In light of recent warnings by the United States (US) Surgeon General and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for recommending more prudent use of opioid narcotics, the search for a non-opioid alternative for aborting acute migraines is particularly relevant. The CDC also estimates the prevalence of opioid dependence may be as high as 26% among patients prescribed opioids for chronic p...

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) constitute an epidemic of tremendous magnitude, with an estimated 18.9 million persons acquiring a new STD each year [1]. Reported disease rates underestimate the true burden of infection because the majority of STDs are asymptomatic and therefore go undetected, and also because of underreporting. STDs have far-reaching public health consequences on the sexu...