Pharmacology

Cannabis Use Linked To Sperm Size, Shape And Infertility In Men

Young men who use cannabis may be putting their fertility at risk by inadvertently affecting the size and shape of their sperm according to research published today (Thursday 5 June 2014). In the world's largest study to investigate how common lifest ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2014 - 8:58pm

How To Understand A Pharmaceutical Label

Active pharmaceutical ingredient is the term used to refer to the biologically active component of a drug product, such as a tablet or capsule.  Drug products are usually composed of several components and the active pharmaceutical ingredient is the prima ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2014 - 9:56am

Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer Reversed When Paired With Hydroxychloroquine

Tamoxifen is a widely used breast cancer drug but  some women with advanced, postmenopausal estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer don't respond to it.  A study in Clinical Cancer Research found that the inexpensive anti-malarial drug hydroxy ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 13 2014 - 4:31am

Gun Violence And Mental Illness: What's The Story?

Recent mass killings have again raised concern among lawmakers and the media about the possible connection between mental illness, and drugs to treat it, and gun violence.  Obviously someone who commits a mass shooting is mentally ill so renewed focus has ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 13 2014 - 10:05am

Leukemia Drug Stimulates Immunity Against Many Cancer Types

The class of drug known as p110δ inhibitors, currently being used to treat leukemia, has the unexpected side-effect of boosting immune responses against many different cancers, according to a study led by pharmaceutical company Genentech in San Francisco p ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 14 2014 - 9:17am

Heart Rate And Blood Pressure: Caffeine Affects Boys And Girls Differently After Puberty

Due in large part to the popularity of energy drinks and chain coffee shops, caffeine intake by children and adolescents has risen substantially- some drinks are marketed to children as young as four. Unlike nicotine, caffeine has slipped under the cultur ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2014 - 8:09am

Harrisvaccines Gets USDA Conditional License For PEDv Vaccine

Harrisvaccines has been granted United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conditional licensure of the company's Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) Vaccine.   PEDv is a highly contagious swine disease that entered the United States in April 2 ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2014 - 11:30pm

98 Year Old Drug Suramin Reverses Autism-Like Symptoms In Mice

In the many hypotheses surrounding autism, one posits it is the consequence of abnormal cell communication. Researchers at the U.C. San Diego recently did a study using a drug from 1916, suramin, which was approved for treating sleeping sickness. The find ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 18 2014 - 8:53am

Prescription Painkillers Kill More People Than Heroin And Cocaine Combined

The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is far higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine. In fact, the deaths due to overdose of opiods- legal painkillers- is higher than cocaine and heroin combined, accor ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2014 - 3:06pm

No Link Between Suicidal Behaviour And ADHD Drugs- Study

A new analysis by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found that drug therapy for ADHD does not entail an increased risk of suicide attempts or suicide.  Other studies have found  that ADHD drug treatment would increase the occurrence of suicidal thoughts but ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 18 2014 - 2:57pm