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A new study by the Mayo Clinic shows that drinking one 16-ounce energy drink can significantly increase blood pressure as well as stress hormone responses. The results raise concerns that consumption of energy drinks could, in turn, increase the risk of cardiovascular problems. Previous studies showed that energy drinks lead to increased blood pressure in young people, but the new research sees the link between energy drinks and an increase in the stress hormone norepinephrine.

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Climate change has likely been contributing to a steady decline in the U.S. birth rate, researchers said, predicting as many as 100,000 fewer babies born each year by the end of the century. Data shows the number of babies born drops in the eight to 10 months after a spate of days on which the average temperature exceeds 80°F (26.6 °C), according to research by the

Melilli (Italy) (AFP) – The shy children from a dog-eared photograph found in the pocket of a migrant drowned off Italy may never know what happened to the man who might have been their father. Putting names to those who die while crossing the Mediterranean to Europe is a huge challenge for forensic scientists, with clues sometimes limited to no more than a scar or a solitary tatoo. Cristina Cattaneo and her team pull on

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Efforts to treat myotonic dystrophy type 1, the most common form of muscular dystrophy, are in their infancy. In a new study, researchers report they have added new capabilities to an experimental drug agent that previously defeated only one of DM1’s many modes of action. Their retooled compounds interrupt the disease’s pathology in three ways. “We’ve rationally designed something to target multiple pathways, which is contrary to the traditional thinking in medicinal chemistry, where you

An innovative high school health program helped students maintain healthier weights and even alleviated severe depression for a full year after the program ended. Researchers found that 12 months after completing the COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program, students had markedly lower body mass index than students who received a more standard health curriculum. Additionally, COPE teens who began the program with extremely elevated depression had symptoms in the normal range after 12 months. COPE (Creating

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Environmental factors may be a contributory cause in the development of some childhood cancers, leading scientists have revealed. Experts at Newcastle University, UK, have carried out pioneering analysis of neuroblastic tumours in children and young adults in northern England from 1968 to 2011. Neuroblastic tumours are cancers of a special type of cell which is involved in the development of the nervous system outside of the brain and spinal cord and they are predominantly seen

Ambulances deployed at temporary locations that can be changed depending on the time of day and accident statistics can reduce response time and may save lives on the way to the hospital. Researchers at Sahlgrenska University studied fluid deployment of ambulances in Shiraz, Iran. While there is no doubt that rapid commencement of care saves lives, Emergency Medical Services are struggling to meet the predesignated response time, world-wide. Compared ambulance services Researchers at the Prehospital

Executed in 2015 in the US state of Georgia, Andrew Brannan is one of thousands of US soldiers who serve, come home from battle with mental scars, commit murder and are put to death. At least 10 percent of those executed in the United States are military veterans, according to a report out Tuesday. Alarmingly, courts hardly take into account the psychiatric conditions of the military veterans, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC).

By Julia Harte and Jim Forsyth (Reuters) – U.S. military veterans make up about 10 percent of inmates on death row and courts are not doing enough to consider post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a mitigating factor in sentencing, a study released on Tuesday said. About 300 of the roughly 3,000 inmates on America’s state and federal death rows are military veterans and the majority suffers PTSD from serving in the Korean, Vietnam and

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) – Eighty eight people suspected of human trafficking were brought before a Bangkok court on Tuesday for examination of evidence and witnesses ahead of a trial, following a crackdown on Thailand’s lucrative smuggling syndicates. The examination of witnesses is expected to take four days, and will herald the start of what is expected to be a lengthy trial process where convictions are far from certain. The

IMAGE: A closer look at a coated surface using a scanning electron microscope shows a tiny silver nanocubes sitting on a gold surface. view more Credit: Maiken Mikkelsen and Gleb Akselrod, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Researchers have devised a technology that can bring true color to infrared imaging systems, like the one used to track Arnold Schwarzenegger through the jungle in the movie “Predator.” Traditional infrared imaging systems may look colorful on screen, with warm

(Boston)–High blood pressure or hypertension is a major health problem that affects more than 70 million people in the U.S., and over one billion worldwide. Despite being a critically important risk factor for heart and kidney disease, defining the “optimal” blood pressure has been a challenge. In a perspective in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine, Aram Chobanian, MD, President Emeritus, Boston University, comments that recent findings from the SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention

Researchers from the University of Bradford have joined forces with German high-tech company, Avant-garde Materials Simulation, to successfully predict the crystal structures of small organic molecules by computational methods without experimental input. These findings were revealed in the 6th blind test of crystal structure prediction, an exercise conducted by twenty five international research groups that was organised by the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC). Crystal structures describe the periodically repeating arrangement of molecules in a

Dr. Lily Calderwood, a researcher at the University of Vermont, and a team of researchers have published an open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management that should help hop farmers in the northeastern U.S. to manage insect pests. The article provides a comprehensive assessment of hop pests and methods for managing them. Over the past five years, hop acreage has increased in the region as many local breweries are eager to use them.

IMAGE: This is Jackson T. Wright Jr., MD, PhD, of University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. view more Credit: University Hospitals Case Medical Center CLEVELAND – Jackson T. Wright Jr., MD, PhD, and researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center presented new results from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) showing that in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events, targeting a systolic blood pressure of less than

IMAGE: On Nov. 9 at 10:05 UTC (5:05 a.m. EST), the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured a visible image of an elongated Tropical Cyclone Megh in the Gulf… view more Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA, Jeff Schmaltz Tropical Cyclone Megh moved past the Horn of Africa and into the Gulf of Aden when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead from space and captured an image of the second tropical cyclone to affect Yemen this year.

The case of Courtney Lockhart shows what some people like Dieter say is the criminal justice system’s unfair treatment of veterans with PTSD. Lockhart spent 16 months in Ramadi, Iraq, where he witnessed many fellow soldiers get killed. In his brigade, 64 soldiers died. Lockhart returned home with PTSD. In 2008, he carjacked and murdered an Auburn University freshman. A jury convicted him in 2010 and unanimously recommended life without parole. But the judge overrode

i Having a safety net can make us less motivated to achieve our primary goals … like, for example, preventing our boats from sinking. Hanna Barczyk for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Hanna Barczyk for NPR Having a safety net can make us less motivated to achieve our primary goals … like, for example, preventing our boats from sinking. Hanna Barczyk for NPR Jihae Shin was a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton

i Birth control pills are 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy, research shows — but only if you remember to take them as prescribed. Rod-shaped implants, T-shaped IUDs and vaginal rings are other options. BSIP/Science Source Contraceptive implants and IUDs are very effective in preventing pregnancy — nearly 100 percent, statistics show. A new federal survey finds many more women are making this choice than did a decade ago. Federal researchers analyzed data from a

It turns out that we may be the best forecasters of our own health. New research from Carnegie Mellon University psychologists shows that a simple self-rating of health accurately predicts susceptibility to the common cold in healthy adults aged 18-55 years. Published in Psychosomatic Medicine, the study – led by CMU’s Sheldon Cohen – indicates that low self-rated-health is associated with poorer immune system competence. “Poor self-ratings of health have been found to predict poor

There is increasing evidence that the brain changes of Alzheimer’s disease begin decades before memory and thinking problems occur, prompting the need for better methods of early detection for this progressive, fatal brain disease. Consequently, there is a growing school of thought that the most effective future Alzheimer’s drug therapies will be administered to those who are at high risk of the disease before cognitive symptoms appear. To bolster development of a simple, inexpensive, noninvasive

The greatest challenge facing the world today is the need to achieve sustainable development–development that will bring economic and social progress to all without harming the future of our planet. This week in Brazil at the 10th Internet Governance Forum meeting, the Internet Society is calling on the global Internet community to act now to unlock the Internet’s full potential as the defining force in shaping the world for the next generation and beyond. In

There’s no doubt about it: I’m ready to pop. The thought of, “Is she really in there?” has completely subsided and has been replaced with the inevitable juxtaposition of, “When the hell is she coming out?” Within the span of a month, my wife and I have gone to a wedding, a funeral and now, soon, a birth — our own daughter. The circle of life is captivating and, I might add, a bit discombobulating.

(Reuters) – Shares of Mallinckrodt Plc closed down 17 percent after short-seller Citron Research called the drugmaker “a far worse offender of the reimbursement system” in a tweet. Earlier in October, Citron had accused Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc of using specialty pharmacies to inflate revenue. “The market has been so focused on Valeant that they forgot about other platform companies, which are levered and face the same headwinds in reimbursement,” Citron’s Andrew Left

By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) – Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc could reopen locations in Washington state and Oregon as soon as Wednesday after a batch of tests found no E. coli bacteria in food samples, health officials said on Monday. Public health officials are still working to identify the cause of the E. coli food poisoning that has sickened 43 people, most of whom dined at eight Chipotle restaurants in the greater Seattle and

IMAGE: This image shows Christopher Evans from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit on site with members of the excavation team. view more Credit: Cambridge Archaeological Unit Archaeologists from the University of Cambridge have unearthed the earliest known European Christian church in the tropics on one of the Cabo Verde islands, 500km off the coast of West Africa, where the Portuguese established a stronghold to start the first commerce with Africa south of the Sahara. This turned into

IMAGE: This is an Anderson’s Pitviper (Trimeresurus Andersoni), a highly venomous snake, photographed by Dr. Kartik Sunagar in the Andaman Islands of India. view more Credit: (Photo courtesy Dr. Kartik Sunagar) In a new study published in the journal PLOS Genetics, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have revealed new discoveries about how animal venom evolves. Venom is a complex mixture of proteins and other toxic chemicals produced by animals such as snakes and spiders,

HOUSTON – (Nov. 9, 2015) – The continued marketing and use of experimental stem cell-based interventions inside and outside the United States is problematic and unsustainable, according to a new paper by science policy and bioethics experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Wake Forest University. Disillusioned patients, tired of waiting for the cures they were promised, are seeking unproven stem cell-based treatments that are causing more harm than good, said the

IMAGE: Implanted microLED devices light up, activating peripheral nerve cells in mice. The devices are being developed and studied by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and… view more Credit: Gereau lab/Washington University Building on wireless technology that has the potential to interfere with pain, scientists have developed flexible, implantable devices that can activate — and, in theory, block — pain signals in the body and spinal cord before those signals reach

IMAGE: Blastocysts in this study were immunostained to show pluripotency factor NANOG localised to the inner cell mass, primitive endoderm specifier GATA6, outer trophectoderm marker CDX2 and nuclei. view more Credit: Original figure by Bertone and colleagues adapted by Spencer Phillips, EMBL-EBI Cambridge, UK, 9 November 2015 – Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Wellcome Trust- Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at the University of Cambridge have identified factors that spark

Could a solar eclipse over Europe during the day affect the power generated by Germany’s photovoltaic systems or solar panels, thereby challenging the reliability of the electrical supply across the country? A new analysis based on simulations and data from the partial solar eclipse that occurred over Europe on the morning of March 20th indicates that such shadowing causes a sudden drop in the power gradient, followed by a steep rise. However, during the shadowing

SEATTLE — Washington state health officials said Monday they have found no source for the E. coli outbreak related to Chipotle, and the chain’s Pacific Northwest restaurants could reopen later this week. All the tests of food from Chipotle stores in Washington and Oregon came back negative for E. coli, Washington state epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist said. Chipotle did its own testing, and those results came back negative as well. CBS This Morning E. coli

You’ve probably complained about your sneezing, sniffling co-worker, until you’re the one to coming into work with a cold.  Germs seem to spread in the office as mightily as they did back in grade school, and it might be partly because one out of every four Americans shows up to work sick. Now new research finds people around the globe are prone to working when they should be home in bed, most likely due to a combination of

Why do we have cheerleaders? The Practice:Don’t rain on the parade. Why? Let’s say you’ve had an interesting idea or moment of inspiration, or thought of a new project, or felt some enthusiasm bubbling up inside you. Your notions are not fully formed and you’re not really committed to them yet, but they have promise and you like them and are trying them on for size. Then what? If a family member or friend responds

Lively wrote in her post: “Female genital mutilation is not just a third world issue. 504,000 girls in the U.S. alone are at risk for genital mutilation. Join me, @jahaendfgm and @lorealparisusa in raising our hands to stand up for women globally as we spend our #wcw this month honoring the women who are changing our world.” The number of women and girls in the United States who are at risk of female genital mutilation has more than

We all love yoga for its therapeutic effects, yet you may not know that yoga makes great family therapy. Integrating yoga as a quality inter-relational activity builds communication, supportive relationships, fosters the expression of love, and structures healthy bonds and boundaries. Parents, caretakers, and teachers face a myriad of modern complexities in child-development, yet there are many commonalities: Emotional/behavioral issues. Violence/bullying/sexting. Transitional difficulties in divorce. Anger. Distant and unreachable. Inability to focus. Lack of energy

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) which is manifested either as deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most frequent cardiovascular disorder after myocardial infarction and stroke. DVT is the thrombotic obstruction of deep veins in the lower extremities, and is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. According to the studies, 1 in 1000 individuals in old age population is complicated by DVT, annually 1]–3]. DVT is a multi-factorial disorder which may occur

In humans, the numbers of bacterial cells outnumber human tissue cells by 10 to 1. The skin, nasal passages, and gastrointestinal tract are all inhabited with microorganisms, and each location has a specific microbial profile composed of microorganisms best suited to inhabit that niche. Perhaps the most studied of these niches is the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). From Table 1, it is clear that competition, mutualism, and co-habitation all occur within the GIT microbial community as well

Glan Clwyd Hospital in North Wales has become the first publicly-funded hospital in the UK to invest in Esaote’s G-scan Brio, an open, weight-bearing MRI unit for musculoskeletal scanning. In an innovative move, the hospital can now scan patients in any position, from standing vertically to the traditional supine postition laying flat. Depending on when pain is experienced,  positioning the patient in a more upright weight bearing position for the scan may show up pathologies

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and other institutions today announced the launch of the Human Dark Proteome Initiative (HDPI). The initiative aims to accelerate research into biology’s “invisible mass” to provide novel insights into cell function and a new frontier in drug discovery. The term “dark proteome” describes the large portion of the proteome—the complete collection of proteins in an organism—that do not adopt defined 3D structures. These

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the fields of cancer metabolism and rare genetic metabolic disorders, today announced the first data from the dose-escalation portion of the ongoing Phase 1 study evaluating single agent AG-120, a first-in-class, oral, selective, potent inhibitor of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1), in advanced solid tumors. The data are being presented today at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Boston. AG-120 is being developed in collaboration

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government argued Monday that U.S. consumers would pay 5 percent more for ranges and wall ovens if AB Electrolux ELUXb.ST was allowed to buy General Electric’s GE.N appliance business but the companies accused antitrust enforcers of failing to acknowledge powerful and growing competition from overseas manufacturers. The Department of Justice asked a federal court in July to stop Sweden’s Electrolux, which makes Frigidaire, Kenmore and Tappan appliances, from

Marriage as an institution is not what it used to be. Since the 1950s, the number of couple exchanging “I dos” has dropped steadily. And while most Americans do marry at some point in their lives, many are choosing to do so later. A new study by UC Santa Barbara demographer Shelly Lundberg and economist Robert Pollak of Washington University in St. Louis examines Americans’ changing sensibilities about marriage, using economics as a measuring tool.

This news release is available in German. Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) have been able to see, for the first time, the dramatic changes that occur in the DNA of cells that are starved of oxygen and nutrients. This starved state is typical in some of today’s most common diseases, particularly heart attacks, stroke and cancer. The findings provide new insight into the damage these diseases cause and may help researchers to

A new study of Colorado’s devastating 2012 Waldo Canyon wildfire demonstrates that prompt and effective action can significantly change the outcome of fires that occur in areas where residential communities and undeveloped wildlands meet. The study by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the most comprehensive examination in history of a wildland urban interface (WUI) fire. “WUI fires are very different from earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados where the

Athens, GA. – The use of chemical dispersants meant to stimulate microbial crude oil degradation can in some cases inhibit the microorganisms that naturally degrade hydrocarbons, according to a new study led by University of Georgia marine scientists. Their findings are based on laboratory-simulated conditions that mimic Gulf of Mexico deep waters immediately following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined microbial oil degradation

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 9, 2015–Electron microscopy researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a unique way to build 3-D structures with finely controlled shapes as small as one to two billionths of a meter. The ORNL study published in the journal Small demonstrates how scanning transmission electron microscopes, normally used as imaging tools, are also capable of precision sculpting of nanometer-sized 3-D features in complex oxide materials. By offering

IMAGE: A segment of the inner ear of a rat, showing a type II afferent nerve cell (brown). It begins with a cell body (dark spot, off center) in the… view more Credit: Fuchs Lab, Johns Hopkins Medicine Some nerve cells in the inner ear can signal tissue damage in a way similar to pain-sensing nerve cells in the body, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. If the finding, discovered in rats, is confirmed in

Good old-fashioned brisk walking on a regular basis may trump gym workouts and other types of exercise when it comes to managing weight. London School of Economics researchers wanted to look at associations between various types of physical activity and weight, so they analyzed data collected from 1999 to 2012 from the country’s annual Health Survey of England. They tracked how often people participated in 30-minute sessions of walking at a fast pace, as well

November 9, 2015, 6:51 PM|A new report released Monday showed that people who had taken medication to lower their blood pressure were living longer lives, but how low is too low? Dr. Jon LaPook has more on that.

November 9, 2015, 6:59 PM|Medical marijuana dispensaries opened in Illinois for the first time Monday, selling pot to patients with special ID cards. WBBM’s Mike Puccinelli reports.

The rigorous four years of medical school is often heralded as the most defining period of a physician’s career. It is a stage of marked intellectual and emotional transformation; what was a college-degree neophyte adept at biology and test-taking soon emerges as a novice physician ready to train in the art and science of medicine. Medical school is often branded as the time to “find oneself” in a career focused on patient care. For many

Well it’s no secret HIV has a bad rep. The real question is should it? I think its fair to say a lot people think yes it’s a sexually transmitted disease and can kill you if not treated. Well let’s now take a step back and talk about HIV. When you tell someone your HIV+ most if not all think “Oh my gosh, how did you get it?” Because of that very question I had

I know you’re busy. I know that because you’re a mom with kids to take care of, people to feed, a house to clean, possibly a job to go to, laundry to do, errands to run, the list list goes on. Sometimes we don’t have time to schedule a workout. While I love going to the gym and lifting heavy weights, I can only get there about twice per week at this stage in my

No one likes being told what to do. We all want a say in any decision that affects us. Health care isn’t any different. The odds of adhering to a plan of care are greatly enhanced when you partner with your health care provider to formulate the plan. The idea is simple and it’s called patient-centered care. The notion has been in existence for almost two decades but the concept is still foreign to many

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pot belly can be a bad thing — even if you’re not considered overweight. New research suggests normal-weight people who carry their fat at their waistlines may be at higher risk of death over the years than overweight or obese people whose fat is more concentrated on the hips and thighs. Monday’s study signals the distribution of fat matters whatever the scale says. “If the waist is larger than your hips,

A drug-resistant malaria parasite from southeast Asia can infect African mosquitoes, said a study Tuesday, boosting fears that a hard-to-cure variant of the disease could reach the world’s most vulnerable continent.

Latest analysis finds inconclusive evidence for any link to health risks. (HealthDay)—After years of study, a new analysis finds there is still insufficient evidence on whether silicone breast implants are linked to any long-term health effects. The report, published online Nov. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is the latest round in the long debate over silicone breast implant safety. The implants came to the U.S. market in the 1960s. But in 1992, the

Now you see it, now you don’t. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in a large study, doctors said Monday.

Henrik Grönberg, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Cancer Epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Credit: Stefan Zimmerman A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that a new test for prostate cancer is better at detecting aggressive cancer than PSA. The new test, which has undergone trial in 58,818 men, discovers aggressive cancer earlier and reduces the number of false positive tests and unnecessary biopsies. The results are published in the scientific journal The

Rheumatoid arthritis patients are likelier than the average person to develop chronic kidney disease, and more severe inflammation in the first year of rheumatoid arthritis, corticosteroid use, high blood pressure and obesity …

Something exciting happens when you make the decision to pursue a spiritual relationship. I can remember the moment Salle and I decided to work towards this deeper spiritual connection together. One year we found ourselves arguing regularly. The quarrels usually looked like this one: I wanted to spend our evening together watching my favorite football team, and she wanted us to go to a nice dinner to catch up on our week. While standing in

By Lucy Piper, Senior medwireNews Reporter Psychological interventions for adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are best combined with methylphenidate, show findings from the COMPAS trial. The results also indicate that highly structured interventions, such as cognitive behavioural group psychotherapy (GPT), do not perform better than less specific treatments like clinical management (CM), which the researchers note is “much easier to implement in practical care.” The trial (The Comparison of Methylphenidate and Psychotherapy in Adult ADHD

This image provided by Medtronic on Nov. 4, 2015, displays the Medtronic Micra pacemaker next to a U.S. nickel. (Medtronic via AP) Researchers are reporting encouraging results for a new generation of pacemakers—miniature, wireless ones that can be implanted through a leg vein without surgery. In a study of 725 patients, one of these devices, made by Medtronic, was successfully implanted 99 percent of the time, with a low rate of complications compared to traditional

Fewer heart patients are getting inappropriate angioplasties, a new study suggests. The analysis showed overuse of the common procedure to open clogged heart arteries has declined dramatically since 2009 guidelines, which were aimed at curbing inappropriate use. The study examined nearly 3 million angioplasties done nationwide. In these procedures, doctors guide a narrow tube into an artery, inflate a tiny balloon to flatten blockages, and often insert a stent to keep arteries propped open. Major

Now you see it, now you don’t. A new type of heart stent that works like dissolving stitches, slowly going away after it has done its job, passed its first major test in a large study, doctors said Monday.

(HealthDay)—Adjuvant combination therapy with chemical peeling using glycolic acid and subsequent iontophoresis with vitamins A, C, and E seems to be effective for severe acne vulgaris, according to a letter to the editor …

U.S. prosecutors plan to ask the Canadian and British governments to extradite officials with an online pharmacy on charges of smuggling $78 million worth of mislabeled, unapproved and counterfeit cancer drugs into the country to sell to doctors. Fourteen companies and individuals from Canada, the United Kingdom, Barbados and the U.S. are accused of participating in the conspiracy that involved falsifying customs declarations for shipments from the U.K., according to the criminal indictment. Winnipeg-based Canadadrugs.com