DRUGS

ANVISA authorizes use of vaccine and drug against monkeypox in Brazil

Published on: August 26, 2022
17:55

Brasilia, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has just authorized the use of a vaccine and drug to fight monkeypox virus, which has killed one person and infected 4,144 people in Brazil so far.

Panama´s SENAM seizes nearly 2 tons of cocaine

Published on: August 15, 2022
18:12

Panama City, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Panama's National Aeronaval Service (SENAN, in Spanish) on Monday managed to seize 1,900 kg of drugs stashed away inside a container aboard a ship from Turbo, Colombia, and heading to Slovenia.

Mexico seizes nearly two tons of cocaine in Michoacan

Published on: August 5, 2022
01:00

Mexico, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) More than 1.5 ton of cocaine have been seized by the Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR) off the coast of Michoacan, the military corps reported on its website on Thursday.

Panama has seized 70 tons of drugs to date this year

Published on: July 17, 2022
10:18

Panama City, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) The Panamanian government on Sunday reported that various security agencies have seized 70 tons of drugs to date this year.

Drug pollution threatens water quality of 43.5% of the world´s rivers

Published on: July 8, 2022
16:48

Washington, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) 43.5% of the world's rivers contains harmful levels of pharmaceutical drugs, according to a study published in the US journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate – WHO

Published on: June 22, 2022
16:15

Geneva, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. The 2021 report described the antibacterial clinical and preclinical pipeline as stagnant and far from meeting global needs. Since 2017 only 12 antibiotics have been passed, 10 of which belong to existing classes with established mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Mexico dissolves DEA’s special investigation unit (+Photo)

Published on: April 20, 2022
08:23

Mexico City, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Mexico dissolved the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the right arm of the United States’ questioned Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), diplomatic sources reported.

Cuba favors strengthening collaboration to fight drugs

Published on: March 14, 2022
13:11

Vienna, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is participating in the session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs with the interest of strengthening international collaboration, Cuban Deputy Minister of Justice Yashna Diaz said in this capital on Monday.

Experts recommend giving up drugs before adulthood

Published on: February 23, 2022
19:38

Washington, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) A study has assured that quitting drug before reaching adulthood will help people guarantee good performance in their working activities, a specialized source revealed Wednesday.

DNCD seizes 547 packages of drugs

Published on: January 30, 2022
13:34

Santo Domingo, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD, in Spanish) on Sunday reported as many as 547 packages of cocaine were seized in the San Pedro de Macorís province and in Caucedo Port.

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