Hamas terrorists were under the influence of a stimulant drug called Captagon as they carried out their October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, it has been reported. Captagon is a synthetic amphetamine-type stimulant that has been illegally produced in southern Europe. It
People who repeatedly misuse nitrous oxide could face up to two years in prison, while the maximum punishment for dealing will double to 14 years. The crackdown, pledged as part of the government’s Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, will make nitrous oxide a
A former Mexican defense secretary whose arrest in the United States in 2020 on drug charges strained relations between the two countries was celebrated Wednesday with an honorary military decoration. In October 2020, Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested in Los Angeles and
The Russian government is tightening restrictions on access to abortion-inducing drugs. Russia’s Ministry of Health announced Tuesday new limits on abortion drug distribution and sales at pharmacies. Misoprostol and mifepristone are specifically being targeted with the restrictions. The two drugs are now
Amid soaring demand for laxatives, many brands are in short supply across the country. This shortage of polyethylene glycol 3350 — the generic name for over-the-counter laxatives — has people scrambling for alternatives and doctors advising against using laxatives in excess. Dr.
A new study from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has revealed a major side effect of the oral medication alpelisib that is prescribed to breast cancer patients. The research, published by Wiley in the peer-reviewed American Cancer Society journal CANCER, found
MMA fighter, boxer, and social media personality Dillion Danis has questioned the legitimacy of Logan Paul’s test demand for their upcoming co-main event boxing match. The pair fight on the undercard for KSI vs. Tommy Fury. Misfits Boxing promoter Mams Taylor took to
The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on ten individuals associated with the Sinaloa drug trafficking cartel and Clan del Golfo in Colombia due to their involvement in drug trafficking. This move blocks their assets in the United States and prohibits U.S. citizens
Drug cartel turf battles cut off a series of towns in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas, near the Guatemala border, Mexico’s president acknowledged Monday. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that the cartels have cut off electrical power in some towns,
An antiviral drug widely used against COVID-19 is driving an unintended pattern of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is increasing its genetic diversity. This is the warning of an international team of researchers who studied some 15 million SARS-CoV-2 sequences to