PHARMACEUTICALS
Is "Female Viagra" a Real Thing? FDA to Rule on Drug Marketed as Libido-Lifter
A small pharmaceutical company has spent millions pushing support for what it calls the "female Viagra," but critics say the PR campaign and the reality of the drug don't line up.
Finally, a Nuclear Apocalypse Drug Gets Approved by the FDA
The Radiation and Nuclear Countermeasures Program is preparing for the worst.
The Race for Sustainable Palm Oil
Palm oil, an environmentally destructive yet wonderful raw material, is getting a makeover.
Pill-Popping Kitties: Inside the Pharmaceutical Treatment of Depressed and Anxious Cats
Maybe your cat needs some Xanax. Or acupuncture.
America's Fish Are Getting High on Your Pee Supply
The US pharma boom is leaking into the ecosystem, and it's affecting fish in subtler ways than we thought.
Oklahoma's Expert Checked Drugs.com Before Approving a Lethal Injection Drug
And the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of the argument.
I Used Ketamine to Treat My Depression
"After my first treatment, I felt good for a week. Not the kind of bipolar 'good' where I'd be manic. I felt normal for the first time in a long time."
The Truth About Britain's Looming 'Middle-Class Heroin Crisis'
All the talk about rising oxycodone prescriptions in the UK causing a middle-class heroin crisis is gold-plated baloney.
Basic Medications — and Breast Implants — in Short Supply in Deepening Venezuela Crisis
Medicines are vanishing from the shelves in Venezuelan shops and pharmacies. Some pharmaceuticals simply cannot be found and others can only be bought in tiny quantities after trawling pharmacy after pharmacy. The crisis has gotten worse in recent...
Is the US Meat Industry Pushing Us Into a 'Post-Antibiotic Era'?
Big Meat’s rampant use of antibiotics—one of the biggest threats to public health of our time—isn't showing any signs of slowing down.
Bioengineered Opiates Don't Require Poppy Plants
Bioengineered yeast is poised to be the world's new supplier.