Pharmacology

The human organism is composed of numerous types of molecules, both simple and complex, and all fundamental processes in a living body occur in water solutions. Therefore, for a drug to work, it must dissolve in body liquids, which are primarily water. Po ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 9 2015 - 6:30am

Sex Change Hormonal Treatments Alter Brain Chemistry

Hormonal treatments administered as part of the procedures for sex reassignment have well-known and well-documented effects on the secondary sexual characteristics of the adult body, shifting a recipient's physical appearance to that of the opposite ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2015 - 8:00am

Long Term Contraception In A Single Shot

Biologists have developed a nonsurgical method to deliver long-term contraception to both male and female animals with a single shot- but only in mice.- The road map is to as an alternative to spaying and neutering feral animals. The approach was develope ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 14 2015 - 2:23pm

Burger King Redefines "The Green Movement"

OK, so I'm a 62-year old moron. Like *you're* so perfect? This probably explains why I couldn't pass on this one. The word "green" has become so ubiquitous that it has become a parody of itself. Everything is green! Especially t ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Oct 15 2015 - 3:15pm

Are Herbal Supplements Safe? Ask Lamar Odom

Earlier this week, former National Basketball Association star Lamar Odom was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel, after taking what the owner said was a large quantity of “herbal Viagra.” He is said to be near death at this time. It may be little conso ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Oct 28 2015 - 12:29pm

Nicotine Gives Brain More Codeine Relief- And Risk Of Addiction

Cigarette smoking is bad because it's nicotine that is addictive but it is the hundreds of carcinogens in smoke that kills people. They are a deadly combination. For that reason, advocates often promote harm reduction techniques while smoking cessati ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 25 2015 - 7:40am

'Betel Nut' Addiction Plagues Millions Worldwide- Here's Why

For hundreds of millions of people around the world, chewing betel nut produces a cheap, quick high but also raises the risk of addiction and oral cancer. The betel nut, a seed of the areca palm, is grown and used throughout India, parts of China and much ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 24 2015 - 12:38pm

Killer Nail Polish, Meadowlark Lemon, And Bocce Balls

The Harlem Globetrotters had very little to worry about. After all, they had won 2,499 straight exhibition games against their foils, the Washington Generals. What could possibly go wrong? ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Oct 28 2015 - 12:29pm

Ivermectin: Anti-Parasite Drug Could Have Second Act Fighting Malaria

Ivermectin, a workhorse of a drug that a few weeks ago earned its developers a Nobel prize for its success in treating multiple tropical diseases, is showing early promise as a novel and desperately needed tool for interrupting malaria transmission, accor ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2015 - 8:57pm

Painkiller Addicts Who Use Heroin Climb In Numbers

A new survey of 15,000 patients at drug-treatment centers in 49 statesshows that drug abusers are not completely abandoning prescription opioids for heroin. Instead, many use the two concurrently based on their availability. The findings also reveal regio ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2015 - 7:51am