Forex rate is causing many drugs to no longer be on the shelves- Pharmacists

Now that there is a shortage of foreign exchange in the country, experts have observed that many important drugs in Nigeria are gradually disappearing while prices of the available ones have gone so high that only few people can afford it.

Would you take pills to help you stop the crave for drinking?

Doctors in England and Wales are now able to make use of a tablet to help treat people with alcohol addiction.

Teenage exposure to drugs, alcohol affects chance of use in adulthood

Previous research has linked parental abuse of substances to substance use among youths but researchers say this is the first time they are taking a look at the long-term results of this exposure.

Nigerian Women's 4x400 relay team disqualified from 2016 Rio Games after an athlete tested positive

The Nigerian Women's 4x400 relay team will not compete in the 2016 Rio Games, after an athlete, Tosin Adeloye, tested positive for a banned substance.

Unprecedented Alzheimer’s drug slows disease by 80 per cent

Finally, there’s a drug that seems to have a big effect on the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. It took 30 years to develop, but the treatment has proven successful in a large trial of people with mild to moderate symptoms of the disorder.

Overdose: Reality star Lamar Odom's family stage intervention

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Lamar Odom was hospitalized in October 2015 after a near-fatal overdose at a brothel in Nevada. In the following months, Khloe Kardashian helped him recover and even briefly leased a rental home for him in Calabasas, California.

Vaccines bestsellers for big pharmaceutical companies- Report

If you asked someone what they thought the best-selling products for multinational companies were, they would probably say it's drugs.

12 most reputable pharmaceutical companies in the world

Recently, a survey was published scoring exactly how good people in developed countries all over the world feel about big pharmaceutical companies.

This is the drug that got Maria Sharapova a two-year ban from tennis

Suspended Russian tennis champion Maria Sharapova said she made a "huge mistake" after failing a drug test by taking a banned performance-enhancing drug called meldonium.

Are herbal remedies really an overlooked global health hazard? (Professors comment)

Millions of people around the world use herbal health remedies, following a tradition that began millennia ago.

Nigerian man arrested while selling drugs near a primary school

A Nigerian national in his 30s has been arrested for dealing drugs in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa. 

How more Americans die every day from legal drug overdose than car accidents- White House

The prescription opioid abuse and heroin epidemic claims the lives of tens of thousands of Americans each year. The President has made clear that addressing this epidemic is a priority for his Administration, and has escalated the fight against the epidemic on three different fronts: expanding access to treatment, preventing overdose deaths, and increasing community prevention strategies.