(REUTERS) Canada’s health regulator is launching a probe into Pfizer’s arthritis drug, Xeljanz, after a trial by the company identified an increased risk of serious heart-related issues and cancer in the participants. The trial investigated the long-term safety of Xeljanz at two doses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, who... Read more
(Reuters) A United States judge has ordered the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be detained on charges she helped run his multibillion drug enterprise while he was in jail. Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, is charged. Guzman was convicted in February 2019 in a high-profile... Read more
One of the two founders of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberté, was arrested on charges of drug trafficking while trying to enter French Polynesia. Laliberté was detained for growing cannabis on his private island. It is illegal to grow, traffic, or consume cannabis in French Polynesia. It is unclear... Read more
Deadly Drug Becomes an Advertising Project
Archive 2015 Nov 10, 2015
When I say the word Fentanyl, do you know what I’m talking about? Fentanyl is a drug usually prescribed through a slow release patch for cancer patients. It has slowly made its way onto our streets and into the hands of drug dealers. It can be ripped open and... Read more
Beaches Easter parade celebrates 50 years
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