Drugs Stories
Drinking while gestating puts babies at a dangerous health risk, and the NIH is emphasizing that message.
Researchers from NYU evaluate the negative psychosocial outcomes of smoking marijuana compared to alcohol use.
Parents need to make sure each of their children is up-to-date with state and school requirements for vaccinations.
Electronic cigarettes produce secondhand smoke that contains high levels of nickel and a completely new chemical that could cause health problems.
An experimental heart failure drug could cut the risk of cardiovascular death by over 20 percent and hospitalizations attributed to heart disease by 16 percent.
New antibiotics are in demand, and a new synthetic amino acid may be able to supply medicine with an answer.
Life inside a gang may seem safer than struggling on the outside, but the dangers are aplenty.
A certain compound in marijuana could potentially be therapeutic when it comes to Alzheimer’s and brain aging, researchers find.
Painkiller addiction is a problem, and researchers just found a non-addictive solution to inflammatory pain.
An experimental drug called lexaptepid showed success at keeping iron levels steady in people's bloodstreams.
Xenon gas, used in anesthesia, body imaging, and doping, may be a breakthrough treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers say.
Italian researchers precisely demonstrate how blood pressure monitored over a 24-hour period rises progressively as people climb to higher altitudes.