HealthJuly 3, 2013
Pill of Goods: International Counterfeit Drug Ring Hit in Massive Sting
Court documents review process that led the FDA to shut down more than 1,600 illegal pharmacy Web sites
Pharmaceuticals
July 3, 2013
Painkiller Overdose Deaths Increase 400 Percent in Women
CDC Research suggests that increasing prescriptions and physiological differences are driving a rise in deaths
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The SciencesJuly 2, 2013
Silver Shows Its Mettle against Bacteria
Microbes exposed to a small amount of silver become more vulnerable to antibiotic attack. Karen Hopkin reports
July 1, 2013
Tuberculosis Waits Patiently for Its Comeback [Slide Show]
Although the total number of TB cases is falling worldwide, more dangerous strains appear to be proliferating
July 1, 2013
These Body Drugs Can Affect the Mind
Bad mood? Sleep loss? Memory trouble? Check your prescriptions
June 27, 2013
30 under 30: Building the Next Generation of Pharmaceuticals
Meet Melanie Kim Müller, one of the promising young chemists attending the 2013 Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting
June 26, 2013
Sweet ‘n Sour: A Common Sugar May Help Pathogens Conquer the Human Gut
Fucose may help Salmonella defeat the gut’s natural microbiota
The SciencesJune 26, 2013
Senior Spit Has Anti-Flu Secret
The saliva of elderly men and women has significantly more proteins that fight off some flu viruses than what's found in younger people's saliva. Christopher Intagliata reports
June 20, 2013
Simple Molecule Surrounding Cells in Mole Rats Prevents Them from Getting Cancer
A sugar matrix could be trapping would-be tumors in these long-lived mammals
HealthJune 20, 2013
Silver Makes Antibiotics Thousands of Times More Effective
The antimicrobial treatment could help to solve modern bacterial resistance
June 12, 2013
Fish on Prozac Prove Anxious, Antisocial, Aggressive
New research has found that the pharmaceuticals, which are frequently showing up in U.S. streams, can alter genes responsible for building fish brains and controlling their behavior
June 1, 2013
30 under 30: Fighting Cancer with Metal-Based Drugs
Meet Chiara Nardon, one of the promising young chemists attending the 2013 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting