Pharmacology

If You Really Want An Antibiotic, Go Just Before Closing Time

Clinicians are just like anyone else. As the days goes on, they wear down a little. Numerous patient care decisions each day, and the cumulative demand of those decisions, take their toll. In primary care, doctors often prescribe unnecessary antibiotics f ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 6 2014 - 5:17pm

A ‘Virological Penicillin’?

Alerted by an announcement in several British newspapers, for example Honeysuckle tea could fight flu, Boiling honeysuckle releases molecule which can help fight influenza virus, study suggests, I started digging deeper.  Although it has not yet appeared ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Oct 8 2014 - 3:27pm

VSV-EBOV: The Race For An Ebola Vaccine Heats Up

Canada, which has roughly 1,500 vials of an ebola vaccine called VSV-EBOV, has offered 1,000 vials to the World Health Organization and said the rest would be used for upcoming clinical trials in 5 locations: two in the United States, and one each in Germa ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 10 2014 - 8:00am

Synthetic Oil Triheptanoin Improves Autism Spectrum Disorder And Longevity

Young mice with the rodent equivalent of a rare autism spectrum disorder (ASD) called Rett syndrome that were fed a diet supplemented with the synthetic oil triheptanoin had physical and behavioral symptoms that were less severe after being on the diet- a ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 9 2014 - 2:42pm

Antibiotics Of The Future

Computer simulations show how bacteria are able to destroy antibiotics, focusing on the role of enzymes in the bacteria which split the structure of the antibiotic and stop it working, making the bacteria resistant.  The new findings show that it's p ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2014 - 12:00pm

Get A Heart On: Viagra Is Good Outside The Bedroom Too

Long-term daily use of Viagra can provide protection for the heart at different stages of heart disease, with few side effects, according to a new meta-analysis published in BMC Medicine.  Scientists from the Sapienza University of Rome carried out a meta ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2014 - 6:32am

Aspirin, Anti-Inflammatory Medicine, Benefits Schizophrenia Treatment

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as aspirin, estrogen, and Fluimucil can improve the efficacy of existing schizophrenia treatments, according to results announced at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology conference in Berlin. Doctors have long b ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2014 - 10:33am

Dopamine Receptor Agonist Drugs Linked To Gambling And Hypersexuality

Unusual and severe impulse control disorders, including pathological gambling, hypersexuality and compulsive shopping, have been reported in patients taking dopamine receptor agonist drugs. Dopamine receptor agonist drugs, which activate the dopamine rece ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2014 - 5:18pm

800 Vials Of Experimental Ebola Vaccine Shipped From Canada

Human volunteers for Ebola vaccine. Image: niaid By Connor Bamford, University of Glasgow The world has been warned that the current Ebola epidemic may not end without the use of a vaccine – and no licensed vaccines exist yet. That may soon change, becaus ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 21 2014 - 4:01pm

Will Holding Thermal Printer Paper Really Send Your BPA Levels Soaring?

Structure of Bisphenol A. Credit: Ian Musgrave By Ian Musgrave Bisphenol A is in the news again. A paper just published in the Public Library of Science with the alarming title of “ Holding Thermal Receipt Paper and Eating Food after Using Hand Sanitizer ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 22 2014 - 6:30pm