Marlborough, MA–based medical device company seeks to lead Endoscopic Ultrasound business with Xlumena purchase. Boston Scientific is spending an initial $62.5 million to acquire San Diego–based Xlumena and its Endoscopic ...
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The list of health woes linked to smoking is like a scroll that keeps unfurling. At a White House press conference Friday morning, half a century after the release of the historic 1964 Surgeon General's report, dozens of the nation's ...
Women dealing with painful menstrual cramps may receive relief from an unexpected source -- the erectile dysfunction medication normally found in their husbands' little blue pills. Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, appears to ...
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For men having prostate cancer surgery, the type of anesthesia doctors use might make a difference in the odds of the cancer returning, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of nearly 3,300 men who underwent prostate cancer ...
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Pfizer Inc. announced that it has settled its litigation against Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA Inc., relating to Pfizer's patent covering the use of Viagra? to treat erectile dysfunction (sildenafil citrate 25, 50, and 100 mg tablets), which ...
Women with moderate to severe may find relief by a class of erectile dysfunction drugs, U.S. researchers say. Study leader Richard Legro of Pennsylvania State College of Medicine said primary dysmenorrhea, also called PD, is the most ...
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company, has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) for the treatment of Peyronie's disease. The company claims ...
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Famous for its superior antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties, oil from the lemon myrtle tree knocks out stubborn salmonella and staph organisms while providing a variety of cosmetic uses. Not only does it soothe wrinkles and ...
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The Irish Medicines Board and the Netherlands' Medicines Evaluations Board have granted national phase approvals to Apricus Biosciences' Vitaros, indicated to treat patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). Vitaros now has four national ...
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Elekta, a Sweden-based medical technology company, has received CE Mark for its Clarity 4D Monitoring system. 4D monitoring offers continuous tracking of the prostate and imaging of the surrounding anatomy, including the bladder, rectum ...
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has introduced generic version of Pfizer's Viagra (sildenafil) in Germany, UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Austria, Belgium and Denmark following patent expiry. Offered through the ...
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Pfizer has launched its counterfeit medicine Viagra (sildenafil citrate) tablets home delivery, a new prescription-fulfillment website for Viagra. Powered by CVS/pharmacy and accessible through Viagra.com, the site offers men with ...
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Just in time for Valentine's Day comes this, ahem, uplifting tidbit from our director of health research, who stumbled upon it while looking into the erectile-dysfunction drug sildenafil (Viagra) for entirely work-related purposes. It seems ...
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Two U.S. agencies have seized 686 websites accused of selling counterfeit and illegal medicines as part of an international crackdown on online sales of fake drugs. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security ...
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Regeneca has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of RegenArouse, lot number 130100, as it contains a drug not listed on the label. Tadalafil is an FDA-approved drug used as treatment for male erectile dysfunction (ED). The ...
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