Raise Your Glass and Toast This: Beer Hops may be Key to Treating Diseases
Aside from providing beer with its bitter flavor, compounds in hops that have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties may be the key to developing new medicines. University of Idaho scientists recently presented research at the 251st...
Walgreens to Sell Naloxone, Heroin Overdose Remedy, Over-the-Counter
Walgreens announced that it will sell naloxone – an antidote for overdoses of heroin and other opioids – without a prescription in states where it is legal, as part of a two-part plan to...
Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Risk of Liver Damage Caused by Alcohol Consumption
Coffee has never been more popular. There are coffee shops on every corner, espresso machines on every kitchen counter. We have cold brew, drip, French press, percolated, iced, instant, with milk, without milk, canned,...
Synthetic Insulin Patch Developed to Control Diabetes
Scientists have developed a pain-free insulin patch to control diabetes, according to a study published in Advanced Materials. The synthetic patch is covered in natural beta cells – insulin-producing cells that fail because of diabetes...
FDA Toughens Warning Labels for Opioid Pain Medications
Opioid abuse in the United States has been called an epidemic. A crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Opioid-related deaths surpassed cocaine in the early 2000s, and it’s been rising...
Lung Cancer Screenings Increase Five-Year Survival Rate by 73%
An English study concluded that screening people at high risk for developing lung cancer can increase their five-year survival chances by 73%. Published in the journal Health Technology Assessment, the University of Liverpool study suggests...
Gene Test Can Take Chemo Out of Breast Cancer Treatments
A significant number of breast cancer patients may never have to experience unnecessary chemo therapy again. A new study conducted by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group and sponsored by the National Cancer Institute has revealed...
HHS Secretary Calls for Safer Opioid Prescribing
In order to combat opioid overdose, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently praised efforts by the American College of Physicians (ACP) to better educate doctors about safe prescribing...
Two Drugs Could Save Thousands from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
A study conducted by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium has confirmed that certain antiarrhythmic medications, when administered by medical professionals, improved the survival rates of cardiac arrest patients who had failed electrical shock treatment. Not all...
Obama Administration Announces Plan to Address Opioid and Heroin Abuse Epidemic
In response to a fast-growing epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse, President Obama announced new initiatives designed to enable doctors to more easily use anti-addiction drugs. The White House will allow physicians to prescribe...