Pharmaceuticals

The ethical threat posed by Adderall and other drugs that improve motivation

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Tuesday to make it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children for communicable diseases

Male and female mice are found to regulate pain sensitivity differently, a result which could explain why some drug experiments have failed

People who smoke pot and drink are twice as likely to do both at the same time than to do just one, with the combo associated with bad decision-making; and chronic pot smokers who had not indulged in a month were still more likely to have faulty memories than were nonsmokers. Erika Beras reports

A U.N. office warned on Friday that record poppy output in Afghanistan will translate into a spike in heroin-induced deaths, with death rates already rising in Britain and the U.S.

Researchers found moderate support for using marijuana to treat chronic pain and muscle spasms and involuntary movements

Norman Augustine, former CEO of Lockheed Martin and former undersecretary of the Army talks about the report he co-chaired for the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, "Restoring the Foundation: The Vital Role of Research in Preserving the American Dream"    
 

By getting volunteers to live in a sleep lab for more than a month, researchers hope to unravel the effects of chronic sleep debt and circadian rhythm gone awry

Two South Korean hospitals are conducting experimental treatment on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome patients, injecting them with blood plasma from recovering patients

Sending people home with meds for their bedmates gets results but raises questions about drug resistance

Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy was associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction in a data mining study 

A review of studies on the treatment of chronic insomnia finds that cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective alternative to drug interventions