Category: Drugs
Illicit Drug Detector.
Gun being developed for law enforcement that will use UV light to scan for drugs. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 27th, 2006.
Safflower.
Plant that a company has genetically modified to produce human insulin. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 20th, 2006.
Propranolol.
Drug being tested that allows PTSD victims the ability to edit memories of their traumatic events.
Post date: Monday, July 17th, 2006.
Dz13.
Experimental drug that targets disease-causing genes and destroys them. (via)
Post date: Monday, July 10th, 2006.
Electroporation microfluidic channel.
Researchers have created a device that can scan a single cell for diseases. (via)
Post date: Friday, June 23rd, 2006.
Cannabigerol.
Post date: Tuesday, June 20th, 2006.
PA-457.
Drug entering clinical trials that blocks the spread of HIV.
Post date: Thursday, June 8th, 2006.
Magnetophoretic control.
Scientists use a magnetic field to control specially-designed nanodrugs and precisely deliver them to tumor cells. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, June 7th, 2006.
Zolpidem.
Sleeping drug that is allowing patients to temporarily wake up from a permanent vegetative state. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006.
Cesamet.
Drug approved by the FDA for treating chemotherapy-associated nausea contains a synthetic version of the active ingredient in marijuana. (via)
Post date: Thursday, May 18th, 2006.
Ventria Bioscience.
Company has developed a drug to combat diarrhea by growing rice engineered with human protein.
Post date: Tuesday, May 16th, 2006.
Ro15-4513.
Experimental drug that binds to neurons in the brain and stops the impairing effects of being drunk. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 9th, 2006.
War is over.
Mexico to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs.
Post date: Monday, May 1st, 2006.
CUV1647.
Drug designed to protect the body from UV exposure is implanted under the skin and produces a sun-tan. (via)
Post date: Thursday, April 20th, 2006.
Vivitrol.
Injectable drug designed to treat alcoholism approved by the FDA.
Post date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2006.
Hydralazine.
Drug used to treat hypertension discovered to have antidote properties that reverse nerve cell death. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2006.
Nrangheta.
Italian mafia plans to smuggle cocaine in from Colombia were foiled when they were caught trying to build a submarine.
Post date: Friday, March 31st, 2006.
Macromolecular weight.
Technique of making cancer drugs heavier allows them to impact deeper into tumors.
Post date: Friday, March 3rd, 2006.
8th.
Marijuana is number 8 in the top 10 agricultural commodities for the state of Washington. (via)
Post date: Thursday, February 16th, 2006.
Acomplia.
Diet pill that shows amazing results if taken for more than two years. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, February 15th, 2006.
Orexin-RA-1.
Drug that increases dreaming during sleep with a side effect of weight loss. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, February 7th, 2006.
California cocktail.
Prescription drug traces discovered in treated Los Angeles drinking water.
Post date: Tuesday, January 31st, 2006.
RiVax.
Experimental vaccine is proving to be safe and effective in preventing ricin poisoning.
Post date: Tuesday, January 31st, 2006.
Loophole.
Thai man busted in Singapore for dealing drugs escapes caning by getting a sex change.
Post date: Saturday, January 21st, 2006.
Cocaine Corner.
New York man openly blogs about his cocaine addiction.
Post date: Friday, January 13th, 2006.
Coca Sek.
Colombian soft drink competing with Coca-Cola will include a cocaine ingredient.
Post date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2005.
Skid row-dents.
Squirrels in England are becoming hooked on crack. (via)
Post date: Friday, October 7th, 2005.
Bufo toxin.
Kids in Australia are getting high on frogs.
Post date: Wednesday, September 28th, 2005.
Ratings booster.
Dutch man to take heroin and LSD live on TV. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, September 21st, 2005.
Got milk?
Russian cows will be feasting on a diet of marijuana plants.
Post date: Tuesday, August 16th, 2005.
Croc soup.
Crocodile blood may contain new solutions for HIV, antibiotics.
Post date: Tuesday, August 16th, 2005.
Game over.
Man tests his video game skills and tries to outrun cops in real life. (via)
Post date: Monday, August 15th, 2005.
Stolen stash.
Be careful what type of merchandise you declare was stolen from you when filing a police report.
Post date: Monday, July 25th, 2005.
Happy ending.
If you can’t beat ‘em, tie off your arm and shoot up before they haul you in.
Post date: Wednesday, June 29th, 2005.
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