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Over The Counter Drugs
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are medicines sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a healthcare professional, as opposed to prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription.
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JUN 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
People with type 2 diabetes may do well not to turn down some broccoli, suggest a new study. Indeed, broccoli is rich in ...MAY 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may have a deadly consequence. Over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofe ...MAY 02, 2017Cancer
Women who take a low-dose aspirin daily could be minimizing their risks for breast cancer, reports a new study in the Jo ...APR 18, 2017Immunology
A rare and lethal brain tumor more often than not leads to death not much longer than one year after diagnosis, even wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries ...APR 14, 2017Immunology
Immunotherapy is a method of fighting cancer that revolves around empowering the immune system to reach its full cancer- ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 22, 2017Cardiology
Drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve), all have one thing in common - other than th ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
New work by researchers in Denmark has suggested that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, commonly used ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2017Cardiology
People taking heartburn drugs called proton pump inhibitors—Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium, and Protonix—may not ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2017Cancer
Aspirin, the ultra-cheap drug that’s ubiquitous in nearly everyone’s medicine cabinet, has a long been impli ...FEB 02, 2017Cardiology
Coming down with the flu or even just a bad cold often has us reaching for the Advil, but a new research study indicates ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 06, 2017Videos
Coughs are among one of the most common, yet non-specific, medical symptoms. They send about 30 million people to the do ...DEC 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 5, 2016 – A common class of drugs for vision loss may actually add to the problem in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 03, 2016Cancer
Scientists revisit magic mushrooms as a potent medical treatment for anxiety and depression in cancer patients. The two ...OCT 30, 2016Videos
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms are often associated with recreational use or abuse. But recent studies s ...OCT 10, 2016Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 16, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New work performed at Stanford University has revealed a neuronal circuit in the brain that is critical to the cycle of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2016Neuroscience
In January of 2016, a law enacted in the UK changed the landscape of the market for “smart drugs” known as & ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 09, 2016Genetics & Genomics
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced earlier this month that they would be banning 19 antimicrobial chemical ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 04, 2016Videos
The Summer Olympics are set to open in Rio this Friday. Yet, months before this, scandals emerged of drug doping among O ...JUL 29, 2016Videos
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms are often associated with recreational use or abuse. But recent studies s ...JUL 16, 2016Videos
About 17 million people in the U.S. suffer from acne. Now, the FDA recently approved a new over the counter acne medicat ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
JUN 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
People with type 2 diabetes may do well not to turn down some broccoli, suggest a new study. Indeed, broccoli is rich in
...
MAY 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may have a deadly consequence. Over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofe
...
MAY 02, 2017
Cancer
Women who take a low-dose aspirin daily could be minimizing their risks for breast cancer, reports a new study in the Jo
...
APR 18, 2017
Immunology
A rare and lethal brain tumor more often than not leads to death not much longer than one year after diagnosis, even wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries
...
APR 14, 2017
Immunology
Immunotherapy is a method of fighting cancer that revolves around empowering the immune system to reach its full cancer-
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2017
Cardiology
Drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve), all have one thing in common - other than th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
New work by researchers in Denmark has suggested that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, commonly used ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2017
Cardiology
People taking heartburn drugs called proton pump inhibitors—Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium, and Protonix—may not
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new molecule has been found and it could help in the development of new antibiotics – a major priority for publi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Juvenile Batten disease is a progressive disease that causes neurological dysfunction, resulting in seizures, changes in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2017
Cancer
Aspirin, the ultra-cheap drug that’s ubiquitous in nearly everyone’s medicine cabinet, has a long been impli
...
FEB 02, 2017
Cardiology
Coming down with the flu or even just a bad cold often has us reaching for the Advil, but a new research study indicates
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 06, 2017
Videos
Coughs are among one of the most common, yet non-specific, medical symptoms. They send about 30 million people to the do
...
DEC 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 5, 2016 – A common class of drugs for vision loss may actually add to the problem in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 03, 2016
Cancer
Scientists revisit magic mushrooms as a potent medical treatment for anxiety and depression in cancer patients. The two
...
OCT 30, 2016
Videos
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms are often associated with recreational use or abuse. But recent studies s
...
OCT 10, 2016
Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 16, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work performed at Stanford University has revealed a neuronal circuit in the brain that is critical to the cycle of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2016
Neuroscience
In January of 2016, a law enacted in the UK changed the landscape of the market for “smart drugs” known as &
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 09, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced earlier this month that they would be banning 19 antimicrobial chemical
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2016
Videos
The Summer Olympics are set to open in Rio this Friday. Yet, months before this, scandals emerged of drug doping among O
...
JUL 29, 2016
Videos
Psychedelic drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms are often associated with recreational use or abuse. But recent studies s
...
JUL 16, 2016
Videos
About 17 million people in the U.S. suffer from acne. Now, the FDA recently approved a new over the counter acne medicat
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet