The pharmaceutical industry is no stranger to dirty tricks and shady dealings in a bid to keep its customers coming back time and again. Although they would prefer to call it “just doing business”.
Indeed shifting patients from a soon-to-go-off-patent blockbuster, to its tweaked successor is old hat in the pharma biz.
Ever since drugmakers figured out [...]
Travellers flying across time zones should expect to experience jet lag. The fatigue, upset stomach and disorientation that occurs is normal, says Dr. Andrea Meredith, assistant professor of physiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Question: Why do people feel so crummy when they move across time zones?
Answer: Jet lag. It is a disruption [...]
Cephalon announces impressive results in the first trials
Frequent travelers know that one of the biggest annoyances they have to face each time they land is jet lag.
Until not long ago, it was believed that jet lag was nothing more than just an upsetting occurrence that no one could do anything about, other than bear [...]
A pill that helps travellers to stay awake by stimulating the central nervous system could tackle jet lag.
The drug, called Nuvigil, is licensed in some countries, such as the U.S., to help shift-workers keep alert through the night.
Now the results of a new clinical trial suggest it could also be beneficial for passengers coping with [...]