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A Virginia man flying back to the United States from Egypt feared for his life after reaching into his seatback pocket and pricking his hand on a stray hypodermic needle, enduring, among other things, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new Illinois law will allow people to have easier access to sterile hypodermic needles and syringes. The law will require pharmacies to sell sterile syringes and needles ...

A group of harm reduction activists gathered in front of Regina city hall late Friday afternoon to voice opposition to new provincial legislation they say will harm the city's vulnerable populations.

One day this summer, something extraordinary happened in France. It was Saturday, June 21, and more than a million people turned out for the annual Fête de la Musique celebration—a festival marking ...

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Employees of the technology transfer center ANAXAM and researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI used the unique analytical methods available at PSI to look inside pre-filled syringes. They ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could allow people to have easier access to sterile hypodermic needles and syringes. The plan requires pharmacies to sell sterile syringes ...

Needle spiking incidents, involving unwanted injections, are a growing concern for travelers attending music festivals and nightlife events abroad. Symptoms of needle spiking can include a mark at the ...

It was around 1.30 a.m., after the crowds had thinned from the streets of Bordeaux, when Manon felt the prick of a hypodermic needle going into her arm. “Someone tapped my left forearm. I started to ...