Month: April 2014

The anti-seizure drug ezogabine may be a way to reduce excessive alcohol consumption, according to a new study with rats.   Published in American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, the research provides the first evidence that alcoholism can be treated by this newly...

Federal researchers on Wednesday reported the first broad national picture of progress against some of the most devastating complications of diabetes, which affects millions of Americans, finding that rates of heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and amputations...

Researchers say that a new type of drug can help prevent advanced breast cancer from worsening, potentially providing an important new treatment option for women. In a clinical trial, the drug cut in half the risk that cancer would worsen, or progress,...