Pregabalin’s use is on the riseDR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY By Alice Klein Australia is the latest country to report an alarming rise in the misuse of the nerve pain drug pregabalin. Pregabalin is a non-opioid drug that reduces pain through its actions on calcium channels in the brain. It was originally developed as an… Read More »
Any product made with potato will henceforth be subject to added scrutiny before it can receive The Non-GMO Project’s verification stamp.1 The reason? The now widespread prevalence of genetically engineered (GE) potato in the U.S. food supply. The first-generation GE Innate® potato, developed by J.R. Simplot Co. and branded simply as White Russet™, was approved… Read More »
If you’re a smoker looking for another reason to quit, consider this: in addition to raising your risk of heart and lung disease, as well as cancers of the bladder and kidney, smoking could boost the odds that you will develop aggressive prostate cancer that metastasizes, or spreads through your body. That’s according to research… Read More »
So far in 2018, at least 106 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) have occurred in the U.S.1 The mysterious disease, which is reminiscent of polio, primarily affects children and can cause permanent paralysis, continues to baffle the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has been investigating the disease since 2014.… Read More »
The acne drug that can steal young men’s virility: Tens of thousands are prescribed Roaccutane for their skin. But now there’s disturbing evidence of an embarrassing side-effect for men like Ed that can last for years — and leave them suicidal Ed Henthorn has experienced devastating side-effects of acne drug Roaccutane Active ingredient is isotretinoin… Read More »