Pharmacology

Resveratrol- 2009's Miracle Compound Du Jour

Most people won't eat two cups of blueberries a day but tell them a cup of red wine will make them healthier and they seem downright happy.   Red wine has cultural and historical mystique blueberries lack so it has a psychological edge. Red wine conta ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 22 2013 - 2:24pm

Swine Flu Pandemic Worry? Generic Inflammation Drugs Could Work Fine In Many Cases

Almost 90 percent of the world’s population will not have timely access to affordable supplies of vaccines and antiviral agents in the current influenza A (H1N1) pandemic but inexpensive generic drugs that are readily available even in developing countries ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 14 2009 - 7:15pm

Marijuana Use Can Damage DNA- Study

University of Leicester researchers writing in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology say they have found "convincing evidence" that cannabis smoke damages DNA and it could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans. Using ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2009 - 9:05am

FDA Cracks Down on Zicam

I've always hated Zicam, because of it's ridiculous claim to be a homeopathic remedy, when the mechanism of action of zinc gluconate (the active ingredient) has nothing whatsoever to do with the pseudoscientific principles of homeopathy. Now the ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Jun 17 2009 - 2:01pm

Green Tea Reduces Serum Markers Predictive Of Prostate Cancer Progression

According to results of a study published in Cancer Prevention Research,  men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression.  Green tea is ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 19 2009 - 9:53am

Statins For Lower Cholesterol May Also Prevent Alzheimer's

High cholesterol levels are considered to be a risk factor not only for cardiovascular disease including stroke, but also for the development of Alzheimer's disease so cholesterol lowering drugs, including statins, developed in recent years may help w ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 24 2009 - 2:00am

Timing Of The Shrew: Study Says Melatonin Is A 'Fountain Of Youth'

Melatonin can slow down the effects of aging, according to a team at laboratoire Arago in Banyuls sur Mer (CNRS / Université Pierre et Marie Curie) who say that a treatment based on melatonin can delay the first signs of aging in a small mammal. Better kno ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 22 2009 - 4:54pm

Running Sprints Get A Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Training Boost

Between the 1932 and 2008 Olympic Games, world record times in the men's 100 meter sprint improved by 0.6 seconds, mostly due to improved training techniques and technological advances. Scientists at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology in Austr ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2009 - 9:03am

“Spice Gold”- Downside Even Steeper For Designer Drug

A clinical report in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International supports the belief that the designer drug “Spice Gold” is strongly addictive.   Ulrich S. Zimmermann from Dresden Technical University and colleagues describe a young man who d ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 9 2009 - 6:12pm

Probiotics Help Gastric Bypass Patients Lose Weight- Study

A study done by Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital&Clinics suggests that the use of a dietary supplement after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery can help obese patients to more quickly lose weight and to avoid deficiency of a c ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 13 2009 - 11:33am