News Index August

Generic Drugs Just as Effective, but Cost Less
When two major drug patents expire this year, there will be dramatic price decreases as generic brands of these medications are developed...
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Impotency Drugs may be Associated with Increased Risk of Optic Nerve Damage
Viagra and Tadalafil, the drugs used to treat impotency, may be associated with an increased risk of optic nerve damage in men...
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Men With Weak Hearts Suffer Letdown in Bed, Too
A great number of men with weak hearts find their performances between the sheets a let down...
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Weight Loss, Activities Reduce Hypertension
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects up to 65 million people...
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Diet Drug Acomplia (Acomplia) to Go on Sale This Week in Germany
Sanofi's highly-anticipated diet pill Acomplia (Acomplia), launched on June 28th in Britain, will go on sale in a second country this week
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'Toxic Diets' Fuel Child Obesity
The increase in childhood obesity is being caused by addiction to "toxic", sugar-filled manufactured foods, a researcher has claimed...
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Testosterone and Male Menopause
A low level of the male hormone testosterone is sometimes the culprit behind a number of problems including sexual dysfunction and a lack of energy...
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Weight Loss - What Motivates People?
When it comes to losing weight, people are more motivated by vanity than the chance of lowering their risk of cancer, the results of a new survey have found...
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Obesity Link to Cancer 'Unknown'
Too many people are unaware obesity is linked to cancer, and believe the main reason to lose weight is to look good, a survey suggests...
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Lipitor Patent: Ranbaxy Gains on Court Ruling
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Thursday announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) handed down a judgment in the company's favour in a case challenging two key atorvastatin patents held by Pfizer...
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Sexual Health Funding 'Diverted'
Millions of pounds earmarked for sexual health services are not reaching the frontline, a Government advisory group has warned...
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