Medical Science

Does any one know of any web sites or online journals that has information on the areas of the brain that are involved in drug dependency? Thanks

what are the long term/short term effects of a-thujone? are they blown out of proportion?... (sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum here I figured if it was off topic as it where I'd post it here)

Does anyone know any good journals or websites that have information about physical evidence for drug dependency and abuse. Thanks

The new thinking among obesity researchers is that since there are a variety of causes of obesity, a variety of approaches are needed to fight it, Snyderman says. So a menu of drugs, including some that may be prescribed in combination, are being developed to treat the condition in different ways. Since 1991, adult obesity, defined as being about 30 pounds overweight, has risen an astounding 60 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Every year, about $30 billion is spent on weight-loss remedies in the United States alone, and the U.S. market for prescription anti-obesity drugs rang up $296 million in 2000, according to health-care consulting firm IMS H…

Isotretinoin (trade name: Accutane) is a powerful drug used in the treatment of acne. Four to five months of isotretinoin treatment usually leads to clearing of acne for one year or more after the medicine is stopped. Most other acne-controlling medicines are antibacterial agents, which are effective only if the medicine is used daily. Isotretinoin decreases the amount of oil produced by the skin's sebaceous (oil) glands. It may be as long as two months before you see improvement in your skin. There's no medicine we can add to speed up isotretinoin's action. In fact, sometimes acne gets worse during the first month or so of treatment. Side effects, such as lip dryness…