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Cage calls for united fight against crime (AP)
VIENNA – Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage, the frequent star of gangster thrillers, called Thursday for a united fight against organized crime. Cage, a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Global Justice, said the threat posed by criminal networks is too big for communities or states to confront on their own and that countries must work together to battle it.
2nd nanny says she kept lists of Anna Nicole drugs (AP)
LOS ANGELES – A second nanny testifying at the drug conspiracy trial of Anna Nicole Smith’s two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend says she kept a list of drugs given to the model and that it numbered 18 at one point. Nadine Alexie said Tuesday that she was vigilant about the medications Smith was taking because she was studying to be a pharmacy technician, and had made lists of Smith’s drugs.
Advanced Life Sciences Applies for FDA Fast-Track Designation for Restanza in CABP
CHICAGO, July 28 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ADLS), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs in the therapeutic areas of infection, oncology and respiratory diseases, today announced that the Company has applied to the U.S.
Look-alike, sound-alike drugs trigger dangers
Whether the drug mistake was caused by a garbled telephone message, a typing error or a computer problem, Shelley Sanders isn’t sure. She just knows that her 62-year-old mother was…
Frost & Sullivan Web Conference on the European Melanoma Skin Cancer Market: Will the Drugs in Pipeline Deliver?
LONDON, May 18 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — There are only two FDA/EMEA approved drugs currently available for treating advanced melanoma. The available drugs, however, are not completely effective and have adverse effects.
New tool to block HIV: Better vaginal gels
WASHINGTON – Try after try to make vaginal creams that could repel the AIDS virus have failed. Now researchers are testing if a drug used to treat HIV infection finally might give women a tool to prevent it — by infusing the medicine into vaginal gels and contraceptive-style rings.
Cop posing as UPS agent makes drug bust
Two Lake County residents were charged with drug-related crimes after accepting a package of marijuana sent to them from Arizona through the United Parcel Service, police said.
Nurse accused of ignoring suspicious deaths gets $10,000 to help defense
The defense for a registered nurse accused of turning a blind eye to several suspicious deaths at a McHenry County nursing home received a huge boost Thursday when a judge agreed to give her $10,000 in county money to hire expert witnesses. Judge Joseph Condon ruled that Penny Whitlock is indigent and therefore eligible to receive financial assistance to retain witnesses on issues “crucial” to her defense.
Roommates busted for operating ‘mobile meth lab’
GLENWOOD (STMW) — Two south suburban men have been charged with allegedly operating a “mobile meth lab” out of their home and minivan. Kevin Halter, 51, was arrested while driving the minivan from his Glenwood home Friday night.
