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Low levels of vitamin D appear to be associated with higher risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) in men, according to a report in the June 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Studies have shown that the rates of cardiovascular disease-related deaths are Continue Reading »

An international blood pressure study comparing two single-pill drug combinations has yielded results so significant that the study has been stopped early - and the researchers say their findings might alter the way high blood pressure is treated worldwide.
The randomized study showed that both drug combinations helped people who Continue Reading »

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval for the Company’s Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market its generic version of Novartis’ hypertension treatment Diovan® (Valsartan) Tablets, 40 mg, 80 mg, 160 mg and 320 mg. Continue Reading »

Halloween can be frightening, from the haunted houses to the trick-or-treating ghosts and goblins. But for some, there is something that is much scarier than Halloween: diabetes in the bedroom.
Sexual dysfunction is a diabetes complication for both men and women. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), fluctuation in hormone and blood glucose levels, depression, Continue Reading »

Smoking cigarettes causes cancer and increases the risk of cardiovascular and other diseases, but there’s even more bad news for men who smoke. They have an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according to a study by Tulane University researchers published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Although erectile dysfunction, Continue Reading »

Your newborn is crying. If it’s a cry of pain, you’re going to respond more strongly than you would to a cry of hunger - that’s the normal pattern. Buy generic ultram But if you suffer from post-partum depression, the difference between your response to the pain cry and the hunger cry is going to be even greater. And this, says psychologist Alison Fleming, isn’t necessarily a good thing. Continue Reading »

Though causes of stress can be plentiful, there are multiple ways to combat stressors and the negative toll they can take on the body, says an expert at the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) 12th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition.
Christina Geithner, Ph.D., and an ACSM-certified health/fitness instructor, says people experience stress Continue Reading »

Roleys’s teff and corn based gluten-free bread mix carried off the winner’s trophy this month at first ever Free-from Food Awards, organised by Foods Matter, the UK’s only magazine for food allergy, intolerance and sensitivity sufferers.
A packed gathering heard Foods Matter Editor, Michelle Berridale-Johnson, explain why Foods Matter had decided to launch the awards and Continue Reading »

Generic soma pills no prescription Biovail Corporation (NYSE: BVF) (TSX: BVF) announced that it has received Approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its New Drug Application (NDA) for Aplenzin™ (formerly known as BVF-033), a once-daily formulation of bupropion Continue Reading »

Men’s Health News
Erectile dysfunction is always a matter of the heart, but new research shows that more than romance is at stake. Two new studies of men with type 2 diabetes found that erectile dysfunction (ED) was a powerful early warning sign for serious heart disease, including heart attack and death.
One of the studies also showed Continue Reading »

A new analysis of data from the landmark Anglo-Scandinavian
Cardiac Outcomes Trial - Blood Pressure Lowering Arm (ASCOT-BPLA) published
today in Diabetes Care has identified the major predictors of new-onset
diabetes (NOD) in patients with hypertension. In particular, the data show
that hypertensive patients allocated to amlodipine and the ACE inhibitor
perindopril (Coversyl(R), Servier) were 34% (HR 0.64 95% Continue Reading »

VIVUS, Inc. (Buy generic synthroid NASDAQ: VVUS) announced that it has entered into a $30 million funding collaboration with Deerfield Management ("Deerfield"). Under the terms of the agreements, Deerfield will provide funds for the phase 3 program for avanafil, Continue Reading »

BioMedEcon, a leading provider of health economics and outcomes research, presented findings from a landmark nine-year retrospective claims analysis that compared the median per-patient health care costs for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) versus depression. This study, supported by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., was presented at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Continue Reading »

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced that its Phase 3 trial with epinastine nasal spray for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) did not meet its primary endpoint.
"Our analysis of the overall data in this program and the current competitive environment in allergic rhinitis indicate that epinastine nasal spray does not show potential to meet our desired product profile in the Continue Reading »

As the leaves fall, the dust mite population in your bedroom could well be on the rise.
Research from Sydney’s Woolcock Institute of Medical Research shows that dust
mite levels can increase 2-3 fold during late autumn, compared with summer levels.1
According to National Asthma Council Australia director, Dr Janet Rimmer, a
respiratory physician and allergist, that’s bad news for the vast numbers of Aussies
with dust-mite triggered allergy or asthma.
She said: Continue Reading »

Their gentle nature, large size, odd sounds and low-maintenance care have made Madagascar hissing cockroaches popular educational tools and pets for years. But the giant insects also have one unfortunate characteristic: Their hard bodies and feces are home to many mold species that could be triggering allergies in the kids and adults who handle the bugs, according to a new study.
Researchers have identified Continue Reading »

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared for marketing the first device made from a new form of natural rubber latex, guayule latex. The product, the Yulex Patient Examination Glove, is derived from the guayule bush, a desert plant native to the Southwestern United States.
Traditional latex gloves are made from the milky Continue Reading »

Ergonex Pharma
announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
granted orphan drug designation to Terguride for the treatment of pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH). Terguride is currently being evaluated for PAH
in a pivotal Phase II trial in Europe.
"The FDA’s grant of orphan drug designation to Terguride Continue Reading »

generic lasix online buy This meeting will review the current challenges to managing stress, the impact of legislation and good practice advice to employers in relation to fitness for work and rehabilitation. The key areas of discussion are: addressing the obstacles to Continue Reading »

A coroner has linked an anti-smoking drug to the death of a television editor who killed himself.
generic cipro online buy Omer Jama, 39, who worked for Sky Sports, was found dead at his home two months after being prescribed Champix to help him quit smoking.
An inquest in Bolton was told that Mr Jama had slashed his wrists and stabbed himself in the thigh and stomach.
However, the coroner, Jennifer Continue Reading »

Men’s Health News
Is screening or treatment for prostate cancer the reason for decreased mortality in the USA, compared to the UK?
The striking decline in prostate cancer mortality in the USA, compared with the UK in 1994-2004, coincided with a much higher uptake of screening in the USA.
Nevertheless, conclude researchers at the University of Bristol, speculation over the role of screening and treatment for prostate cancer will continue until evidence Continue Reading »

Results of the first
prospective trial specifically designed to evaluate erectile function in
erectile dysfunction (ED) patients with dyslipidemia show that LEVITRA(R)
(vardenafil HCl), used in treating ED, significantly improves the ability
of men with ED and dyslipidemia to achieve and maintain an erection for
successful Continue Reading »

University of Florida researchers have identified a drug compound that dramatically lowers blood pressure, improves heart function and - in a remarkable finding - prevents damage to the heart and kidneys in rats with persistent hypertension.
The findings, which appear in the May 1 edition of the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, could lead to a new class of antihypertensive drugs designed to address two major problems associated Continue Reading »

The House of Lords will on Thursday 8 May debate the Science and Technology Committee’s report on Allergy which was published in September last year.
The Government responded to the report in November and accepted many of the Committee’s recommendations. The debate will give the Committee the opportunity to question the Government on how far they have got in implementing Continue Reading »