Therapies & Treatments Articles

Is the new class of antibiotics just discovered going to save modern medicine and the world as we know it?

Regular use of Aspirin had been linked with a large reduction in the risk of developing cholangiocarcinoma, better known as bile duct cancer. This has been noted to be due to the anti-inflammatory properties of this medication.

Every Russian grandmother knows about gentian, the bitter herb that can settle your stomach. Modern science, much of it from Russia, has found many other applications for this versatile medicinal herb.

Ashwagandha, the ancient Ayurvedic herb also known by its scientific name Withania somniferans, has been used for thousands of years to treat anxiety and insomnia. Recent science confirms how well it works.

In treating Lyme disease, more and more antibiotics aren't the answer, according to a recent Dutch study.

A hypertension drug that has been on the market since the 1980s may be the breakthrough medicine that will ultimately help people with type 1 diabetes reverse their condition, a research team revealed.

Like cone snails, poisonous frogs, bees, and other spiders, the venomous Peruvian green velvet tarantula spider may be a source of a chemical that relieves chronic pain in people.

The first pancreatic cancer signs usually come so late that conventional treatment is almost never successful. An extract of the leaf of the neem tree, however, may offer a useful treatment for the disease.

The discovery of penicillin in 1928 was most probably the biggest medical breakthrough of the 20th century. Illnesses such as syphilis, gonorrhea and tuberculosis could then be treated. How did doctors manage these issues before antibiotics though?

In the United States, drugs needed to treat poisonings and infections in emergency rooms are in increasingly short supply.