Researchers at Tel Aviv University’s school of chemistry say they have developed a sensor that can detect two of the most common date-rape drugs in a drink, in real-time, and with 100 percent accuracy.

The sensor, which resembles a swizzle stick or a straw was created by Fernando Patolsky and Michael Ioffe. A small sample of a suspect drink is sucked up and mixed with a testing solution. The solution reacts with the drink, and if a date-rape drug is detected a tiny red light is turned on, alerting a user to get rid of the drink.

According to the AP former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell has been charged with possession of a controlled substance – codeine syrup – after being arrested at his home in Alabama on Monday, authorities said.

The 24-year-old former LSU star and the No. 1 draft choice in 2007 was arrested as part of an undercover narcotics investigation, said Mobile County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Lori Myles. She would not say what led to his arrest. She said he did not have a prescription for the codeine.

Did the Food and Drug Administration knowingly allow an unsafe diabetes drug to remain on the market?

The NY Times obtained confidential government reports concluding that if every diabetic currently taking Avandia were given the alternative drug Actos instead, about 500 heart attacks and 300 cases of heart failure would be prevented every month. Avandia, once the world’s biggest-selling drug, was linked to 304 deaths during the third quarter of 2009.

A bipartisan Senate investigation is expected to release its report today that will criticize the makers of Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline, for failing to warn patients about the potential deadly consequences of taking the drug.