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New system can identify drugs to target 'undruggable' enzymes critical in many diseases

IMAGE IMAGE: THIS IS A HUNTINGTIN PROTEIN (GREEN) ACCUMULATED IN THE CELLS FROM THE BRAINS OF MICE GIVEN A PLACEBO. view moreCREDIT: KRZYZOSIAK ET AL./ CELLA new drug discovery system allows scientists to specifically target members of an important family of enzymes, called phosphatases, which were previously considered mostly "undruggable".

FDA Approves Drug For Multiple Sclerosis Treatment

FDA has approved the Drug that will treat multiple sclerosis. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever drug that will be the treatment for multiple sclerosis.

Anti-Tuberculosis Compound Found In Soil

Tuberculosis (TB) has been one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide. A new research finds the natural compunds found in soil useful in fighting the deadly disease.

Mislabeled Medicine: Increased Of Destructive Cases

People must be read over and over again the labels of their medicines. Mislabeling a prescription involves misidentifying the drug in the container, printing the improper use of instructions on a drug label or including insufficient or invalid warnings surrounding the use of the drug.

Fingerprint Test Could Detect Cocaine Use

A highly sophisticated new type of drug test can tell if a person has taken cocaine by analyzing chemical traces left behind by their fingerprint, scientists say.

Drug Testing for Cocaine Gets Personal

Outwitting a drug test just got harder. Instead of relying on blood or urine, which can be switched, researchers at the University of Surrey have devised a technique that uses fingerprints to test for cocaine. And it not only tests whether a person has handled the drug; this new technique confirms cocaine actually entered the body.

Hepatitis C On the Rise in Appalachia

The rates of hepatitis C infections have more than tripled in four Appalachian states from 2006 to 2012, fueled by prescription drug abuse among those who inject drugs, especially in rural areas, United States health officials said.

Not So Sweet—‘Spice’ Use Skyrockets and Poison Control Points to Many Recent Deaths

A potent new drug has hit the city streets nationwide and medical officials are finding that the backlash is anything but sugary sweet. The new street drug, popularly known as “Spice”, are synthetic substances mimicking the effects of marijuana but with far more lethal consequences. As police officers nationwide are cracking down and finding more of the synthetic “Spice” on the streets, medical officials and health agencies are also seeing an increase in life-threatening cases involving the drug, and they think that this Spring could be the apex of the killer drug.

ADHD Drugs More Commonly Used in White Collar Jobs

It seems the trends have begun to change. In an increasingly competitive work environment the pressure to perform in many white collar jobs has skyrocketed. To cope with the situation and perform even better, many white collar job workers have turned to the support of ADHD drugs to help them focus and increase their productivity.

Prescription Drug Spending Jumped in 2014

According to a report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics , Americans spent more money on drugs than they ever have before with spending jumping by 13% to $374 billion, driven by innovative but expensive new drugs designed to treat Hepatitis C.

Untested Stimulant Found in Many Dietary Supplements

You may get more than you bargained for in that batch of dietary supplements you just picked up from your local health store. Researchers are warning consumers to look closely at the labels of their supplements as they have discovered an amphetamine like stimulant in many of the dietary supplements.

New Study Found No Link Between Mental Problems and Psychedelic Drugs

Despite what you may have been led to believe about the use of psychedelic drugs and your mental health, a new study from the Norwegian University for Science and Technology at Trondheim has found that the use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs is not associated with mental health problems.
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