Cortisol helps people overcome phobias
Researchers from the University of Zurich are suggesting that a dose of the stress hormone cortisol may help people overcome phobias.
View ArticleMajority of sexual assaults drug facilitated
Almost 62 percent of sexual assaults were found to be drug facilitated, and almost 5 percent of the victims were given classic 'date-rape' drugs, according to a new study at the University of Illinois...
View ArticleNew sleep medication Ramelteon shows less potential to foster abuse and...
As part of the effort to develop effective behavioral and medical sleep therapies, scientists consider the potential for dependence and abuse associated with prescription sleep drugs.
View ArticleChicago dentist has license suspended following death of a 5-year-old patient
Following the death of a 5-year-old patient, a dentist in Chicago has had his license to practice suspended by State regulators.
View ArticleScientists spot mechanism behind promising new sleep drug
An experimental drug called gaboxadol may soon help millions of bleary-eyed insomniacs get to sleep, and a multi-center team of U.S. scientists believes they've pinpointed just how the drug works.
View ArticleThird of spam health-related
A new study in PLoS Medicine has found that a third of all spam messages advertise health products such as drugs and natural health products and that it is easy to purchase prescription drugs and...
View ArticleCharity says using Valium as a substitute for heroin, increases overdose risk
A drug charity in Britain says increasing numbers of drug users are turning to the tranquilliser Valium (diazepam) as a substitute for heroin.
View ArticleAnxious seniors may benefit from SSRIs
Many older adults worry - a lot. Almost one in 10 Americans over age 60 suffer from an anxiety disorder that causes them to worry excessively about normal things - like health, finances, disability and...
View ArticleHappy pills in America -- Our complex love affair with designer consciousness
The spectacular increase in the use of psychiatric drugs over the past 50 years involved what a University at Buffalo historian calls "a massive break with what we consider 'normal' mental health," one...
View ArticleToo many Australians abusing prescription drugs
The demise of yet another pop icon from the use and abuse of pharmaceutical drugs has again put the spotlight on an increasing addiction to prescription medication among the general public.
View ArticleNew approach to preventing recurrent febrile seizures in vulnerable children
It's one of those unavoidable facts of life - kids get sick and have fevers. Usually, those elevated internal temperatures cause only temporary discomfort, but in some small children they spark...
View ArticleNew approach to preventing recurrent febrile seizures in vulnerable children
It's one of those unavoidable facts of life - kids get sick and have fevers. Usually, those elevated internal temperatures cause only temporary discomfort, but in some small children they spark...
View ArticleCortisol helps people overcome phobias
Researchers from the University of Zurich are suggesting that a dose of the stress hormone cortisol may help people overcome phobias.
View ArticleMajority of sexual assaults drug facilitated
Almost 62 percent of sexual assaults were found to be drug facilitated, and almost 5 percent of the victims were given classic 'date-rape' drugs, according to a new study at the University of Illinois...
View ArticleNew sleep medication Ramelteon shows less potential to foster abuse and...
As part of the effort to develop effective behavioral and medical sleep therapies, scientists consider the potential for dependence and abuse associated with prescription sleep drugs.
View ArticleChicago dentist has license suspended following death of a 5-year-old patient
Following the death of a 5-year-old patient, a dentist in Chicago has had his license to practice suspended by State regulators.
View ArticleScientists spot mechanism behind promising new sleep drug
An experimental drug called gaboxadol may soon help millions of bleary-eyed insomniacs get to sleep, and a multi-center team of U.S. scientists believes they've pinpointed just how the drug works.
View ArticleCharity says using Valium as a substitute for heroin, increases overdose risk
A drug charity in Britain says increasing numbers of drug users are turning to the tranquilliser Valium (diazepam) as a substitute for heroin.
View ArticleAnxious seniors may benefit from SSRIs
Many older adults worry - a lot. Almost one in 10 Americans over age 60 suffer from an anxiety disorder that causes them to worry excessively about normal things - like health, finances, disability and...
View ArticleHappy pills in America -- Our complex love affair with designer consciousness
The spectacular increase in the use of psychiatric drugs over the past 50 years involved what a University at Buffalo historian calls "a massive break with what we consider 'normal' mental health," one...
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