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Harnessing a pervasive type of cellular messenger shows early experimental promise as a routine way of sampling and monitoring the body’s response to prescription drug exposure. Purdue University-led ...

Fluorine is critical for biomedicine. This element can help drug compounds be more potent and last longer in the body, and its radioactive isotope, fluorine-18, powers medical imaging techniques such ...

Boofing describes a method of dissolving drugs in water and then administering the drug into the rectum. Proponents suggest this method can provide a quicker and more intense high. There are many ...

"CMS is clearly signaling that the United Kingdom's way of keeping drugs from patients in need could soon plant itself firmly in America's healthcare system," writes Pipes. Earlier this year, European ...