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So in an attempt to better understand this most basic human action (itch + scratch = relief), scientists at the University of Minnesota conducted tests with primates in which electrodes were placed on spinal nerves and itching was prompted with histamine injection.

If you’re over age 65, the CDC advises you to get a pneumonia vaccination.

The FDA just released it’s Drug Safety Newsletter (at 5:00 on Friday, of course), and it contains some very bad news for people taking Reclast, the annual IV osteoporosis treatment.
The agency has received 24 reports of renal impairment (which means kidney damage) and “some cases” of acute renal failure associated with the use of this [...]

Recent trials tested the effects of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA on heart health.

You don’t have to be related to a young person with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder to feel angry about a recent decision at the FDA that could move our drug-happy society another mile further down the road of unnecessary drug dependence.