Discover how drugs prevent, cure, and alleviate ailments. Learn about over-the-counter vs. prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry's impact on healthcare.

Last year was undoubtedly remarkable for investors, scientists, and patients as the health care industry soared to new heights. Innovation continued the changing of the guard as biotech supplanted ...

Science is very good at determining how drugs work in experimental models. New research out of Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center led by Alan Eastman, PhD, helps to bridge the gap when it comes ...

When you look in Merriam Webster’s dictionary, surprisingly you will not find the definition of ‘drug discovery’ there. You will find drug defined as: “A) a substance used as a medication or in the ...

The definition of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) has been revised by the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global TB Programme, who have also defined pre-XDR-TB for the first time, ...

Proposed legislation cites federal law in defining when a child is endangered by a caregiver’s use or possession of drugs, potentially trumping Colorado law and making it illegal to possess, smoke or ...

This story is brought to you through our news-gathering partnership with The Outer Banks Voice. At its July 5 meeting, the Duck Town Council voted 5-0 to schedule an Aug. 2 public hearing on a zoning ...