Botanical medicine offers solutions to the burgeoning task of fighting drug-resistant bacteria. Many potent herbs can strengthen the immune system.

Jul 20, 2010 - Rosanna C. Rogacion

A summary of how the USA are fighting the War on Drugs on foreign soil, and how Plan Colombia has expanded to become part of the War on Terror.

May 5, 2010 - Philip Sim

Streptomyces strains have produced many of the antibiotics known to humans as a result of their competition against other soil microorganisms.

Feb 12, 2011 - Helga George

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is the bacterium which causes the potentially fatal infectious disease tuberculosis (TB).

Nov 9, 2011 - Vicki Dennison

Natural antibiotics are products of bacteria and fungi. In the microbial world, chemical battles are fought and microbes have learned well how to protect and defend.

Oct 12, 2009 - Donald Reinhardt

Soil microbes fight fiercely for space, nutrients, water and survival. Microbial antimicrobials abound in soil. Valuable treasures await prospectors, as Waksman showed.

Mar 31, 2009 - Donald Reinhardt

The herb known as Diviner's Sage, indigenous to Mazatec Indians in Mexico, is finding its way into the hands of the mainstream population.

Mar 25, 2008 - Lisa Rufle

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can anticipate new treatment made possible by promising research in the field of biotechnology.

Nov 3, 2009 - Sara E. Lewis

Prescription drug use starts with legitimate reasons like cough, insomnia and pain, but repetitive use moves the user down the road to prescription drug abuse.

Jul 25, 2009 - Lizzie Elzingre

Superbugs are more common than ever. What can you do to be healthier, safer and protect yourself, family and friends from superbugs? Read more here.

Aug 19, 2010 - Donald Reinhardt

New superbugs or antibiotic-resistant enterics (from India, Pakistan and the UK) can infect patients, inactivate antibiotics, and kill patients.

Aug 12, 2010 - Donald Reinhardt

Genetically modified foods have been banned in Europe, Australia, and Japan, but they are not even labeled in the United States. What are the risks?

Oct 14, 2010 - Lorelei Sieja

Those "handed" molecules called enantiomers occupy an interesting place in both hard-science medicine and the mysterious, almost-alchemical world of scent.

Mar 23, 2012 - Amy Sillup

Antiviral agents fight infections with viruses including herpes, HIV, hepatitis and influenza. Research continues on antiviral treatment for other diseases.

Feb 3, 2011 - Wendy A.M. Prosser

Pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment is usually treated with Tracleer. This article explores Letairis and the potential for Macitentan in PAH and IPF.

Oct 9, 2010 - Lee Samaha

Recent withdrawals from CNS drug development trials by major pharmaceutical companies have raised alarm bells in scientific and mental health circles.

Aug 21, 2011 - Zoe Bianchi

It isn't by protecting its DNA, it's by fixing it with enzymes saved from destruction with maganese and this could lead to effective new radioprotectants.

Jun 4, 2010 - Marcia Stone

As El Sicario Room 164 debuts in New York, chilling details and recent events prove that Mexico's drug cartels are becoming more emboldened on US soil.

Feb 10, 2011 - Elizabeth Batt

Actos® is a trademark drug used for type 2 diabetes treatment. Actos® chemistry, biology and FDA & European-reported bladder cancer risk is reviewed here.

Sep 17, 2011 - Donald Reinhardt