TEHRAN, September 25 - Bank customers in the United Kingdom lost approximately £500 million to scams over a six month period, which experts warn end up in the pockets of people smugglers, drug traffickers and terrorists.
TEHRAN, September 18 -"Nearly all study participants were knowledgeable about minimizing their risk for overdose and many reported using methods to reduce their risk," said NYU researcher Courtney McKnight.
TEHRAN, July 25 -The active ingredient in pot that gets you high can calm agitation in people with advanced Alzheimer's disease, a small new study suggests.
TEHRAN, July 16 - The Sri Lanka government this month announced it would execute drug dealers to "replicate the success" of the Philippines war on drug s.
TEHRAN, June 15 -A team of AIDS researchers in Hong Kong says its new research, tested on mice, indicates a functional cure for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, eventually leading to a new antibody that could be used for both prevention and treatment.
TEHRAN, May 31 - A top Iranian commander said the police forces have confiscated more than 13 tons of illicit drug s along the country's border regions over the past two months.
TEHRAN, April 24 - Delivering a swansong address to the United Nations, Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos called Tuesday for a shift in the global approach to drug trafficking, which he described as the main threat to peace.
Japanese regulators considered data from a first late-stage trial in making their decision. Xofluza, which was developed in 2015, is the first drug to be approved through the fast-track review system, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
TEHRAN, November 22 - The US has been waging a war against drug s for half a century, viewing drug addiction as a criminal phenomenon instead of a health issue, therefore no headway has been made in curbing the US opioid crisis, an American analyst says.
TEHRAN, October 22 -Morocco has recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Algeria after the Algerian foreign minister accused Moroccan banks of laundering drug money in Africa, according to state media.
TEHRAN, October 10 -The life-saving antibiotic of “last resort” is in danger of becoming powerless after a drug -resistant gene was found to have spread across the globe in the last two years. Scientists believe it’s one of the greatest dangers now facing humanity.
TEHRAN, June 28, YJC - Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have managed to seize more than 16,000 kilograms of various types of illicit drug s in the southern province of Hormozgan over the past three months, the provincial police chief announced.
The Iranian people will come to use new biotechnological medicines produced by the country's scientists in the next five years, an official said on Sunday.
RIYADH, April 6, 2015 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia beheaded a citizen for drug trafficking on Monday raising to 57 the number of executions it has carried out so far this year.
Hong Kong (CNN) -- The 32-year-old son of actor and kung fu star Jackie Chan has been charged with a drug offense and could face up to three years in jail.
Tehran, YJC. -- On the occasion of UN Day, the United Nations in Iran is launching the Summary Report of the work completed during 2012-2013 under the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the Islamic Republic of Iran on Wednesday.