NEW DELHI — Hundreds of people marched in New Delhi on Friday to protest an ambitious free-trade agreement being negotiated between India and the European Union that patient groups and health activists say could severely curtail India’s production and export of affordable drugs for millions living with HIV in developing countries. Read full article > >

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India-E.U. trade pact could boost AIDS treatment costs, health workers say

Drugs firm AstraZeneca announces a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new restructuring programme.

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AstraZeneca announces job losses

War on drugs documentary also gets award.

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‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Wins Sundance

With entries about women and drugs.

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Senate Hopeful’s Name Was on Offensive Blog

Folks, these are your Republican candidates on drugs. Yes, we know that jobs and the economy are the marquee issues for this campaign. Even major topics such as war and education are getting short shrift among the wannabe nominees. Read full article > >

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The Republican candidates on drugs

CVS Caremark has agreed to pay $5 million to reimburse some CVS and Walgreens customers who were allegedly misled about the prices of certain prescription drugs covered by Medicare, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday. Read full article > >

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In just three months, Justin Bieber will be a man. Legally. The pop juggernaut’s impending 18th birthday, and the transition into adulthood that will accompany that March milestone, was the main topic of his new interview with Lady Gaga employer V Magazine. Read full article > >

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Justin Bieber on turning 18: ‘I don’t want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing’

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has moved to limit the use of an antibiotic that is injected into livestock before slaughter, saying it could increase antibiotic resistance in humans. While the action is limited to only one of several drugs used on industrial feedlots, it is encouraging news for public health advocates who have long pushed the government to force livestock producers to use fewer antibiotics, saying they are overused and could endanger human lives by building up resistance to the drugs. One main concern is the use of antibiotics in healthy animals to spur growth or to keep them well in unsanitary feedlot conditions. Read full article > >

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FDA limits 1 class of antibiotics in livestock as public health groups urge gov’t to do more

Ministers are to announce £200m in additional support to help members of “troubled families” in England find work and deal with debt and drugs problems.

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Work plan for ‘troubled families’

Police say that drugs seized in Lisburn on Friday afternoon have an estimated value of £450,000.

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Lisburn drug haul ‘worth £450k’

The boss of a criminal gang said to control much of Colombia’s drugs trade hands himself to the authorities along with more than 280 members.

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Drug boss surrenders in Colombia

Christopher Washington found some good customers inside that Northeast D.C. rowhouse, making deals for revolvers, shotguns, ammunition, crack cocaine and heroin. He kept going back, authorities say, pulling in thousands of dollars. Then, in June, he offered up hand grenades and a rocket launcher. His customers were eager to buy. Read full article > >

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Year-long D.C. undercover sting netted arrests, guns, drugs

A new method to “carve” complex shapes out of nano-particles may create new medical tests and drugs delivery systems.

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Nano-carving offers medical leaps

A new method to “carve” complex shapes out of nano-particles may create new medical tests and drugs delivery systems.

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Nano-carving offers medical leaps

The federal government is grappling with the explosive question of whether to let anyone of any age buy the controversial morning-after pill Plan B directly off drugstore and supermarket shelves without a prescription. The Food and Drug Administration has until Wednesday to respond to a request from the drug’s manufacturer to make the pill as easy to get as toilet paper and toothpaste, a move pushed by some doctors, health advocates, family-planning activists, members of Congress and others to help women prevent unwanted pregnancies. Read full article > >

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FDA weighs putting Plan B morning-after pill on drugstore shelves