Did you eat your Cheerios this morning? You may have just inadvertently taken an unapproved drug. Or so says the FDA, who has just sent a warning letter to General Mills, the maker of the cereal.
Promoting them as a drug that can lower cholesterol is going too far. That's what the Food and Drug Administration says the yellow box does. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Scientists think they've found a drug that can treat the deadliest form of skin cancer, even in advanced stages of the disease.

Good news! picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

In a discovery that could brighten up the lives of millions, scientists have created a drug that restores white hair to its natural colour.

They hope the drug, converted into a shampoo, could eventually be used as an alternative to dyes to hide greying locks. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

"Minh Phu Le poisoned his daughter Skyla on Friday and attempted suicide with the same drug because he wanted to punish his mistress -- the girl's mother -- for trying to leave him, investigators said."

I cannot adequately express my horror. picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

Scopolamine is a colorless, tasteless, odorless drug. The most horrifying side effect of the drug is not is ability to make zombies of its victims, but the complete amnesia it causes. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

When researchers analyzed vials of treated wastewater taken from a plant where about 90 Indian drug factories dump their residues, they were shocked. Enough of a single, powerful antibiotic was being spewed into one stream each day to treat every person in a city of 90,000. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it has received reports of mood disorders and erratic behavior among patients taking Chantix. The drug won regulatory approval last year to aid adults trying to quit smoking and sales totaled $101 million. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A collaborative team of researchers has identified a potent new anti-cancer drug isolated from a toxic blue-green algae found in the South Pacific. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A team of researchers has mapped patterns of illicit drug use across the state of Oregon using a method of sampling municipal wastewater before it is treated. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Opium is taking a heavy toll on the women and children of Afghanistan, but it's addiction, not production, that's entering the spotlight. Opium is cheaper than a meal, staves off hunger, and brings the family some happiness, one addicted mother says as she prepares opium tea for her four children, aged from 4 to 13. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Brain changes in chocoholics that occur when they see or eat chocolate are similar to those in addicts when they take drugs, scientists say. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Researchers have uncovered a molecular mechanism that governs the formation of fears stemming from traumatic events. The work could lead to the first drug to treat the millions of adults who suffer each year from persistent, debilitating fears - including hundreds of soldiers returning from conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists uncover a breakthrough drug for the treatment of the severe prostate cancer that claims to be more effective than chemotherapy. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Two men who sold fake penises enabling drug cheats to give clean urine samples have pleaded guilty to conspiracy. They were charged last month with selling the Whizzinator penis - a lifelike device used to emit clean, realistically warm urine instead of the user's true urine. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Recovering drug addicts, guitar-strumming youths and cloistered nuns on Saturday welcomed Pope Benedict XVI into rural Brazil, where he warned drug dealers they face the wrath of God for unleashing a deadly scourge across Latin America. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The priest in charge of a drug treatment centre where patients were allegedly beaten has been dismissed, the Serbian Orthodox Church said. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago