Pharmacology

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

Generic drugs are the same as a name brand. The only difference is that a generic company does not research or clinical trials and since the product is outside patent, they only have the cost of…

There is always interest in exploring new therapeutic uses for existing drugs, because existing medications are probably generic, and therefore less expensive because generic companies don't have to…

Urinary tract infections are common and wide-spread antibiotic resistance has led to calls for new ways to combat these infections. A recent paper details  an experimental drug that stabilizes…

I really need to quit starting all of these things with "just when you think..." because I'm starting to sound like a cliche. But sometimes, there are just no alternatives. My apologies. Because…

The investigational anti-cancer agent rociletinib (CO-1686) has received the new FDA 'Breakthrough Status' designation, developed to accelerate the approval process for very promising new…