Pharmacology

Gardasil-9 HPV Vaccine Might Prevent 80 Percent Of Cervical Cancers

The new 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine, can potentially prevent 80 percent of cervical cancers in the United States if given to all 11- or 12-year-old children before they are exposed to the virus, according to a seven-center study published in the ...

Article - News Staff - May 11 2015 - 4:56pm

Recreational Drug Forecasting For Action On Psychoactive Substances

The use of novel psychoactive substances, synthetic compounds with stimulant or hallucinogenic effects, is on the rise and the diversity and breadth of these substances- a change in one atom means an illegal drug is no longer illegal- has led policymakers, ...

Article - News Staff - May 13 2015 - 10:28am

Pets On Prozac – Drug Treatment For Dogs With Separation Anxiety

Dogs who suffer with separation anxiety become more optimistic when taking the animal equivalent of Prozac during behavioral treatment, according to a paper in which the authors say they revealed how the animals feel during the clinical treatment of behav ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2015 - 11:07am

Why No One Is Addressing The Failure Of Antidepressants

Around a quarter of people experience depression at some point in their lives, two-thirds of whom are women. Each year more than 11 million working days are lost in the UK to stress, depression or anxiety and there are more than 6,000 suicides. The impact ...

Article - The Conversation - May 17 2015 - 2:39pm

Re-Engineered Second Generation Antibiotic Versus Drug-Resistant Bacteria

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that drug-resistant bacteria sicken two million U.S. residents annually and cause about 23,000 deaths. Federal officials have called combating antibiotic resistance a national priority. To aid i ...

Article - News Staff - May 21 2015 - 8:30am

First Drug To Treat Radiation Sickness Approved

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Neupogen,  the first approved drug to treat the deleterious effects of radiation exposure following a nuclear incident.  ...

Article - News Staff - May 23 2015 - 9:32am

Antidepressants More Effective Than Assumed

Many have questioned the efficacy of the common antidepressant medications known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). They don't work for many people, studies have found, and even when they work they lose effectiveness quickly. Psychia ...

Article - News Staff - May 27 2015 - 11:17am

The Surprising Futility Of Drug Labeling

In  the United States, there are calls from the environmental fringes to put more labels on food- but not for a USDA federal standard label on GMOs, mandatory ones chosen by lobbyists in state governments.  Labels are political, and everyone says they wan ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2015 - 4:23pm

Flibanserin: Helping Female Sexual Disorders Or Just A New Identity For An Old Antidepressant?

An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended the approval of the drug, flibanserin, for premenopausal women who are distressed by a lack of sexual desire. The little pink pill has been hailed as “Viagra for women”. ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 6 2015 - 10:00am

Down Syndrome And Psychotropic Medication Use In Kids

A new study gives insight into the behavioral medications that medical caregivers sometimes prescribe for kids with Down syndrome. ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2015 - 11:44am