October 27, 2015 Something strange is happening with placebos in America Figure this one out: The fake drugs we know as placebos seem to be getting more and more effective in the US.
October 27, 2015 15 simple ways to avoid medication mistakes Although they’re meant to keep us healthy, when errors are made in prescribing, dispensing and administering medications, the outcome can be serious, even deadly.
October 27, 2015 Skin drug may help treat type 1 diabetes A drug used to treat psoriasis may also be able to help treat people with type 1 diabetes.
October 27, 2015 Pills before and after sex can help prevent HIV, study finds For the first time, a study shows that a drug used to treat HIV infection also can help prevent it when taken before and after risky sex by gay men.
October 27, 2015 Some antibiotics may slightly increase colon cancer risk Taking some antibiotics, which reduces the diversity of bacteria in the gut, may slightly increase the risk of developing colon cancer, a new study suggests
October 27, 2015 Q & A on court ruling affecting morning-after pill Don't expect to see morning-after pills for all ages on drugstore shelves anytime soon. A federal appeals court decision allowing girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without a prescription won't immediately change access.
October 27, 2015 American children given wrong medication every 8 minutes: report Every eight minutes in the United states, a child is given the wrong dose of medication, according to a new study.
October 27, 2015 Weekend drug use tends to become daily, study says People who take illegal drugs only on the weekend often wind up becoming daily users, new research suggests.
October 27, 2015 Study finds sharp increase in teen use of human growth hormone Experimentation with human growth hormones by America's teens more than doubled in the past year, as more young people looked to drugs to boost their athletic performance and improve their looks, according to a new, large-scale national survey.
October 27, 2015 Syria, neighbors to vaccinate 20 million children against polio More than 20 million children are to be vaccinated in Syria and neighboring countries against polio to try to stop the spread of the crippling infectious disease following its re-emergence there after 14 years.
