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Life-saving asthma drug taken twice a year slashes hospital admissions by three-quarters
Life-saving asthma drug taken twice a year slashes hospital admissions by three-quarters

The injectable therapy contain antibodies that dampen inflammation in the lungs and is set to revolutionise the way severe asthma is treated. Read more

Mail Online - Dec 28
Brain imaging reveals how stimulant drugs improve performance in ADHD
Brain imaging reveals how stimulant drugs improve performance in ADHD

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. Read more

Medical News - Dec 27
The cheap diabetes drug that can halt life-threatening condition
The cheap diabetes drug that can halt life-threatening condition

Scientists are assessing whether metformin can be repurposed to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) Read more

The Independent - Dec 27
Clinic Drug in Glen Alpine to close after 87 years
Clinic Drug in Glen Alpine to close after 87 years

A longtime pharmacy in Burke County is closing its doors. Read more

Yahoo! News - Dec 26
The common drugs lurking in your medicine cabinet that are fuelling a sex recession – are you at risk?
The common drugs lurking in your medicine cabinet that are fuelling a sex recession – are you at risk?

IS YOUR sex life more flat than fire? The reason could be closer than you think. In fact, it could be sitting in your medicine cabinet. More than half of people taking antidepressants say the meds lowered their sex drive, according to new research from Lovehoney. And 42 per cent reported difficul... Read more

The Sun - Dec 26
Gangs raking in £50,000-a-time by flying drones packed with phones, drugs and takeaways into prison
Gangs raking in £50,000-a-time by flying drones packed with phones, drugs and takeaways into prison

GANGS are raking in £50,000-a-time by flying drones packed with ­contraband into jails. Two-man teams use sophisticated electronics to transport phones, drugs and even ­takeaways into cells. A £20 mobile can change hands for £2,000 in a prison, while a piece of paper soaked in Spice or cocaine fe... Read more

The Sun - Dec 25
How ADHD drugs work to indirectly improve attention
How ADHD drugs work to indirectly improve attention

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. . Read more

Wbur - Dec 25
'I'm a DJ and my music saves lives – people don't need drugs to get high'
'I'm a DJ and my music saves lives – people don't need drugs to get high'

A 23-year-old DJ from Las Vegas, Kartik Desai, aka DSAI, claims his euphoric, nostalgia-fueled EDM tracks are so powerful they give fans a natural high, meaning they don’t need drugs Read more

Dailystar Co Uk - Dec 25
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police

Previously vessels would be sunk once they had completed their cargo runs from South America to EuropeThe plummeting price of cocaine is forcing drug-traffickers to reuse the “narco-submarines” they would previously have scuttled once the custom-built vessels had completed their cargo runs from S... Read more

Theguardiantheguardian - Dec 25