Instead of simply blocking HIV from replicating, a new drug in trial stages causes it to mutate. If it works, it could eventually fully eliminate HIV in people who have the disease, freeing them from a lifetime of drugs.READ»
Scientists have invented a calcium-containing nanoparticle cream that appears to absorb nickel, stopping skin irritation from cheap jewelry or coins before it appears. Bring on the 10-pack of bangles from Claire's...READ»
While the standard doctor-pharmacy model is still alive and flourishing throughout the civilized world, an uptick in online drug purchases has prompted the creation of an illegal cottage industry. Welcome to the world of counterfeit drugs, a $200-billion arena of deceit and high-profits.READ»
As a revolution unfolds, the forwardly fashionable, mobile operators, and even a purveyor of health foods have been caught up in Egypt's current chaos.READ»
Scientists in their labs. Big Pharma in pursuit of the next blockbuster. An innovative foundation brings them together to speed up the discovery of multiple-sclerosis drugs.READ»
DARPA's issued a new "funding opportunity" dubbed Prophecy--it's a program to investigate how virus evolution may be predicted, notionally to improve the way the drug business tackles health threats. But it's DARPA, so there're military issues in the mix too.READ»
This, people, is Andrew Auernheimer, the hacker who last week exposed 114,000 iPad owners' details courtesy of AT&T's lax security system. He also goes by the name of Escher, but we'll call him by yet another alias: Weev. (Whether ...READ»
This is going to be fascinating news for those of you out there with trypanophobia--fear of hypodermic needles. Pantech Biosolutions has just been given approval for its painless drug delivery system that uses frickin' laser ...READ»
Dearest hillbilly heroin, you're nothing if not addictive, but now that the FDA is planning to make it even more difficult for doctors to prescribe you, we need to talk. It's not you, it's ... Actually, it's you.READ»
This isn't your usual August. With enough political issues smoldering to fill a decade of American history, the vacation month has turned into a morass of issues that boggles the mind. Here are seven articles that went viral this ...READ»
Who knew Twitter, Facebook and MySpace were gateway drugs? It started off as something social, but now some California medical marijuana dispensaries are using the popular social networks to update their clientele, and anyone else ...READ»
‘Uko na dawa neupe?’ (Do you have a white drug?). Penicillin in the form of Penstrep (penicillin and streptomycine) is commonly referred to as ‘white drug’ here in the Maasai land. It is antibiotic but most people use it for ...READ»
