AP - The former police chief of the border city of Nuevo Laredo on Friday said he resigned because he was tired from the stress of working in a city dominated by drug cartels fighting a bloody turf war.

AP - Arizona authorities have filed felony drug charges against two members of a family that was rescued from a snowbound motor home earlier this week.

Reuters - King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on Friday said U.S. regulators have determined that clinical data on use by children of its Altace hypertension drug was insufficient and a new trial may be needed.

A Kenyan court is to rule on whether to delay the incineration of Africa's biggest cocaine seizure.

German drugs firm Bayer makes a $19.5bn bid for Schering, after the latter rejects a bid from Merck.

AP - Federal health advisers said Wednesday that Ritalin and other drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should not carry strong "black-box" warnings about potential cardiovascular and psychiatric risks.

AP - The narcolepsy drug modafinil should not be approved as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children until more is learned about a possible link to a serious skin disease, federal advisers said Thursday.

Reuters - Cephalon Inc.'s Provigil drug is not safe enough to win approval for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and teenagers, even though data showed it worked, a U.S. advisory panel said on Thursday.

Reuters - Nearly 2 million more people have signed up for Medicare prescription drug benefits, U.S. officials said on Thursday as they worked to enroll more elderly and disabled Americans before an upcoming deadline.

AP - The narcolepsy drug modafinil should not be approved as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children until more is learned about a possible link to a serious skin disease, federal advisers said Thursday.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Teenagers who have used herbal supplements in the past are more likely to have also used tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs, a new study shows.

Reuters - Cephalon Inc.'s Provigil drug is not safe enough to be marketed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and teenagers, a panel of U.S. health advisers decided in a 12-1 vote on Thursday.

AP - About 1.9 million elderly and disabled Americans enrolled in the new Medicare drug benefit over the past month, bringing the total of those who have voluntarily enrolled to 7.2 million.

Reuters - Cephalon Inc.'s Provigil drug effectively treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and teenagers, U.S. health experts unanimously said on Thursday.

Reuters - Tolterodine treatment, sold in the US under the name of Detro, is part of a class of medications called antimuscarinics, which prevent bladder contractions, according to researchers who also found that tolterodine is a well-tolerated treatment for overactive bladder in men with bladder outlet obstruction and the drug does not seem to cause urinary retention,

Breast cancer charities have welcomed a study showing a combination of drugs could extend the life expectancy.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Aricept, which is typically used to treat mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, seems to reverse some cognitive and functional deterioration in patients with severe forms of the disease, Swedish researchers report.

AP - A North Korean cargo ship seized after being used to smuggle heroin into Australia was sunk Thursday when the Australian air force used the vessel for target practice.

AP - Moments after pleading guilty to seven drug charges in a London court on Thursday, troubled rocker Pete Doherty lashed out at reporters covering the appearance and kicked one in the arm.

Reuters - Two Australian fighter jets bombed and sank an impounded North Korean cargo ship on Thursday in what Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said was a strong message to Pyonyang about its involvement in drug running.