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Containers at the nanoscale are nothing new, as they have been demonstrated for several years, but innovative, new applications and improvements appear almost daily. In a new research, scientists at the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) have managed to produce a new type of nanocage that is able to open and r... |
20 November 2009
06:55 GMT |
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According to scientists who performed a new set of experiments on unsuspecting mice, it may be that the large number of police jail deaths that took place about a decade ago were caused by the use of pepper sprays on people intoxicated with psychoactive drugs. The investigation raises new questions on the use of the ... |
13 November 2009
09:02 GMT |
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British singer Joss Stone is currently preparing for the release of a new album and, in what the local media deems a desperate bid for attention and for publicity for the material, she antagonized anti-drug campaigners with a series of statements on weed and heavier drugs. Speaking to Star Magazine, the singer compar... |
10 November 2009
03:58 GMT |
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Magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) have been heavily researched for the past ten years, and serious advancements have been made during this time. Studies have resulted in these structures being made capable to carry white blood cells, deadly agents to counteract infections or tumors at specific locations in the body. Othe... |
6 November 2009
10:58 GMT |
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Scientists at the Washington University in St Louis have recently developed a new type of delivery vehicle for very small molecules, in the form of an amazingly small, smart polymer nanobox. The structure, a few nanometers in size, is able to open up and release its contents when exposed to light, and also to reseal ... |
2 November 2009
08:29 GMT |
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Scientists at the Duke University have recently announced the development of a new type of nanoscale drug delivery system, which shows great promise for treating cancer. According to the experts, animal models that had developed cancer had their tumors annihilated by chemotherapy drugs loaded onto the new cells after... |
2 November 2009
02:51 GMT |
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When scientists get to work on a specific drug, they usually design it in a manner that they believe is only suitable for treating a single medical condition. However, over the years, it has become apparent that, while this may be the case for some types of medication, the limitation does not apply to all substances.... |
2 November 2009
01:48 GMT |
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Former tennis champ Andre Agassi is coming out with a memoir and, in true memoir fashion, “Open” is not devoid of shocking revelations. Speaking of the ‘90s, Agassi writes of a troubled period on a personal level, problems that eventually pushed him to try crystal meth that, in turn, caused him seri... |
28 October 2009
10:43 GMT |
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Michael Lohan, the legally troubled father of actress and occasional singer Lindsay Lohan, is again speaking out on the issues his daughter reportedly has with drugs, alcohol and a bad influence from her entourage. According to Mr. Lohan, the way she’s going right now, Lindsay doesn’t have much to live, p... |
28 October 2009
10:20 GMT |
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Health experts are becoming increasingly worried about how things stand right now: despite repeated warnings, it seems that the number of the overweight and obese is growing at an alarming rate. In this context, coming up with new prescription diet pills that work without putting the patient’s health at risk is... |
22 October 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Cosmetic companies are slowly orienting themselves towards coming up with products that can serve more than just one purpose. We’ve had, so far, several lipglosses that claim to aid a woman in losing weight by acting as appetite suppressants, while also making the lips plumper. Coming to respond and try to offe... |
17 October 2009
06:14 GMT |
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Experts in the United Kingdom and Germany have recently announced the development of a new drug-delivery method, which relies on microcapsules and ultraviolet light to get the job done. Essentially, the medicine is loaded unto the capsules, which are then steered to their correct destination. The main goal is to avoi... |
8 October 2009
01:29 GMT |
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Coming to put an end to months of speculation about whether Lindsay Lohan’s drastic weight loss was due to an addiction either to alcohol or drugs, her own father, Michael Lohan, tells Radar Online that his daughter is hooked on prescription pills. Michael also claims he’s speaking out now to the media be... |
7 October 2009
06:05 GMT |
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Experts at the Queen's University Belfast, in Ireland, are working on a new class of Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD)-detecting technology, which could yield results almost immediately. Designed to help authorities in their fight against terrorism, the method can detect illicit drugs and chemical weapons in a wi... |
5 October 2009
15:01 GMT |
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A new find is about to change the way medicine has been practiced over the past few centuries, experts from the Queen Mary, University of London have announced. The researchers have just finished developing their micro-shuttles, micro-particles that will be used to gradually deliver drugs to an affected area. This wi... |
2 October 2009
06:26 GMT |
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Despite reports that have been surfacing in the media for the past several years, Michael Jackson was in good health when he died of an overdose on Propofol in June this year. He was thin, but not too much so for his height, he had a strong heart and did not have any alcohol or illegal drugs in his stomach, autopsy r... |
2 October 2009
06:14 GMT |
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DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his NYC apartment at the end of August. Since he had been sober for the past 11 years and no one seemed to know whether he had relapsed into drugs again, it was initially believed that he had committed suicide. Toxicology results indicate, though, that he was using d... |
30 September 2009
04:56 GMT |
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While in St Lucia, Amy Winehouse seemed to have managed to overcome her addiction to drugs and even alcohol. The singer returned home in the UK after several months in isolation there, but reports claim bad habits really do die hard, for which reason she’s flying faith healer Peter Cletus Hippolyte to London to... |
29 September 2009
05:26 GMT |
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Happiness is a word many of us use to describe emotional states, and its meaning is clear to everyone. But, among scientists, determining a clear definition of the word proves to be a bit of a head scratcher. Finding out where the trait comes from is even more difficult. Some schools of thought propose a genetic orig... |
26 September 2009
06:31 GMT |
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As one of the guys in Take That, Robbie Williams was always the “fat kid,” he once said in an interview. Later on, after the split that broke the hearts of millions of female fans around the world, Williams openly struggled with his weight, alcohol addiction and, after that, a dependency to painkillers. I... |
26 September 2009
02:46 GMT |
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that approximately 40,000 US citizens contract salmonella every year, primarily from unwashed food. The bacterium can do some serious damage inside the body, and outbreaks are not at all uncommon. Against it, many pharmaceutical companies have attempted... |
24 September 2009
03:01 GMT |
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A recent survey has shown the physicians prescribing depression drugs to their patients usually select between one of two antidepressants, because these are the medicines they prescribe more often, and also the cures they feel most comfortably using. Sadly, this method of attributing medication to people does not tak... |
23 September 2009
04:45 GMT |
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Experts from the Children's Hospital Boston (CHB) have recently devised a new method of controlling nanoparticles and the drugs they contain, via the use of magnets. There is little doubt among healthcare professionals that nanostructures will deliver drugs to people's bodies in the future. But one of t... |
19 September 2009
04:46 GMT |
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Michael Jackson was in a very troubled state of mind the days before his sudden death, as a series of notes he scrambled and then stuck on his bathroom mirror reveal. Some of them are inspirational messages meant to give him some sort of confidence before the grand comeback at London’s O2 Arena, while others ar... |
14 September 2009
11:08 GMT |
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The Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is no stranger to controversy, and certainly not to risky adventures that endanger his life, having been arrested at least a couple of times driving while under the influence, not to mention his many attempts at kicking his severe drug habit. However, the rocker even contemplate... |
9 September 2009
09:04 GMT |
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In the past, Lady Gaga credited her drug use with the inspiration for her off-the-wall fashion sense and wacky hairstyles, but she never actually hinted at how serious said habit was or, for that matter, what determined her to kick it. In a recent interview, the controversial singer admits to doing bags and bags of c... |
9 September 2009
04:38 GMT |
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A couch potato’s biggest dream ever is showing signs of becoming real, as researchers have determined that blocking a gene in mice stops the weight gain and prevents all affections associated with obesity. What’s even better, Med Page Today informs, this happens without the mice working out more and even ... |
5 September 2009
07:11 GMT |
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Kathy Griffin, the self-titled “D-List” who just recently managed to surprise all her detractors by unveiling an almost perfect swimsuit body, admits that she wasn’t always this confident with her looks as she is now at 48. As a matter of fact, the star explains in her upcoming book, as cited by Peo... |
4 September 2009
13:41 GMT |
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On Friday, DJ AM’s body was found lifeless in his NYC apartment, after not being seen or heard of for days. Paramedics pronounced the star, real name Adam Goldstein, dead on the scene, concluding that he might have OD’ed based on the drug paraphernalia scattered around the house. Toxicology results are un... |
31 August 2009
02:57 GMT |
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In mid-July, former “The O.C.” star Mischa Barton was admitted under 5150 statute to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, after the police and an ambulance were summoned at her apartment by friends upon a worrying mental breakdown. Initial reports had it that a combination of stress and drugs o... |
29 August 2009
06:07 GMT |
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He was a regular presence on the party scene, having long crossed over from being just a disc-jokey to a bona fide celebrity. 36-year-old Adam Goldstein, generally known as DJ AM, was found dead in his apartment this Friday. His death has already been ruled an overdose, after police discovered drug paraphernalia on t... |
29 August 2009
04:58 GMT |
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Michael Jackson’s death has been ruled a homicide after a police affidavit filed in Houston the other day concluded that the singer’s heart stopped after being administered high levels of the anesthetic Propofol. Traces of other drugs were also found in his body, but were not in high enough quantities to ... |
27 August 2009
08:14 GMT |
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After approving Alli, the weight-loss drug, for sale over the counter in the US in 2007, the Food and Drug Administration is now investigating claims that it may lead to liver damage, following 32 reports from people who have taken it. For the time being, the FDA says people on orlistat (brand name Alli) should conti... |
26 August 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Just recently, former Atomic Kitten bandmember and television personality Kerry Katona was again publicly humiliated after a video of her doing cocaine was leaked on the Internet. She received a slap on the wrist from authorities for it, but, according to her step-sister Pat Ferrier, speaking to News of the World, pa... |
26 August 2009
09:26 GMT |
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Actress Melanie Griffith has checked into a rehabilitation facility after battling drugs and alcohol issues for years. This is the third time that the 52-year-old star, wife of former Hollywood heartthrob Antonio Banderas, seeks professional help with her addiction, although, this time, her publicist tells People mag... |
25 August 2009
03:37 GMT |
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Late last month, a report surfaced saying that Michael Jackson’s personal doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, admitted to police officers that he had, indeed, administered Propofol to the late singer on the night of his death. The anesthetic is believed to have caused his heart to stop beating, which, in turn, led to hi... |
25 August 2009
03:12 GMT |
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Dr. Conrad Murray was Michael Jackson’s personal doctor and the person who was with him when the paramedics were summoned to his house because he had been found unresponsive. Murray is also the one believed to have administered Jackson with Propofol, the powerful and illegal outside of a hospital anesthetic, wh... |
19 August 2009
08:24 GMT |
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In recent weeks, as Brad Pitt was doing media rounds promoting his latest film, “Inglourious Basterds,” the question of whether he was still smoking pot came up. Pitt’s answer was unequivocal: he had stopped that and had become a responsible father to his six children. Quentin Tarantino, it seems, w... |
19 August 2009
06:01 GMT |
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Although it may seem unbelievable, the largest and most comprehensive study of money in the United States to date has revealed that more than 90 percent of all bills in circulation today have trace amounts of cocaine on them. Large cities such as Baltimore, New York, Boston, and Detroit are particularly affected, but... |
17 August 2009
16:01 GMT |
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In a groundbreaking new work, scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison managed to create several types of white blood cells from cultures of embryonic and adult stem cells. The experts first had to convert them into progenitors of white and immune cells, but the astounding success they had with their work ... |
11 August 2009
18:01 GMT |
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As the LAPD is still trying to find out how Michael Jackson spent the last hours of his life and, more importantly, whether Dr. Conrad Murray, the prime suspect in the homicide investigation, administered him the powerful and dangerous anesthetic Propofol, biographer Ian Halperin already seems to have all the answers... |
10 August 2009
03:04 GMT |
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According to a new statistical report released recently, the use of antidepressants in the United States has increased steadily between 1996 and 2005, with no signs of deceleration. Most likely, the experts behind the new study say, it will continue to increase among those older than six years of age in the future as... |
4 August 2009
19:41 GMT |
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Over the years, as more and more homes started getting access to computers and the Internet, a shift was recorded in the classical sources people turned to in order to get their medical information. Rather than visiting the doctor's office, many people now prefer browsing for a response to their questions online... |
29 July 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Dr. Conrad Murray, the official target of the LAPD homicide investigation in Michael Jackson’s death, is not an anesthesiologist, yet he may have administered Propofol to the singer and then fell asleep as his patient was dying. When the paramedics arrived on the scene, Michael Jackson was dead, TMZ informs, an... |
27 July 2009
08:56 GMT |
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Much has been said about the part Michael Jackson’s personal doctors might have played in his year-long drug addiction and, ultimately, death. However, until now, police could come up with nothing against them, despite the ongoing speculation and damning reports. The other day, the DEA and LAPD officers descend... |
23 July 2009
08:16 GMT |
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Back in April, Jamie Waylett, who starred in all six “Harry Potter” movies as Vincent Crabbe, was arrested on charges of possessing and producing a class B drug. The actor pled guilty last week and, just a few hours ago, got really lucky in court, as a judge ruled that the cannabis he was planting was for... |
22 July 2009
07:06 GMT |
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At the end of last week, actress Mischa Barton was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was involuntarily admitted for a psychiatric evaluation, under statute 5150. According to the California law, a patient can be held against their will for 72 hours after arrival, and so is Mischa. In the meanwhile, ... |
20 July 2009
11:20 GMT |
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In 1984, as Michael Jackson was at the height of his career, an accident took place during a shoot for a Pepsi ad that changed his life forever. The singer suffered severe burns on his scalp and body, which required heavy medication because he was in terrible pain, as well as extensive corrective surgery. Us Weekly g... |
16 July 2009
06:49 GMT |
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Never-before-seen photos of Michael Jackson, taken back in 2002, show the true condition the star was in, as well as his heavy drug use. Obtained by ABC News, the photos show Jackson with necrosis on one of his legs, countless needle punctures and discolored patches of skin that indicate that he may, indeed, have had... |
16 July 2009
03:30 GMT |
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Until toxicology reports come in, there is no known cause of death for Michael Jackson, in the sense that no one can say what it was that made his heart stop. However, as fans must already be aware, speculation is running rampant that the singer OD’ed on painkillers, since police found an impressive stack of pr... |
11 July 2009
06:26 GMT |
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