Pharmacology

The High Cost Of Cancer Drugs Can't Be Fixed By Naive Recommendations

High prices for cancer drugs are affecting patient care in the U.S. but there are no magic buttons to push to make that go away. Development takes longer than ever and is under more government rules than ever, while the patent window remains small and law ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2015 - 9:01am

Do Generic Medicines Save Money? Yes, Provided Someone Else Does The Hard Part First

In the world of technology, tools can be fast, cheap or easy to use- but you only get to pick two of those three. Everyone knows that, it is common across all product development, yet a surprising number of people think medicine is somehow exempt- they wan ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2015 - 6:37pm

Where Is The Generic Version Of Insulin?

Insulin has been in use since 1923 so why isn't it generic? It is a corporate conspiracy, say government-funded academics. It is constantly being improved because so many people rely on it, which leads to a new patent, say companies. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2015 - 12:23pm

Synthetic Cannabinoids- Please Don't Call It Fake Weed

By Benjamin Plackett, Inside Science There is an ongoing competition of bureaucratic one-upmanship between the U.S. government and renegade pharmacists. The government is playing defense. When they ban a variation of a drug, pharmacists then quickly creat ...

Article - Inside Science - Mar 21 2015 - 8:00am

Ebola: Phase 1 Trial Of 2014 Virus Strain Vaccine Results

The first phase 1 trial of an Ebola vaccine based on the current (2014) strain have shown it to be safe and provoke an immune response.  The big question, whether it can protect against the Ebola virus, remain unanswered for now. A team of researchers led ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2015 - 4:05pm

Will New Antibiotics Reduce The Resistance Problem?

Most savvy citizens and policy makers are concerned about the departure of the world's best and brightest researchers from antibiotic discovery- regulations are up and everyone wants generic prices from the moment products are approved- but a paper in ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2015 - 8:00am

Roseroot Herb For Depression- Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Rhodiola rosea (R. rosea), or roseroot, may be a beneficial treatment option for major depressive disorder, according to a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, comparison trial of oral R. rosea extract versus conventional antidepressant for mild ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2015 - 11:17am

Calcium Absoprtion: Why Popular Antacids May Increase Chance Of Bone Fractures

Newly published research posits an explanation for why 100 million Americans estimated to be taking prescription and over-the-counter antacid and heartburn medications may be at an increased risk of bone fractures. A new study in mice notes that stomach a ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 31 2015 - 6:04pm

Detecting Toxic Drugs Faster

By Ben Stein, Inside Science- Testing whether a drug is safe and effective usually takes many years and millions of dollars. Now, researchers have discovered a surprisingly simple method that could quickly and inexpensively weed out many toxic drugs early ...

Article - Inside Science - Mar 30 2015 - 10:29am

ZS-9 Normalizes Blood Potassium In 98 Percent Of Kidney Patients

Patients with chronic kidney disease may be treated with a class of medications called Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System inhibitors (RAASI's) but though they protect the heart and kidney, a significant percentage of patients develop a dangerous si ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 5 2015 - 6:16pm