Pharmacology

Mpox Vaccine Effective In Preventing Infection

A health data simulation has concluded that a single dose of the Modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) was 58% effective in protecting again mpox infection, a disease caused by infection with the Monkeypox virus, which is most likely in men who ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 12 2024 - 10:55am

Marijuana For ADHD?

Cannabis and THC, its main psychoactive compound, have been endorsed by people suffering from anxiety, sleep problems, epilepsy, and cancer pain. What is missing from such claims is a plausible biological hypothesis for how it can be everything to everyone ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 2 2024 - 1:22pm

Alcohol Increases Your Pain Threshold- And Your Threshold For Inflicting It

"I feel your pain" is a common empathy cliché but we know the opposite is true in some, and it changes how they interact with the world.  After Dutch film director Theo van Gogh put out "Submission: Part 1", which criticized the treatme ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 6 2024 - 4:14pm

How QbD Can Drive Innovation And Quality In Pharmaceuticals

Quality by Design (QbD) is  a decade-long approach that was first introduced by quality expert Joseph M. Juran. Juran proposed a “Juran Trilogy”, of which quality and innovation were two of the pillars necessary to ensure breakthroughs in developing new p ...

Article - Mark Pierce - Dec 8 2024 - 11:25pm

Organic Believer Poisons Herself With A Copper Sulfate Rectal Enema

A whole lot of classic liberals have discovered how goofy their progressive cousins have been for 25 years. All it took for this sudden embrace of critical thinking was for a Republican to say 'maybe he is right on food and medicine' about Robert ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 30 2024 - 1:31pm

Worried About Arsenic In Your Apple Juice? Thank Dr. Oz

Far be it from me to consider anything designated by Oprah Winfrey as, perhaps, maybe, not always evidence-based, but I had always hoped some skepticism was in order yet consistently instead found Oprah viewers were not only ready to believe, they were wil ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 10 2025 - 11:56am

Hims Telehealth Company Under Fire For Super Bowl Ad

Hims Inc., rebranded as Hims  &  Hers Health, Inc. after they went public in 2020, began as a telehealth company for erectile dysfunction and hair loss products. No real issue there, the products are well-established and a phone call or website consult ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 6 2025 - 2:33pm

Obama Administation Cracks Down On Organic Health Halo Claims

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. and two others about using terms like "organic" and "natural"to imply healthier cigarettes.  There is nothing healthier about organic or natural ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 18 2025 - 12:29pm

Opiate Of The Masses: Ancient Andes Used Hallucinogens To Keep People Positive

Americans like to be outraged by things, in 2025 the right is outraged by seed oils while the left is outraged about lack of capitalism, but older civilizations wanted people to stay calm. When we think of the Andes today, we may think of the Incas, but th ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 5 2025 - 3:27pm

Fisetin To Prevent Artery Hardening

In a new study, researchers found that the polyphenol fisetin helps protect blood vessels from hardening, which is a common problem in older adults and people with kidney disease.  If eventually validated in human trials, it might mean it could prevent vas ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2025 - 11:54am