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Flibanserin Side Effects: Female Viagra’s Good and Bad Sides

Okay, so them Boehringer Ingelheim peeps have developed a female version of Viagra, should ladies jump up and down because they now can match their partners in the bedroom? Not so fast, my friend. First of all the Flibanserin (aka female Viagra) is not yet approved by the FDA, who knows maybe them FDA peeps will find something in the drug which would cause them to not approve its sale to consumers.

Anyhoo, if you’re wondering about the good and bad effects of this Flibanserin (geeze Boehringer peeps, can you coin a word that’s easier to pronounce), here’s what a study established. Let’s look at the good thing first; it increases your sexual desire: Continue reading “Flibanserin Side Effects: Female Viagra’s Good and Bad Sides”

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Stem Cell Therapy for Deafness?

Stem Cell Therapy for Deafness? So stem cell therapy may be able to cure Crohn’s disease and blindness, but can it treat hearing loss too? Stefan Heller, professor of otolaryngology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and his team believe that it can.

However, it will take the researchers a couple of years to generate human hair cells that could replace damaged hair cells in the cochlea.

Normally, these hair cells which convert sound waves into electrical signals that are sent on to the brain, do not regenerate when damaged but Heller and company believe that they can coax the cells to regenerate with their new stem cell technology.

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Pathways’ Genetic Test Kit Review: Good or Bad, Safe or Risky?

Anyone out there who tried Pathway’s genetic testing kit, the Pathway Genomics Insight Saliva Collection Kit, which supposedly helps people assess their risk for inherited diseases? Any review on the product? Is it good or bad, helpful or ridiculous, risky or safe, etc. etc.?

Anyhoo, the FDA isn’t impressed by the fact that the manufacturer is selling the test kit without the agency’s approval and so it sent the manufacturer a letter asking it to explain why it shouldn’t get its ass spanked.

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Natazia Side Effects: Weight Gain, Migraine, Nausea

Natazia Side Effects: Weight Gain, Migraine, Nausea. What are the side effects, if any, of Bayer’s new birth control pill Natazia which was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?

Most Common Natazia Side Effects. Here’s what the company’s press release is saying about Natazia’s negative side effects:

“The most common treatment-emergent adverse reactions (greater than or equal to 2%) were headache (including migraines) (13.2%), metrorrhagia and irregular menstruation (8.0%), breast pain, discomfort or tenderness (6.6%), nausea or vomiting (6.5%), acne (3.9%), and increased weight (2.8%).”

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Is Vita Breath Dietary Supplement Safe?

Is Vita Breath, a dietary supplement manufactured by American Herbal Lab Inc, and marketed at health fairs and the internet safe?

You should avoid it according to the Food and Drug Administration.

The agency is currently conducting an investigation on the safety of Vita Breath after the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found out that a sample of Vita Breath contained 1,100 parts per million of lead.

This is 10,000 times higher — yup, its a freaking ten thousand times higher — than FDA’s maximum recommended level.

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