Tough TB Responds to Drug Treatment An antibiotic used to treat severe infections shows promise against a very resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis. XDR-TB is resistant to at least four of the drugs used most often against the disease. Extensive...
Imported drugs to go on China's electronic monitoring network BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's food and drug safety watchdog plans to put imported drugs on the national electronic monitoring network in a move to step up drug management. Overseas p...
NANNING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Lu Huizhen, director of Shizishan community in Pingxiang of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has another role that makes her feel a sense of achievement -- leading a team of women to persuade drug users...
Music Industry Addresses Drug, Alcohol Problems The shocking stories are familiar - lives cut short by alcohol and drug abuse. Cocaine contributed to Whitney Houston's death. She drowned in her bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel earlier this year. Mich...
Health Report - US Considers Approving Drug to Prevent HIV This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies show that a drug called Truvada can prevent HIV infections. The pill is taken once a day. Studies showed it was ninety percent effective...
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,...
Le galize Drugs, Says Former British Spy Chief Ciudad Juarez on the U.S.-Mexico border - a frontline in the global war on drugs. Mexican authorities recently intercepted this haul of weapons and ammunition, destined for the drug gangs that make this...
Drug Crime, Development Top Agenda for Summit of Americas Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 2009. The president attended his first Summit of the Americas, pledging to seek equal partnerships with other nations in the hemisphere. He also had his first encou...
Math May Determine Best HIV Drug Combinations Treating people infected with the AIDS virus involves using a combination of antiretroviral drugs. But some combinations work better than others. Now, a mathematical formula has been developed that may ev...
In US, Prescription Drug Overdoses More Deadly Than Car Crashes The death of American singer and actress Whitney Houston has sparked discussion about accidental overdosing on prescription drugs. The official cause of Houston's death is still pending,...