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US Authorities May Approve Drugs To Counteract Nuclear Radiation
With the current state of things, it’s nearly impossible to turn on the news without hearing some passing reference to chemical or nuclear warfare. And while we usually have at least some countermeasure ready to minimise damages from the former, it’s the nuclear part that leaves us biologically defenceless.
Google Searches Find Drug Side Effects Faster Than Official Methods
Every day, snivelling, coughing festering contagions plop in front of computers in hopes of figuring out what the hell is wrong — for free. So it’s not entirely surprising that scientists — for the first time — were able to find significant evidence of unreported prescription drug side effects faster than any of the US Federal Drug Administration’s own methods. And it’s all thanks to our ailing internet search queries.
MelaFind Spots Your Cancerous Dots With Guided Missile Technology
Melanoma is an easily treatable disease with nearly a 100 per cent cure rate — assuming you discovery it before the cancer metastasises. A new imaging device has been approved by the US Federal Drug Administration, and it’s based on a guided-missile navigation system that will find suspect moles faster, easier and more accurately than ever before.
Drugs Cause About 5x More Side Effects Than We Realised
There’s always that part at the end of drug commercials that goes something like: if you develop sausage fingers, webbed feet or a three-week erection, call your doctor! But as exhaustive as those auctioneer-style lists sound, they barely scratch the surface when it comes to the side effects people are actually experiencing.
Who Wants To Eat Anything, Stay Thin And Never Exercise?
A compound in your brain that behaves similarly to pot holds the secret to everyone’s fantasy: being able to eat whatever you want and not exercise while staying healthy and not gaining weight.
Denying Pill To Girls Puts Politics Ahead Of Science
In a rare example of overruling her own experts and the US Federal Drug Administration — while apparently ignoring the highest teen pregnancy rate of any industrialised country — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is prohibiting teenagers younger than 17 from buying the morning-after pill over the counter.
US FDA Approves Silver Bullet For Hangovers
It’s 1pm. You’re still in bed, having already muttered some lame excuse to your boss as to why you aren’t in at work today, chugged a litre of water, half a bottle of aspirin, AND JUGS OF COFFEE but no dice. When all else fails, this new cure might help.
