Novartis gets approval for first malaria drug for babies and children
World 17:42 08/07/2025ZURICH - Novartis on Tuesday said it had received approval in Switzerland for Coartem Baby, which it said was the first drug to treat malaria in babies and young children.
New Zealand approves medicinal use of 'magic mushrooms'
World 14:43 18/06/2025New Zealand on Wednesday approved the medicinal use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound notably found in so-called "magic mushrooms".
WHO to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue
World 13:56 02/05/2025LONDON - The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday showed, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem.
Police dismantle drug network in Vietnam’s Da Lat City
Vietnam News 11:16 28/05/2024Four related individuals have been apprehended
Vietnam averts transportation of 210,000 drug pills from Laos
Vietnam News 09:02 15/04/2023A man attempted to transport up to 210,000 drug pills from Laos into Vietnam
Vietnam court sentences 2 to death for transporting 20kg of drugs
Vietnam News 14:50 15/09/2022The two men claimed to be following the directions of a suspect in Cambodia
Ex-policeman sentenced to 20 years in jail for trading meth
Vietnam News 15:19 17/08/2022He used to be a policeman and became acquainted with some drug dealers
Vietnam court sentences men to death for transporting crystal meth
Vietnam News 17:12 06/07/2022The court handed down the death penalty to Nguyen Quoc Ngo, 31, and Mai Van Thinh, 20, on Monday
Vietnam court sentences four to death for transporting, trading 45kg of narcotics
Vietnam News 17:53 01/07/2022The People’s Court in Dong Nai sentenced four people to death for illicitly transporting and trading 45 kilograms of narcotics
Vietnam police seize over 1.3 tonnes of drugs in year’s first half
Vietnam News 18:26 29/06/2022Police in Vietnam solved more than 10,000 drug-related cases in the first six months of 2022
Vietnam court sentences woman to death for transporting 77kg of drugs
Vietnam News 15:00 28/06/2022Another defendant was condemned to life in prison for the same offense
Ho Chi Minh City police detain seven in massive counterfeit drug ring
Vietnam News 18:30 11/06/2022Police seized some 1.2 million fake pills in the case
