaro bests Ozempic for weight loss in first head-to-head comparison of real-world use – The Mercury News
Karen Kaplan | (TNS) Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — In the first head-to-head comparison of two blockbuster drugs used in real-world conditions, people who took Mounjaro lost significantly more weight than …
Safer smoking kits are effective way to tackle opioid crisis
In 2022, the White House set ambitious goals to tackle the opioid crisis through the National Drug Control Strategy proposal. Collaborating with federal, state and tribal governments, as well as local communities …
Blockbuster diabetes obesity drug tirzepatide gets India launch nod
New Delhi: A top panel under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) — India’s national regulatory body for pharmaceuticals and medical devices — has recommended regulatory approval to import …