Pfizer Inc. is the world’s largest drug maker, and the biggest among Big Pharma. It will also pay the largest healthcare fraud settlement in US history with ‘a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription drug promotions’ of 4 prescription drugs. The case: deceptive and fraudulent marketing of the drugs Bextra (anti-inflammatory), [...]

Michael Jackson’s toxicology report is holding up the full swing of the criminal investigation that his recent death has required. Toxicology reports are expected to hold water in courts that is why a meticulous and scientific process to produce such a report will make it legally offensive evidence. These reports, though, understandably take time to [...]

Three decades of tolerance to the consumption of marijuana in the Netherlands may be coming to an end. A report commissioned by the government (center-left) advises reconsider the classification of drugs for mild hashish sold in the country.
Currently, an adult, whether or not Dutch, you can legally consume up to 5 grams of marijuana in [...]

Colombian police intercepts marijuana with taste of chocolate on the border with Ecuador.

Marijuana with flavors of chocolate, strawberry, kiwi, peach and apple was seized today by the Colombian police in a parcel sent from the city of Carthage (southwest) to a border town with Ecuador, official sources reported today.
In a control inspection conducted by the [...]

There are chemicals found in pharmaceutical products that are also used in other industrial and manufacturing purposes. Lithium is used for the treatment of bipolar disorder, as well as for making ceramics. Nitroglycerin is a medication for the heart, as well as an ingredient in bomb-making. Copper is in contraceptives, as well as wires and [...]

DMX, the notorious rapper has pleaded guilty to drug charges and also for stealing and animal cruelty. The bad guy rapper has been in news lately for many of his evil deeds. DMX’s real name is Earl Simmons and he rather popular with teenyboppers. He pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty, theft and [...]

If you thought medicine was soon going to get intelligent and find its way to the area of the body where it’s actions are required, then, Philips has comes up with an impressive new iPill. The intelligent pill comes with a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and even a drug reservoir, which would go ahead [...]