/oss/taxonomy/term/5109/all en /oss/article/medical-history/dead-cow-moldy-hay-and-drug-discovery <p>There are roughly 20,000 prescription medicines approved for use around the world and in developed countries two thirds of the population takes one or more of them. Then there are all the non-prescription drugs and the various supplements that claim to have some sort of therapeutic effect that vastly outnumber prescription drugs. Obviously, drug development is a gigantic business, which is understandable given that health matters more than anything else in life and drugs promise to help with a wide range of ailments.</p> Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:11:53 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9614 at /oss /oss/article/some-welcome-relief-treatment-pain <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span> </span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-some-welcome-relief-in-the-treatment-of-pain">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:14:30 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8568 at /oss