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Drugs

Antibiotics May Relieve Back Pain Symptoms

Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain, according to a new study.

2013/05/17

Pfizer To Begin Selling Erectile Dysfunction Pill Viagra Online

Men who are bashful no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. reportedly says it will begin selling its popular erectile dysfunction pill Viagra directly to patients on its website.

2013/05/06

Hurd Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge

Former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to buy cocaine and marijuana to buy cocaine to set up a drug-distribution network, a move that leaves him facing significant prison time.

2013/04/11

Lawyer Says Hurd Will Plead Guilty

Sam Hurd’s attorney said that the former NFL player is expected to enter a guilty plea to charges arising from what prosecutors describe as efforts to launch a drug distribution network.

2013/04/11

Prescription drug bottles at a pharmacy. (credit: AP)

Bill Allowing Patients To Refuse Drugs Considered

People living in state homes for the disabled would get the right to refuse psychoactive drugs under a proposal advancing in the Texas Legislature.

2013/04/09

Packed cannabis at a growing facility. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

North Texas Man Sentenced For 245lb Drug Load

A federal judge in Lubbock has sentenced a North Texas man to nearly six years in prison for hauling more than 245 pounds of marijuana.

2013/03/30

Senate Committee Approves Drug Testing For Welfare Benefits

The Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee has approved a bill to require drug screening before receiving welfare.

2013/03/26

Photo of a Dallas Police Department squad car. (credit: Dallas Police Department)

Dallas Murder Rate Up 50%, But Yearly Rate Could Be Lowest

When looking at the numbers, compared to the same time last year, the murder rate in Dallas is up more than 50-percent. But Dallas police say the numbers are skewed, because last February saw record low homicide numbers.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/03/25

Court: Can Drug Companies Pay To Delay Generics?

Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.

2013/03/24

Dogs Help North Texas Parents Sniff Out Kids’ Drug Problems

Some North Texas parents are using drug-sniffing dogs as well to try to find out if their children are using drugs.

CBS 11–2013/03/15

A Burger King sign sits outside of a restaurant in Glendale, California. (credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Burger King Plans Apology After Twitter Hack

Burger King said Monday that it reached out to Twitter to suspend its account after an apparent hack.

2013/02/18

Russell Lewis Watson Jr. (credit: Kaufman County Sheriff's Office)

Police Bust Kaufman County Drug Suspects

An investigation by undercover narcotics officers led to the arrests of two people in Kaufman County. Both were taken into custody without incident on Monday afternoon.

2013/02/13

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