Pharmacology

Arabian Herbs Analyzed As Potential Cancer Treatments

Cancer is a leading cause of illness and death worldwide. In 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recorded 8.8 million cancer-related deaths and nearly twice that are diagnosed each year. Since people are living longer, cancer diagnoses is likely to c ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 8 2017 - 8:54am

Licorice Is A Hot Alternate Medicine Trend For Hot Flashes, But Is It Safe With Real Medicine?

Licorice roots have a diverse history, having been used throughout history as a flavoring agent and as an ingredient in some licorice candies, while in ancient Egyptian times it was a tea and the Chinese used it for medicinal purposes. One trend in the al ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 21 2017 - 4:20pm

Since It's Not Medicine, Medical Students Aren't Trained To Prescribe Medical Marijuana

Although 29 states and the District of Columbia allow marijuana use for medical purposes, there is no evidence it is medicine. Obviously some of the reason for that is because it's illegal and therefore hard to study, but regardless of the past it se ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 17 2017 - 9:50am

Vitamin D Linked To Fewer Asthma Attacks- If You Take Asthma Medication

Alternative medicine frauds like Dr. Allan Spreen of the ironically named Institute of Health Sciences (they claim their supplement can cure cancer in 6 weeks) may be rejoicing about a new study showing Vitamin D can protect against asthma attacks but the ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 5 2017 - 7:43am

Cannabinoid Chronic Neuropathic Pain Treatment Gets A Patent

A cannabinoid neuropathic treatment that provided pain relief in rats for a period of eleven days after the oral administration of a single dose has received a patent and signed an intellectual property license with GB Sciences, Inc.  Next up, they will w ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2017 - 10:30am

When Pharmacy Experts Take Medical Histories, Medication Errors Drop 80 Percent

When pharmacy professionals — rather than doctors or nurses — take medication histories of patients in emergency departments, mistakes in drug orders can be reduced by more than 80 percent, according to a recent paper. Injuries resulting from medication us ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 4 2017 - 10:29am

People Would Rather Pop A Pill Than Exercise To Lower High Blood Pressure

When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drastically lowered the 'blood sugar' level, the HbA1C test, to 5.7 percent for a potential precursor to disease labeled "prediabetes" the rest of the world jeered. In China, that ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2018 - 11:11am

Vaccines: Decades Of Misinformation Have Succeeded

Though less than a dozen school children will be slain by a gun in any given year, American society is mobilized with marches and media against firearms. Meanwhile, on average 55,000 Americans will die from the flu, which has a vaccine. In states like Cali ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 9 2018 - 2:17pm

Medical Marijuana Won't Help Fight The Opioid Epidemic- It May Enable It

Advocates are claiming medical marijuana can help to fight the opioid epidemic but data show the opposite. Rather than being at lower risk, people who use medical marijuana may be at higher risk for non-medical prescription drug use. Much of medical marij ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 19 2018 - 4:33pm

Overexposed: Poison Control Centers Get 29 Calls Per Day About ADHD Medications

Diagnoses of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) skyrocketed in the 1990s, leading to concern that teachers wanted all kids to be automatons in classrooms and too many older parents were concerned about kids ...

Article - News Staff - May 21 2018 - 3:01pm