Horse deaths on race tracks not uncommon

The deaths of three horses during the production of the television drama "Luck" attracted headlines about the care of animals on TV sets.
But the death of horses on race tracks is not uncommon. Horses often break bones during races and later receive a lethal injection. To read the remainder of this article, click here.

Big Purses, Sore Horses and Death: Article Suggests Drugs Administrated Prior To Race Are Numerous

Large payouts to owners make it profitable for owners to field thoroughbreds that are past their prime, sometimes with fatal results. To read this article click here.

Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys: Article Suggest Illegal Doping often occurs on private farms before horses are shipped to the track. Few states can legally test horses there.

The new economics of horse racing are making an always-dangerous game even more so, as lax oversight puts animal and rider at risk. To read the rest of this article, click here.

Video News Report on Franklin and Russellville Pharmacies

Channel 48 news out of Alabama has a video news story regarding the searches at the Franklin  and Russellville Pharmacies,

Click here to watch video.

Proposed U.S. legislation would 'set the standard' for global efforts to combat counterfeit drugs

In this Forbes opinion piece, John Lechleiter, president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company, examines the business of counterfeit medicines, writing, "With global sales last year estimated as high as $200 billion, counterfeit medicine is big business, and it's growing." "In a recent Forbes column, Henry I. Miller cited an estimate by Roger Bate of the American Enterprise Institute that more than 100,000 people die every year from counterfeit drugs," he continues, adding, "That's why fighting counterfeits is essential to safeguarding health. We need action -- national and international -- to better secure the pharmaceutical supply chain." To read remainder of article click here.