Doctors Debate Value of 'fringe' Heart Treatment

Doctors debate value of 'fringe' heart treatment

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Chelation has long been used to treat lead poisoning but its safety and value for heart disease are unproven. The heart disease version involves a different drug that does not have government approval for any use in the United States. However …
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Viagra for women drug trial underway for the 30% of women who don't orgaasm

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"We anticipate the treatment will work like Viagra for women. Rather than a long-term, therapy-based approach, this drug can be taken when a woman anticipates sexual activity," Professor Davis of the Women's Health Group at Monash University said.
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Actelion submits a New Drug Application to the FDA for macitentan (Opsumit

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Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd / Actelion submits a New Drug Application to the FDA for macitentan (Opsumit) for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely …
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Will Women Have Short Memories About Hormone Replacement Therapy

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In 1975, an FDA panel found a link between Premarin (a Wyeth HRT drug) and endometrial cancer and when women quit the drug by the millions–the same thing happened. "There was a sharp downward trend in the incidence of endometrial cancer that …
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