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From a poisonous crocus, comes an anti-cancer smart bomb

The autumn crocus is a beautiful but deadly flower. There is no antidote to colchine, the arsenic-like toxin it releases. Nonetheless, there is reason for the British to try to save this native

U.S. lawmakers challenge URL on Colcrys price

Remember the brouhaha over the premature birth prevention drug Makena? KV Pharmaceuticals had taken an unapproved drug long-used to prevent premature births, put it through clinical trials, and won

Gout medicine Colcrys' pricing under scrutiny

Slate wades in on recent drug-pricing news, and accompanying outrage among some in the media and in Congress, with an update on the gout medicine colchicine. Like February's news involving KV