A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction – and help people ...

Scientists at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and University center Unisanté classified 35 commonly used drugs in Switzerland based on their impact on the aquatic biodiversity. Scientists at the ...

A large study of US veterans suggests that diabetes and weight-loss medicines may curb cravings and lower severe addiction outcomes, though clinical trials are still needed.

April 1 (UPI) --Swedish scientists have made a breakthrough in combating the global rise in microbial resistance to antibiotics with the discovery of a potent new class of drugs, according to new ...

Aricept (donepezil) is a prescription drug used to treat dementia related to Alzheimer’s disease. Aricept belongs to a class of drugs called acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. It is not an antipsychotic ...

Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Jihye Han of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University on her recent paper that takes a closer look at the regulatory treatments for ...

U.S. District Senior Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled that federal law “precludes the exercise of jurisdiction to review the agency’s classification of certain oral-only drugs as ‘renal dialysis services’ ...