Category: Health News
DEA Reclassifies CBD-Based Drug Epidiolex for Sales to Commence
Epidiolex, the first cannabis-based drug to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has been rescheduled by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and now looks set to …
Fasting Increases Production of Anti-Aging Molecule
There has been increasing interest in the benefits of fasting and calorie restriction in recent years, with these claims supported by some experts. A new study emanating from Georgia …
New Research on Insulin Resistance & Lean Body Mass
Insulin resistance linked to low lean body mass A recent study, published in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications by Victor W. Zhong, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow at the …
Rising Health Care Costs in the U.S.
The increase in health-care costs Health care expenses have been slowly and steadily increasing over the past few decades. This trend has been affecting employer-sponsored insurance premiums, out-of-pocket costs, …
Butterfly Network To Revolutionize Ultrasounds With The iQ
The Butterfly Network plans to revolutionize the way ultrasounds are conducted with their iQ, the portable ultrasound device that is an ultrasound on chip, which will sell for $2000. …
Rare Drug Breakthrough in Cardiac Prevention
The recent testing by the Amarin Corp of Vascepa, purified fish oil, in people that have heart disease is a win because this finding has the potential to help …
Researchers Currently Looking Into The Benefits Of Psychedelic Drugs
During the 1960s researchers explored the use of Ketamine and other psychedelic drugs to calm a person’s mind, and now UW Health is again having a look at some …
CRISPR Prevents Liver Disease In Mice Before Birth
CRSIPR Genetic Therapy Potential Recently, a research team at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) released a study focusing on the use of CRISPR …
A New Approach To Tackle E. Coli Antibiotic Resistance
CHAOS, preventing E. coli antibiotic resistance A Growing Concern Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are an increasingly dangerous threat, as the number of such bacteria is growing. A lot of the current …