Health Beyond Headlines

Cychlorphine is a synthetic opioid that has been showing up in illegal drugs in the United States and Europe, raising concern because people may take it without knowing it is there.

Glutamine is an amino acid produced by our own bodies and also found in food. It plays a role in several important functions, particularly those involving the muscles, intestines, and immune system.

A study published in Nature Cancer investigated whether L-glutamine could complement chemotherapy used to treat advanced pancreatic cancer. The results were promising, although the study was small and still at an early stage.

Overweight and obesity are commonly discussed in terms of calories, diet, and exercise, but body weight is regulated by biological systems that are considerably more complex than that explanation suggests.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is drawing attention to cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), a condition that can cause repeated episodes of severe nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

Clinical evidence on cannabidiol (CBD) and medicinal cannabis is often difficult to interpret because the term “CBD” can describe interventions that are pharmacologically quite different.