Blood molecule predicts success of antidepressants
People offered antidepressants could eventually benefit from a test to predict whether the drug will work for them (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 12, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Don't kill the painkiller, educate the people
Accidental overdose of paracetamol, aka acetaminophen, kills 1500 people in the US every year. The nation could emulate the UK's public awareness campaign (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 29, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Fixing leaks in the gut may stall progression of HIV
A kidney disease drug could keep bacteria in the gut, preventing an immune response that can be lethal for people infected with HIV (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 22, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Statins: is there any need for us to worry?
The supposed risks of taking cholesterol-busting drugs have been under the spotlight, but common fears are unfounded, says epidemiologist Rory Collins (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 16, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Immune-boosting drug shows promise against lung cancer
By stopping cancer cells hiding from the immune system, new drugs may significantly improve lung cancer and melanoma survival rates (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - May 15, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
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Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - April 30, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Pharma megadeals do nothing for neglected medicines
Drug giants are busy gobbling each other up to consolidate their strengths. What does this mean for the health challenges already on their fringes? (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - April 29, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Safety fears spook New Zealand's drug reform pioneers
A radical new approach to recreational drugs pursued by New Zealand may be stumbling at the first hurdle, as politicians cancel the first phase of the programme (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - April 28, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Is stockpiling pandemic flu drugs shrewd or misguided?
A group questioning the stockpiling of antiviral drugs has renewed its claim that they don't work. What does the evidence say, asks Debora MacKenzie (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - April 10, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Should we pay drug users to get vital vaccines?
Giving heroin users vouchers in exchange for taking vaccines is the stuff of tabloid headlines. But it works, says addiction researcher Nicola Metrebian (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - April 10, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Don't let vaping, obesity and boozing become norms
Society needs to wake up to problems with body weight, drinking and e-cigarettes, says England's chief medical officer (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - March 28, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Is OCD an addiction like drugs or gambling?
People with OCD can make risky judgements when decks of cards are stacked against them – a trait they share with gambling addicts (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - March 13, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Will NZ drug reform bring high times or a comedown?
New Zealand's abandonment of prohibition is a pivotal moment in the global debate over how to control recreational drugs (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - March 10, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Soaring drug deaths turn focus on anti-overdose drug
Two more US states are widening access to naloxone, a drug that can neutralise a potentially fatal opiate overdose, but broader supply remains contentious (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - March 7, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
High as a Kiwi: Inside the nation saying yes to drugs
What happens if you stop banning drugs? New Zealand is about to find out – and the rest of the world is watching (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - March 7, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
