HEALTH-RUSSIA:  Mandatory Drugs Testing May Not Work
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MOSCOW, Jul 16 (IPS) - Russian authorities plan to enforce mandatory  testing to detect drugs use among students joining academic  institutions this year. It will be a tough task ahead.
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The government Thursday approved a new program to fight diseases that contribute to Russia's plunging population, which President Vladimir Putin has singled out as a serious hindrance to its prosperity, news reports said.
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MOSCOW: On the day British police investigating the poisoning of a former Russian spy began forensic work in Moscow, Russia's prosecutor general laid down strict ground rules and said no Russians could be ...Comment
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Lessons on drugs have not worked and more must be done about smoking and alcohol,  advisers say.
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The system to monitor the hidden, harmful effects of widely prescribed drugs is broken. Congress should consider creating an agency independent of the Food and Drug Administration to keep watch over an industry
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The report on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball outlines a general road map for improving its drug testing system, but prescribes no timetable and few specific directives.
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Medical researchers said the U.S. needs a system independent of the F.D.A. to detect harmful effects of drugs already on the market.
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More than a decade ago, a howl went up about the way new drugs were tested. Virtually all trials were limited to white males, even though some medical differences based on race are widely acknowledged.
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Widely used cold and cough medicines have not been shown to work in anyone younger than 12, government health advisers said Friday, in urging the over-the-counter drugs be studied directly in children.
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Â· OSCE says restrictions prevent it doing its jobÂ· Russia accuses observers of double standards
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The radioactive substance that doctors believe killed a Kremlin critic and former Soviet spy could have come from Russia, but nuclear experts said Saturday it would be difficult for investigators to pinpoint blame for the death even if the origin of the toxin is determined.
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A decade after the government began trying to ensure that prescription drugs used to treat children work and are safe, doctors still have scant information to guide them when they administer many medications to kids.
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NEW PROVIDENCE, New Jersey  - Two states are initiating random testing this week to try to stop the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in high school sports.
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Random testing is succeeding in deterring pupils from taking drugs, says head teacher.
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NEW PROVIDENCE, New Jersey  - Two U.S. states are initiating random testing this week to try to stop the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in high school sports.
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MOSCOW, Dec 1 (IPS) - The budget for treatment of HIV and AIDS has been  doubled in Russia, but patients are complaining they still do not  have access to adequate treatment.
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Subjecting children to drug testing is  usually a bad idea for a host of reasons, including often  inaccurate results and loss of the child's trust, a leading  pediatricians' group said on Monday.