Pharmaceuticals

The quest to enlist the body's immune system in the fight against cancer is progressing slowly, but surely

Panel leader Arthur Caplan explains how this development will make the process of obtaining experimental therapies for terminal illnesses more transparent and fair

The World Health Organization has added new curative treatments for hepatitis C to its list of medicines governments should make available 

New work reiterates the importance of preserving high levels of vaccine coverage as the consequences of measles infections may be more devastating than is readily observable, a study leader said

The agency will hold a public meeting this summer to address drug company concern that restrictions on what they can say about off-label use of drugs violate their First Amendment right to free speech

The extremely successful global healthcare program sets malaria eradication goals in some countries

To get measles vaccine coverage for all, try small nudges to hesitant parents

New drug targets both hemispheres to repair damaged tissue

WHO report suggests few countries are prepared to tackle antibiotic resistant infections which leaves basic healthcare vulnerable 

In 2011, Paul Tesar, a professor at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, worked with collaborators to come up with a method of producing massive numbers of mouse stem cells that are capable of turning into oligodendrocytes, the cells that produce myelin, the protective coating on nerve cells.

Guidelines that emphasize the need for behavioral therapies often go unheeded, although study results broken out by demographics were surprising

Alice B. Toklas truly stirred the pot when she included a recipe for hashish fudge in her memoir-cum-cookbook. She published The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook in 1954, following the death of her lifelong partner, Gertrude Stein.