Billy Joel opens up about Judaism, heroin
During wide-ranging interview with Howard Stern, the 64-year-old ‘piano man’ is serenaded by artists singing his iconic songs
View ArticleCalifornia counties sue drugmakers over painkiller abuse
Businessweek: Teva is one of five companies accused of encouraging addiction in patients who take its Actiq cancer pain drug
View ArticleChicago sues Teva, other companies for pushing addictive drugs
Lawyers for city say five corporations deceived public about safety of opioid drugs, Bloomberg reports
View ArticleSon of Egypt’s ousted leader sentenced to 1 year
Mohammed Morsi’s youngest son, 20, jailed on charges of drug possession and consumption
View ArticleIsraelis design artificial cells that make things
Cell network mimics protein synthesis and communication of real cells, could one day be used to make products
View ArticleIDF prohibits khat chewing, Freon huffing
Army increases restrictions on substance abuse for soldiers on duty; troops who violate rules could face prosecution
View ArticleLev Tahor sect said to have trafficked in human cargo
Members of radical ultra-Orthodox group accused of committing sexual assault, using psychotropic drugs and arranging forced marriages
View ArticleAmy Winehouse bust unveiled in London
Statue of singer, with iconic beehive hairdo and Star of David necklace, inaugurated on what would have been her 31st birthday
View ArticleVatican car seized with cocaine, weed
Vehicle, not driven by Holy See staff, had four kilos of drugs inside
View ArticlePolice raid walled marijuana farm
Three suspects taken in, along with 12,00 plants said to be worth millions of shekels
View ArticleIsraeli research links thyroid imbalance to newborn deafness
Study of mice shows mutated gene may keep vital thyroid hormone from inner ear development, causing deafness at birth
View ArticleIsraelis test first targeted multi-drug cancer therapy
Scientists say the treatment could one day make cancer drugs more potent with fewer side effects
View ArticleBreaking taboo, Morocco may okay pot in nod to struggling farmers
Country’s Rif valley is the world’s leading producer of hashish, but residents and growers live in poverty and fear of the law
View ArticleTumors may grow faster at night, Israeli study shows
Treating some cancers after dark could help restrain cancer growth and its spread, according to research on mice
View ArticleHitler was a meth addict, records show
According to US dossier, Nazi leader was given cocaine drops, testosterone injections, and dozens of other drugs
View ArticlePolice uncover bomb workshop near Beit Shemesh
Suspect arrested in raid that nets dozens of kilograms of explosive chemicals, drugs
View ArticleFormer DC mayor Marion Barry dies at 78
Drug-convicted leader had slammed Jews for busting him, saying, ‘They’ve been persecuted themselves. You’d think they’d know better’
View ArticleIran touts ‘drug addict radar’
Scientist claims system can detect users from nearly a mile away, measure narcotic levels in their blood
View ArticleOne killed in clashes with police at funeral of Rahat man
Thousands attend service for 20-year-old Bedouin shot to death during drug bust; father of victim, a former cop, says he regrets service
View ArticleArabs call protest strike after Bedouins killed by police
Rahat mayor urges Netanyahu ‘wise up’ after a second man dies during clashes with police in the city
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