Odds and ends

New 'gene silencer' drug reduce cholesterol by over 50 percent

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170317131215.htm

'Huge advance' in fighting world's biggest killer 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39305640

How insulin and glucagon work to regulate blood sugar levels http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/316427.php

The intoxicating drug of an Indian god http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170307-the-intoxicating-drug-of-an-indian-god

 Viruses created to selectively attack tumor cells https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316112147.htm

Old target, new mechanism for overcoming tuberculosis resistance https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316141035.htm