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Wired Drugs Med-Tech: Drugs

• Report: Teens Using Digital Drugs to Get High
  published on July 14th, 2010 at 01:14 PM
  Teens are getting high on special MP3s, and the authorities are taking a hard look at the so-called "digital drugs," fearing they will lead to harder stuff.
  
• New Flu Vaccines Could Protect Against All Strains
  published on May 25th, 2010 at 01:14 PM
  A new vaccine, successfully tested on mice, may be able to provide some protection against all strains of influenza.
  
• Mice Make Their Own Morphine
  published on April 26th, 2010 at 01:14 PM
  Scientists find that mice can synthesize morphine internally from scratch.
  
• Pharma Watchdog Needs Your Help With Incriminating Documents
  published on March 4th, 2010 at 01:14 PM
  The Drug Industry Data Archive's manager is hoping to crowdsource the uploading of incriminating documents involved in lawsuits.
  
• Storyboard: An Epidemic of Autism Rants and Raves
  published on January 10th, 2010 at 01:14 PM
  In this podcast, Wired research editors discuss the avalanche of reader responses to "An Epidemic of Fear," our November cover story about a purported link between autism and vaccinations.
  
• British Prisons Dispense Self-Service Methadone
  published on December 20th, 2009 at 01:14 PM
  Controversial vending machine-like dispensers scan the irises or fingerprints of British cons, then dole out the right dose of methadone.
  
• DIY Botox: Site Offers Injectable Drug Without Prescription (With How-To Video)
  published on October 27th, 2009 at 01:14 PM
  Give yourself a Botox treatment? Wired.com looks into a site that seems to offer clients the drugs and tutorials to do just that. Video how-to demos show how to inject the drug, derived from botulinum toxin, into one's own face.
  
• DIY Laser Market Exploding, Cosmetic Surgeons Vexed
  published on October 23rd, 2009 at 01:14 PM
  The market for at-home laser hair removers and other cosmetic devices is growing by leaps and bounds. It's DIY body modification gone mainstream.
  
• Tamiflu in Rivers Could Breed Drug-Resistant Flu
  published on October 1st, 2009 at 01:14 PM
  Tamiflu has been found in Chinese rivers downstream of sewage treatment plants. That could lead to drug-resistant strains of avian and seasonal flu, which could then be picked up and spread by birds.
  
• Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.
  published on September 7th, 2009 at 01:14 PM
  
  

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