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  • Who Are the Guevedoces?

  • Sep 23, 2015 11:05 PM EDT
  • Finasteride is a popular drug recommended for males who have male-pattern baldness or enlarged prostate. It works by blocking a certain enzyme known as 5-alpha-reductase. What many people don’t know about is how it was developed. The story will then take us …
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  • More drug price PR woes for pharma industry: Cancer drugs overpriced

  • Sep 22, 2015 11:57 PM EDT
  • Another blow is coming to the pharmaceutical industry that has been hit almost daily with bad publicity over astronomical drug prices. A study says that drug companies are charging up to 600 times what certain cancer drugs cost to make..
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  • Genes Can Be Seasonal Too

  • Sep 22, 2015 10:35 PM EDT
  • Do you ever wonder why stiff joints are more common on winter or why it’s more difficult to lose weight during this season? While you can blame the latter on the holidays, science says it’s all because of your genes.
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  • Hepatitis C Drug Wipes Out Virtually All Viral Strains

  • Sep 21, 2015 11:20 PM EDT
  • It’s an exciting time in the field of research and therapies against hepatitis C. An experimental drug combination developed by Gilead Sciences has showed to wipe out virtually all types of hepatitis C strains.
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  • Cancer Drug Awakens Dormant HIV Cells

  • Sep 19, 2015 10:06 PM EDT
  • The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a complicated one. Once it gets into the system, it can find its way into the DNA of the human cells where it can lay dormant for a period of years before it becomes active and develops into acquired immunodeficiency s…
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