A study suggests that smoking habits have a significant influence on an individual's ability to regain cognitive function when recovering from alcohol abuse.

Treating hepatitis C-infected prison inmates with Sovaldi, which costs more than $84,000 for 12 weeks of treatment, is cost-effective compared with other FDA-approved treatments.

An experimental Japanese flu drug that has hit the headlines because of its potential to fight Ebola may also work against norovirus.

Dopamine receptor agonist drugs are linked to impulse control disorders, including gambling, hypersexuality, and compulsive shopping.

Over 60,000 children experience an out-of-hospital medication error every year as a result of being given their medication twice, incorrect dosage, or receiving the wrong medication.

MDMA is the drug of choice on college campuses because it gives a huge high and inhibits sleep. But that's not all it does.

Interferon- and ribavirin-based treatments with their unpleasant side effects might soon become a thing of the past with two new pill-only regimens showing good prognosis for chronic HCV infection.

Twelve workout and weight loss supplements contain an untested and possibly dangerous stimulant.

The way our bodies function during the day could interfere with some cancer medicines, including lapatinib.

The rate of companies withdrawing from new antibiotic development is double the rate of those entering the industry and a recent study has uncovered why.

Researchers in Europe, once again studying the effects of LSD, suggest the drug may have potential use in the treatment of a variety of psychological disorders.

A study found that the initial benefits of a stewardship program aimed at reducing pediatric antibiotic overprescription were lost after audits and feedback to clinicians stopped.