Psychiatrists divulge worries on the minds of Mafia bosses

Mafia bosses in Italy are undergoing a mental health crisis as record numbers of arrests put hundreds of criminals behind bars, doctors have warned.

Psychiatrists in Italy have detailed the concerns that keep their Mafia boss clients up at night in prison, ranging from hair loss and loneliness to paranoia and depression.
Dr Gabriele Quattrone, head of neuropsychiatry at Reggio Calabria hospital, offered rare insights into the secretive, stressed world of Italy's criminal organisations.
One Mafia boss from Calabria, was obsessed with hair loss and imaginary blemishes, he said.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8116476/Psychiatrists-divulge-worries-on-the-minds-of-Mafia-bosses.html

CHINESE COUNTERFEIT DRUG DISTRIBUTOR SENTENCED TO PRISON

A man from China was sentenced on Monday to 12 months and a day in prison for conspiring to distribute counterfeit pharmaceuticals, and trafficking in pharmaceuticals with false labeling and counterfeit trademarks. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno, Southern District of Texas. The investigation was conducted by agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations.

Kum Leung Chow, aka Lawrence Chow, 59, pleaded guilty to the federal charges on June 28 and sentenced on Monday to 12 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt. Chow was arrested on Jan. 27 and has been in federal custody since that date and will remain in custody to serve out his sentence. Chow is subject to deportation after he completes his sentence.
The ICE HSI investigation began in January 2009 and revealed that Chow used a Hong Kong-based company named Kingdom International Enterprises LTD to obtain and distribute counterfeit Viagra and Cialis pharmaceutical drugs in the United States. Viagra and Cialis are prescription drugs that are FDA-approved and used to treat erectile dysfunction. They are registered trademarks on the principal register in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Viagra is manufactured and distributed exclusively by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, while Cialis is manufactured and distributed exclusively by Eli Lilly.
Chow offered boxes containing four Viagra tablets and boxes containing eight Cialis tablets for $10 a box on two Internet websites. The retail cost for each Viagra tablet is about $20, while each Cialis tablet is about $15.20. Working in an undercover capacity, ICE agents purchased about 1,120 Viagra tablets and about 360 Cialis tablets from Chow via the Internet on March 25, 2009, and April 28, 2009. Shipping documents accompanying the pharmaceuticals indicated they were exported from mainland China and Hong Kong.
The pharmaceuticals were later analyzed by the trademark holders and the FDA Forensic Chemistry Center which indicated the pharmaceuticals were counterfeit. These counterfeit pharmaceutical products may have harmed the public if law enforcement were not involved in monitoring the Internet.
Chow has been in federal custody since he was arrested Jan. 27; he will remain in custody to serve out his sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel Louis, Southern District of Texas, prosecuted the case.

Source: http://www.thecypresstimes.com/article/News/National_News/CHINESE_COUNTERFEIT_DRUG_DISTRIBUTOR_SENTENCED_TO_PRISON/36351

FREE CONDOMS AT MEDICAL SPECIALISTS ONLINE PHARMACY TO SUPPORT WORLD AIDS DAY

 Medical Specialists Pharmacy has joined forces with Skins Condoms to promote safe sex and HIV awareness for World Aids Day.

  

As of June 2010 there are now over 90,000 people in the UK who are living with HIV which is move than ever, and in 2009 there were 6,630 new diagnoses of HIV, some which can be contributed to not wearing a condom whilst engaging in sexual activity. This year alone there were 26,262 diagnoses of Aids in the UK and 19,457 people diagnosed with HIV have died, and over half of all people living with HIV are aged between 30 and 44, which is in-line with the average age range of men being treatment for Erectile Dysfunction online.

This is why from 1st December; Medical Specialists will be giving out free condoms for one week to each patient who buys Erectile Dysfunction treatment on-line.

Condoms are usually used for both birth control but they also reducing the risk of disease. That's why some people think that other forms of birth control -- such as the IUD, diaphragm, cervical cap or pill -- will protect them against diseases, too. But that's not true. So if you use any other form of birth control, you still need a condom in addition to reduce the risk of getting sexually transmitted diseases.

A condom is especially important when an uninfected pregnant woman has sex, because it can also help protect her and her unborn child from a sexually transmitted disease. Hopefully Medical Specialists and Skins can help raise awareness that wearing a condom could stop the spread of HIV and could even save a life.

Further information is available at their website: www.medical-specialists.co.uk

The cost of prescribing Viagra on NHS has rocketed to £9million in Scotland.

Figures were released last week about the cost Viagra is having on the Scottish NHS, and since 2002 the NHS bill has increased a whopping 400%

 

Eight years ago only 15,000 got the sex-life boost at a cost of £2.3million. The bill now outstrips the £6million spent annually on penicillin.

One in ten men suffers impotence at some point in his life and Doctors are able to prescribe Viagra on the NHS to men if the suffer from Diabetes, Prostate Cancer, or if they a pelvic injury.

Scottish Tory health spokeswoman Mary Scanlon said: "Given the poor availability and access to new drugs for cancer and dementia patients, I think it is time the Scottish Government decided whether impotence drugs are of greater priority."

Pharmacist Accused of Stealing Viagra from Own Pharmacy

A pharmacist in USA Northern California has been arrested for apparently stealing Viagra and other male impotence treatments from his own pharmacy.

Timothy Rishwain is accused of taking $8,000 worth of erectile dysfunction medication from the Rite-Aid pharmacy where he worked. Store officials say they realized the numbers of the so-called "little blue pills" weren't adding up and hadn't for nearly 3 years. 

Detectives say it appears Rishwain was stealing the medications for personal use rather than making a profit.

Viagra and similar drugs cost as much as $20 per pill in America. Rishwain is facing charges of burglary, embezzlement and prescription fraud. 

Medical Specialists Pharmacy unveils new wesbite

Medical Specialists Pharmacy is pleased to announce our brand new online pharmacy website, with new lower prices on all medication, membership area, and the facility the process UK private prescriptions as well as medication without prescriptions.

Medical Specialists also now offer an online chemist shop where non-prescription items are sold such as, Alli, Durex Condoms & Flomax Relief.

Gold medal paralympic curler sold illegal pills for erectile-dysfunction

Earlier this year James Armstrong & Gregory Armstrong were arrested on suspicion of supplying illegal counterfeit erectile dysfunction medication Cialis. The pair have now pleaded guilty to a US district court and could face up to three years in prison for the charge of selling and dispensing counterfeit drugs with the intent to mislead or defraud.

Customs and Border Protection agents in Los Angeles intercepted a package sent from China with 2,544 fake Viagra pills and 260 counterfeit Cialis pills.

The package was addressed to a mailbox in Blaine, Wash., used by both men. James Armstrong was arrested on April 15 outside the mailbox store. Greg Armstrong admits in his plea agreement that he distributed the drugs.