Sun Pharmaceutical Industries today said that it has received the US Food and Drug Administration’s nod to market a generic version of alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug, in the US market. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
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PharmaT imes reports that advisers to the United States US Food and Drug Administration have voted 10-6 against recommending approval of the drug Qnexa® (phentermine/topiramate) for the treatment of obesity. Although the advisory panel did not dispute the effectiveness of the drug, the panel felt that the potential side effects such as depression, memory loss, increased heart rate and birth defects outweighed (more…)
Drugs to treat anxiety and sleep disorders are still being prescribed for extended periods to British Columbian patients – and i ncreasingly so for baby boomers – despite warnings against long-term use, according to a University of British Columbia study. Published online in the journal Health Policy, the study by researchers at UBC’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) is the first of its kind to examine the use of benzodiazepines (more…)
Drugs to treat anxiety and sleep disorders are still being prescribed for extended periods to British Columbian patients – and increasingly so for baby boomers – despite warnings against long-term use, according to a University of British Columbi a study. Published online in the journal Health Policy, the study by researchers at UBC’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) is the first of its kind to examine the use of benzodiazepines (more…)
Other stories weâve been reading:
Uganda outlaws female circumcision. A new polio vaccine is going to be used in Afghanistan. Researchers have developed an artificial clotting agent to help stop massive bleeding.
Playground injuries arenât about fall â itâs the landing. Fifty mil lion shades have been recalled for strangulation risk. Pregnancy spacing matters in babiesâ health and STDs are common among sexually active (more…)
Travis the chimpanzee — whose presence in a Stamford home had been called an “accident waiting to happen” months before he attacked Charla Nash — had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in his system, according to the state’s attorney’s office.
It is… (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Travis the chimpanzee — whose presence in a Stamford home had been called an “accident waiting to happen” months before he attacked Charla Nash — had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in his system, according to the state’s attorney’s office.
It is… (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Other stories we’ve been readin g:
Uganda outlaws female circumcision. A new polio vaccine is going to be u sed in Afghanistan. Researchers have developed an artificial clotting agent to help stop massive bleeding.
Playground injuries aren’t about fall – it’s the landing. Fifty million shades have been recalled for strangulation risk. Pregnancy spacing matters in babies’ health and STDs are common among sexually active teen girls in (more…)
Testosterone deficiency in men was almost unstudied and unpromoted u ntil Viagra arrived and men came out of the closet. Previously doctors had been told there was no such thing as the male menopause and that the changes associated with testosterone deficiency such as loss of muscle mass, decreased strength, stamina and libido were all normal aging changes. Dr Shippen discusses further the problems associated with testosterone deficiency and (more…)
“Any reasonably attractive young woman exercises as much power over men as the male ruler of the world does over women” declares Satoshi Kanazawa.Wrong.Without even getting into the definition of “reasonably attractive young woman” (RAYW ) which can lead to a whole lifetime of arguements (and I haven’t had my second cup of coffee yet), I’d like to take exception to my d istinguished colleague’s assertion that pretty girls have as much influence (more…)