Pharmacology

Tricyclic Antidepressants May Combat Deadly Form Of Lung Cancer

A little-used class of FDA-approved antidepressants appears potentially effective in combating a particularly deadly form of lung cancer, according to a new study from researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 27 2013 - 9:34am

Mercury From Fish Is Minor, Finds Study

Concerns about the negative effects of mercury on fetal development have led to the US National Research Council warning against eating too much fish during pregnancy, but those guidelines may need to be reviewed. New research instead found that fish acco ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2013 - 6:00am

Cocaine Use Can You More Susceptible To HIV (Beyond The Obvious)

Risky sexual behavior and substance abuse have always orbited HIV but it isn't just shared needles; drugs like cocaine make people engage in lots of other risky behaviors. The epidemiology of how HIV spreads is well know but relatively little researc ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 2 2013 - 10:57am

New Tuberculosis Vaccine Phase One Clinical Trial Results

A tuberculosis vaccine developed at McMaster University published phase one clinical study results today.  Tuberculosis is a serious public health threat. One-third of world's population is infected with the organism that causes tuberculosis. The cur ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 2 2013 - 5:16pm

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Statin Does Not Improve Survival Among Adults

Observational studies have reported that statins improve outcomes of various infections. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is diagnosed in approximately 8 to 28 percent of ICU patients ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 12 2013 - 5:30am

Over 80 Percent Of Herbal Products Omit Ingredients, Contain Fillers

'Natural' health products are all the rage among the segment of the population that doesn't trust science or medicine. But applying the ethical standards of the medical community to people operating outside the medical community can be a bi ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 13 2013 - 10:00am

Craze Workout Supplement Contains Meth Analog

If you buy supplements, alternative medicines and advertised herbal gimmicks based on the claim that they are too progressive for the FDA, you are just lacking in judgment. If you are buying the workout supplement Craze, a product widely sold across the U ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 15 2013 - 10:51am

Diuretics, Other Blood Pressure Drugs, Linked To Decreased Risk Of Alzheimer's

A new analysis of data on over 3,000 elderly Americans strongly suggests that people over the age of 75 with normal cognition who used diuretics, angiotensin-1 receptor blockers (ARBs) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors showed a reduced ri ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 17 2013 - 9:09am

Anabolic Steroids May Have Permanent Performance-Enhancing Effects- Even After Brief Use

Even brief usage of anabolic steroids may have long lasting, perhaps even permanent performance-enhancing effects, according to a new study. It was previously believed that re-acquisition of muscle mass after periods of inactivity was due to motor learnin ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2013 - 6:30am

Non-Toxic Drug Silences Incurable Brain Cancer Gene

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a brain cancer that kills approximately 13,000 Americans a year. It is aggressive and incurable. A research team has demonstrated delivery of a therapeutic delivered using nanotechnology that turns off a critical gene in t ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 31 2013 - 7:00am