LONDON (Reuters) - British health authorities issued an alert to drug users on Friday after a drug injecting heroin user in London tested positive for anthrax infection. The anthrax case was the first seen in an injecting drug user in England since nine people died in Scotland and another in Germany during December and January, and suggests contaminated heroin is circulating ...

British health authorities have warned that contaminated heroin being sold in London may cause anthrax, after one addict was hospitalized with the potentially fatal disease. The warning follows a similar outbreak in Scotland that has infected 19 heroin addicts since December, including nine deaths. Authorities suspect the heroin or an agent mixed with the drug was likely contaminated. "All heroin ...

For drum circle devotees, the beat goes on. The case of a young New Hampshire women who contracted a rare form of anthrax at a drum circle in December has done little to deter fans of the gatherings, which range from informal outdoor jam sessions to professionally run sessions in ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Eight people have died of anthrax infection from using suspected contaminated heroin, European health authorities said on Saturday, and one expert advised users to stop taking the narcotic immediately. Authorities said they believed a batch of heroin is circulating in Europe that is contaminated with anthrax, a fairly common bacteria whose spores can be used as a biological ...