It sounds gross. Drugs seeping out of your body may be damaging your leather sofa. But how worried should we be, really?
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The placebo effect is more than just mental – it’s a biological system that can measurably improve a patient’s symptoms. But someone else needs to activate it – creating a risk of manipulation.
You can have a severe allergic reaction to this herbal medicine even if you’ve previously taken it without any problems.
First Nations people were more likely to feel confident about their medication – and to take it – when they had advice tailored to them. And their health improved.
The confirmed presence of substandard or falsified anticancer medicines in sub-Saharan Africa will complicate cancer care.
From tigers to mice and penguins to elephants – animal pharmacologists analyze samples from them all and play an important role in devising treatment plans.
One in five people experience chronic pain. Here’s how likely you are to find relief with medicinal cannabis.
Can we turn a global killer into a global healer?
Thousands of chemicals in industry haven’t been thoroughly tested for their safety and toxicity. Researchers are working to standardize quicker, cheaper and more ethical methods to assess chemicals.
Your physical environment, social life and lifestyle have as much an influence on your biology − and hence, how you process drugs − as your genes.
Here’s what you can realistically expect and what you need to know if you’re considering this treatment.
A marine sponge from Mauritius has shown potential as the source of compounds that kill liver cancer cells.
Genetic testing can help take the guesswork out of finding the right treatment. For certain diseases. To an extent.
Psychiatrists rely on guidelines to prescribe medication for bipolar disorders. But beyond side-effects and clinical trials, ‘real-world’ effectiveness should be considered thoughtfully.
People have died after taking the banned frog secretion Kambô, and even when things go right there’s a lot of vomiting.
Don’t be intimidated by the package insert that comes with your medication. Learning how to read it can help you better understand how drugs work.
It’s mushroom season in many parts of Australia. Here’s what you need to know before you go foraging.
The risk of a severe allergic reaction when pholcodine is combined with common medicines used in anaesthesia has lead to their recall in Australia.
If you think your medicine may be contributing to overheating, it’s very important you keep taking your medicine. Discuss your symptoms with your pharmacist or doctor.
The medicine container was found in a painted rock shelter. A radio carbon date of the horn container places it at around AD 1461-1630.
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