Advisors to US regulators looked for a third time Thursday at the merits of a drug nicknamed the “female Viagra” because it could help increase women’s sex drive. If the US Food and Drug Administration gives flibanserin the go-ahead, it would be the first drug on the market designed to boost female libido. Flibanserin, which is aimed at pre-menopausal women, also can have significant side effects including nausea, dizziness and
Texas doctors say they have done the world’s first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man with a large head wound from cancer treatment.
By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) – European Union countries are unlikely to legalize marijuana any time soon as some parts of the United States have done recently, EU drug monitoring agency chief Wolfgang Gotz said on Thursday. It also pointed out an increase in the numbers of cannabis-related health emergencies in Europe between 2008 and 2012. Gotz told a briefing arranged to present the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Metformin, a pill that lowers blood sugar in people with diabetes, might also reduce their risk of developing glaucoma, an eye disease that can lead to vision loss and blindness, a new study suggests. While the results can’t prove the drug prevents glaucoma, researchers found that diabetics taking higher doses of metformin were less likely to develop the eye disease than those who used
What keeps Americans up at night? Thanks to a new project, that’s being revealed.
Actress Jennifer Aniston on working out, beating jet-lag, and why she never eats fish on a plane!
Turns out to get the best workout of the week, you don’t even have to leave the house.
Good news of the day: Your favorite sushi restaurant appetizer actually contains 17 grams of protein per cup.
Premier League new boys Watford have announced the signing of Lithuanian goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis.
