Cannabis Legalization Decreases The Stock Market Value Of Major Pharmaceutical Firms

Researchers from California Polytechnic State University and The University of New Mexico find that stock market investors predict cannabis legalization will reduce conventional pharmaceutical sales by billions of dollars. In their recent study, "U.S. Cannabis Laws Projected to Cost Generic and Brand Pharmaceutical Firms Billions," published in PLOS One, Ziemowit Bednarek from the Finance department […]

Researchers present their viewpoint on the link between EBV infections and the development of MS based on a previous study

In a recent review published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers presented their viewpoint on the link between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections and the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) based on a previous study conducted by Bjornevik et al. published in Science. Study: Falling down the biological rabbit hole: Epstein-Barr virus, biography, and multiple […]

FDA Still Skeptical of ALS Drug Ahead of High-Stakes Meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators remain unconvinced about the benefits of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, even as they prepare to give its drugmaker a rare second opportunity to make a public case for the treatment. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ experimental drug has become a rallying cause […]

HPV isn't just a women's issue, so why has it become a women's issue?

‘Only around one in three people know that HPV causes cancers in men,’ explains David Winterflood, the director of NOMAN is an Island: Race to End HPV campaign. David works to spread awareness that 5% of cancers worldwide (including anal, cervical, penile, vaginal, vulvar and some head and neck cancers) are caused by HPV and […]

New blood test can tell if you are at risk of Covid – research

Coronavirus booster vaccines to be offered to over 50s in Autumn We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Since the outbreak of […]

Robbie Williams ‘could’ve dropped dead’ from eating too much fish

The One Show: Alex tells Robbie Williams he’s ‘our favourite’ We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info “I was eating fish twice […]

Perinatal health risks increase in people with disabilities, finds study

People reporting disabilities are more likely to have smoked during pregnancy and have an increased risk for preterm birth and low birthweight, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Health Affairs. Willi Horner-Johnson, Ph.D., from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and colleagues analyzed data from the National Survey of Family Growth […]

'Doctors ignored my symptoms – then found grapefruit-sized cysts on my ovaries'

Farren Bay, 33, spent years struggling with immense chronic pain, but says doctors didn’t take her seriously until she collapsed. When she was finally taken into hospital, doctors found ‘grapefruit-sized’ cysts on her ovaries. Now, Farren is trapped inside the ‘body of a pensioner’, and lives with constant chronic pain. This is all due to […]

A ‘great place to start’ if you want to lower high cholesterol

High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info However, Dr Cho cautioned: “Always check with your […]

Actors help medical students learn the less technical side of medicine

Michael Onori thought he recognized the ER doctor who was treating him, even though it had been about a decade since they met. Back then, she was a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania. Despite all the people she encountered then and in the years since, she remembered him, as well. “She thanked me […]