A pioneering clinical trial investigating medicinal cannabis as a potential treatment for people living with Tourette syndrome will be conducted
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Like racecars and geese, cancer cells draft their way to new tumor sites
NASCAR has nothing on cancer cells when it comes to exploiting the power of drafting, letting someone else do the
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Researchers find anesthetic can muddle specific memories
A team of researchers from Spain, the U.S. and the Netherlands has found that giving people propofol can lead to
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FDA Approves Zulresso
March 19, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zulresso (brexanolone) injection for intravenous (IV) use for the
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Study links cardiac arrests to opioid overdoses
An increasing proportion of all cardiac arrests occurring outside of the hospital are related to drug overdoses, according to a
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FDA Approves Rocklatan
DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 12, 2019– Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI) (Aerie or the Company), an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on the
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Promising new drug for treatment-resistant depression – esketamine
One in 3 people with severe depression do not respond to treatment. Credit: TZIDO SUN/Shutterstock.com Treatment-resistant depression affects 1 in
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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Amplyx Pharmaceuticals for APX001 for Treatment of Cryptococcosis
SAN DIEGO – February 11, 2019 – Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, a company developing first-in-class products for life-threatening infections, announced today that
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2003 to 2015 saw increase in outpatient benzodiazepine use
(HealthDay)—Outpatient benzodiazepine use increased from 2003 to 2015, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in JAMA Network Open.
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Let’s talk about Rx use: Recognizing and reversing an overdose
As addiction to opiates continues to be a major public health concern, it has become increasingly important to know how
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