Medications

New prescription drugs typically sold first in US: Report

Most new prescription drugs are sold first in the U.S. before they reach other nations, but ultimately important medications are sold across most wealthy nations within about a year of first sale, according to a new RAND ...

Neuroscience

Stress, via inflammation, is linked to metabolic syndrome

Lifestyle and genetics, and a range of other factors within and outside our control, are known to contribute to development of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that add up to increased risk for serious health problems.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Malaria jabs set for broader rollout in Africa

The United Nations heralded Wednesday the forthcoming scale-up of malaria vaccination across Africa after the first shipment of doses arrived in Cameroon.

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