The Magazine for the University of Toronto Department of Immunology
Small molecule drugs make up 90% of global drug sales in today’s pharmaceutical market. In the past decade, newly emerging classes of drugs, including biologics and biosimilars, are increasingly gaining[…]
Based on statistics recorded in 2019 by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, 60% of Canadians report to use social media platforms. The term ‘social media’ encompasses internet and electronic based[…]
Regulatory affairs is a blanket term for the processes that regulate industries. The pharmaceutical and medical device industries, energy sector, and banking, among others, all work within the confines of[…]
In the 1960s, the United States congress passed the “Drug Efficacy Amendment”, which introduced for the first time a requirement for pharmaceutical companies to disclose side effects and dangers of[…]
In the beginning, it killed the pain and it didn’t bother me. I didn’t have cravings for it or anything like that. When I couldn’t stand the pain, I would[…]
Whether it’s smoked, eaten or vaporized, marijuana consumption in humans leads to some fairly predictable outcomes: euphoria, hunger, relaxation, introspection, nervousness and even paranoia. Increasingly, however, people are consuming the plant for another[…]
You’re in a hut in the jungle, the music of wildlife and aroma of smoking herbs permeating the air. The shaman, dressed in traditional Amazonian garb, hands you the brownish[…]
Feature · Grad Life · Perspective
THE PREMISE For many young adults, university is the first time they are forced to contend with their mental health. Being away from friends and family, losing the security of a structured high[…]
The 1960s was a revolutionary decade that turned traditional Western norms on their heads. Consumerism culture was growing, spurred by the emergence of television, and a “generation gap” was dividing[…]
I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and[…]
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