Civic Leaders Urge Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to Speak Up on Drug Allegations

Civic leaders urge Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to speak up on drug allegations
… of governing. Mr. Ford kept his silence once again on Tuesday, brushing off swarms of reporters clamouring for a more substantive answer to allegations that he was filmed apparently smoking crack cocaine – claims he swatted aside as “ridiculous … Read more on Globe and Mail

Sugary syrup effects 'like drug'
The research, presented at the 2013 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, argues that just as some people become addicted to cocaine after taking it and others did not, the same is true with foods like HFCS. Those behind the food addiction hypothesis argue … Read more on Irish Independent

Striking the right balance of protection and connection
The author is an infectious diseases professor at Stanford; the story, a semi-autobiographical one, is set around his relationship with a drug-addicted medical student during the 1980s, at a time when Verghese's family had moved to El Paso and his … Read more on New Zealand Doctor Online