Jan. 15, 2009 — The FDA has approved a new drug called Savella for the management of
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Savella belongs to a class of drugs called serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), which include some
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The drug companies behind Savella — Forest Laboratories Inc. and Cypress Bioscience Inc. — report that the FDA approved Savella based on two clinical trials that together included 2,084 fibromyalgia patients who took Savella or a placebo Read the rest of this entry »
In first interview, octuplet mom Nadya Suleman says it all turned out perfectly for her and 14 kids
Friday, February 6th 2009, 11:34 AM
The mother of California octuplets, an only child herself, said her decision to have six embryos implanted at once was a risky proposition that turned out perfectly.
“All I wanted was children,” she told NBC’s “Today” show. “I wanted to be a mom. That’s all I ever wanted in my life.”
Nadya Suleman, 33, said Read the rest of this entry »
LONDON:
Irritable, tired, low libido? Well, you could be suffering from male menopause,
say doctors.
In fact, the
correct medical term is andropause, which refers to the decline in the sex
hormones androgens of men — namely testosterone that plays an important role in
health and wellbeing as well as sexual function.
According to Dr Malcolm
Carruthers of the Centre for Men’s Health, some men become
testosterone-resistant in their late 50s, Read the rest of this entry »
Along with the rest of the country eagerly anticipating the inauguration of Barack Obama, the majority of American women will be reveling in the fact that those who wanted to curb a
woman’s right to choose didn’t make it to the Oval Office.
However, after the warm glow subsides, the reality of working to regain traction on ground that was lost during the Bush administration will set in. With a president in the White House who understands and Read the rest of this entry »
The foods raise the levels of a hormone in the body which can spur on tumour
growth, according to a new study.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of the disease in Britain,
affecting 34,000 men every year and killing 10,0000.
Scientists have found a link between the hormone and the likelihood of men
being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Those with high levels were 40 per cent more likely to develop the disease
than those Read the rest of this entry »
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Real Fitness is a bimonthly series highlighting healthy individuals in the Lowcountry.
Real Fitness by: Mike, John and Christina Goode
Age: Mike, 49; John, 11; Christina, 9
Favorite activity: Kettebell training. The kettlebell may not look that pretty, but John and Christina Goode are more interested in winning ball games than looking good during practice. They and their father, Mike, Read the rest of this entry »
A driver who had been traveling on Interstate 580 near Castro Valley and an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy who had been standing near an adjacent street underwent surgery early Saturday morning after both were struck by bullets fired from another car driving on the freeway.
The driver was in serious condition and the deputy in fair condition at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department did not release any identities Read the rest of this entry »
ATLANTA (AP) — Children in Georgia families living below poverty are almost five times more likely to suffer poor health than their wealthier counterparts — among the biggest income-based gaps in children’s health in the nation, according to a new report that found similar disparities across the South.
Georgia ranked 41, near the bottom, with one of the highest gulfs between the health status of poor and well-off children in the Read the rest of this entry »
Prime Minister Taro Aso is expected to use his policy speech at the Diet to reiterate his determination to raise the consumption tax in fiscal 2011 on the assumption the economic crisis will have improved by then.
According to a draft of the policy speech obtained by The Yomiuri Shimbun on Saturday, Aso also plans to develop measures to create 1.6 million jobs over three years in response to the sharply deteriorating employment situation.
The Read the rest of this entry »