Big Chicken
Poultry farming has become heavily industrialized, in part through the use of antibiotics in feed. This contributes to the spread of antibiotic resistance, as an expert author explains.
Pharmacology and Toxicology Sub-categories:
- Alcohol Use and Abuse (36)
- Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance (39)
- Caffeine (13)
- Cannabis and Medical Marijuana (22)
- Drug Use and Abuse (22)
- Generic Drugs (13)
- Hallucinogens (4)
- Prescription Drugs (38)
- Psychedelics (11)
- Radiation (18)
- Side Effects (28)
Including Females In Basic Research
Only about a third of research subjects in clinical studies are women this results in poor understanding of how new drugs work on women.
The Biology of Addiction
Scientists are learning the specific workings of the brain when it is addicted to a substance or behavior, and showing that all addictions are similar.
A Possible Treatment for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Researchers explain experiments on animals with a new treatment that could eliminate fetal alcohol syndrome, perhaps even after birth.
Medical Notes: Week of August 13, 2017
The number of college students binge drinking is dropping, the physical and mental demands of staying healthy, and sweating less if you have a tattoo.
Medical Notes: Week of July 16, 2017
Side effects from antibiotics given in the hospital, environmental rules fatigue, and the link older dads and geeks.
Medical Notes: Week of July 9, 2017
A new treatment for ulcerative colitis, the effects of smoking on future generations, and wind farms that help crops grow.
Household Chemicals (2017)
A noted expert discusses the vast amount that we don't know about chemicals and how tougher regulation in other countries could help keep Americans safer.
Medical Notes: Week of June 4, 2017
Pot smoking among pregnant teens, lead poisoning from target practice, painkiller abuse, and employees who work from home work longer hours.
Alternatives to Opioids for Pain
The crisis with opioid painkillers is making doctors look at alternative medicine therapies for a substitute for these drugs.
Penicillin Allergy? Probably Not (2017)
Experts discuss how penicillin allergy misdiagnoses happen and what results when so many of us avoid the most effective, yet cheapest antibiotic.
Medical Notes: Week of April 9, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of April 9.
