Aug 05 2011

Israeli Scientists Develop Date-Rape Drug Detector

Tag: Chemistry,Cocktails,Drinks,Drugs,Rape,Scientists,SensorsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:41 pm
The sensor has accurately detected date-rape drugs in drinks 100 percent of the time.

Aug 02 2011

Organized Crime Wiping Out Wildlife

Conservationists believe many of the criminal networks targeting wildlife are also involved in illicit arms and drug smuggling.

Jul 18 2011

How a Mission to Mars Could Kill You

Will bootprints in the Martian soil be a part of our future, or will the interplanetary trip prove too hazardous for humans?

Jul 11 2011

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain Emerges

Tag: Antibiotics,CDC,Drugs,Prevention,Sex and ReproductionDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 5:32 pm
Often called the "clap," the infection had been easily treatable -- until now.

Jul 08 2011

World’s First Synthetic Organ Transplant

Tag: Adult,Anatomy,Body Parts,Body Systems,Drugs,Health,Stem Cells,TrialDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 10:01 pm
Scientists craft an artificial windpipe from the patient's own stem cells.

Jul 01 2011

Tour de France Doping: Should It Be legal?

Tag: Bicycles,Competitions,Drugs,Olympics,Sports,SteroidsEric Niiler @ 11:53 am
Some argue that making performance enhancing drugs legal could make the sport of cycling safer.

Jun 02 2011

AIDS Battle 30 Years On: Tragedy and Hope

Tag: Death and Dying,Drugs,Epidemic,Immune System,Medicine,Sex and Reproduction,VaccineDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:01 pm
Nearly 30 million people have been killed by AIDS and more than 33 million have the virus that causes it.

Mar 03 2011

Charlie Sheen’s Self-Cure Claim: Possible?

Tag: Actors,Cocaine,Domestic Violence,Drugs,HeroinEric Niiler @ 2:41 pm
Sheen has been telling the world he has cured himself of addiction. Experts say it's possible, but can be problematic.

Feb 21 2011

US Researchers Defend Animal Testing

Tag: Animal Research,Animal Rights,Drugs,Laboratories,VaccineDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 5:12 pm
The subject may be unpalatable, but animal research has improved the quality of human life.

Jan 28 2011

Cocaine Killing Forests in Colombia

The drug trade increases deforestation, but a new assessment also finds national parks can buffer the effect.

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