Posts Tagged ‘Drugs’

Gangs from Africa, Iran muscle in on South East Asia drugs: U.N.

Monday, November 28th, 2011
BANGKOK (Reuters) - International drug gangs from Africa and Iran are muscling in on Southeast Asia's booming methamphetamine business which has shown a staggering increase and is spreading through the region, the United Nations said in a report on Tuesday. Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), including amphetamine and methamphetamine, have become the drugs of choice in many parts of Southeast and ...

Third World to muscle in on low-cost drugs

Monday, September 19th, 2011
Chinese and Indian drug makers now manufacture more than 80 per cent of the active ingredients in drugs sold worldwide.

Researchers show that Sirt3 enzyme decreases in skeletal muscle of diabetes patients

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that an enzyme found in the mitochondria of cells is decreased in the skeletal muscle of those with diabetes, a finding that could lead to the development of drugs to boost the activity of this enzyme in an effort to fight the disease.

Vitamin D relieves joint, muscle pain for breast cancer patients

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
High-dose vitamin D relieves joint and muscle pain for many breast cancer patients taking estrogen-lowering drugs, according to a new study.

Vitamin D relieves joint, muscle pain for breast cancer patients

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
High-dose vitamin D relieves joint and muscle pain for many breast cancer patients taking estrogen-lowering drugs, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.