So it was that in the summer of 1988 I discovered America. Now doesn’t that sound like a very ‘arty’ sort of statement?  It comes from Forever Today by Deborah Wearing, and though the lady…

How do you allocate lifesaving drugs when there aren't enough to go around?  83 percent of cancer doctors surveyed say that they've faced oncology drug shortages, and of those, nearly all say…

Marijuana became popular as a recreational drug and as its legalization movement became more popular, studies were conducted on its therapeutic properties. Medical cannabis is often used by sufferers…

Hospitalization due to surgery or critical illness can lead to cognitive dysfunction -   inattention, disorganized thinking, altered consciousness and prolonged disruptions in learning and…

Did you ever have breast milk or spinach? You might as well start shooting up heroin. If dihydrogen monoxide doesn't scare you enough, food activists have been rehashing an old term - opiates. …

Extended use of the common antibiotic azithromycin may prolong the time between hospitalizations for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a post-hoc…

A novel approach to obstructing the runaway inflammatory response implicated in some types of asthma has shown promise in a Phase IIa clinical trial, according to researchers. The randomized, double-…

Tiotropium delivered by the Respimat(R) Soft Mist(TM) Inhaler (SMI) increases time to first severe exacerbation and first episode of asthma worsening across a broad spectrum of patients who remain…

The drug candidate J147 was able to reverse memory deficits and improve several aspects of brain function in mice with advanced symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.  …

An anti-cocaine vaccine has been successfully tested in primates, bringing it a step closer to human clinical trials. Cocaine, a tiny molecule drug, works to produce feelings of pleasure because it…