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    Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. FDA approves new erectile dysfunction pill Stendra

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administrationapproved Stendra, a new drug to treat erectile dysfunction in men, on Friday.
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administrationapproved Stendra, a new drug to treat erectile dysfunction in men, on Friday. Like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, Stendra (generic name avanafil) is a pill, and is in a class of drugs called PDE5 inhibitors. These work...

    Tags: High Blood Pressure, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Cialis (drug), Erectile Dysfunction

    2. Oct 25, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. FDA shoots down another weight loss drug [Updated]

    The FDA has <a title=&quot;Arena Pharmaceuticals' press release" href="http://invest.arenapharm.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=521977" target="_blank">told the makers</a> of the proposed weight-loss drug Lorcaserin&nbsp;that it will not&nbsp;at this time approve the marketing of &nbsp;the medication, citing concerns about its marginal effectiveness and about&nbsp;cancers that occurred at higher-than-usual rates in animal studies. [<b>Updated Oct. 25, 10:35 a.m.</b> An earlier version of this article said cancers occurred at higher-than-usual-rates during clinical trials.]
    The FDA has told the makers of the proposed weight-loss drug Lorcaserin that it will not at this time approve the marketing of  the medication, citing concerns about its marginal effectiveness and about cancers that occurred at higher-than-usual rates...

    Tags: Weight, Health and Medical Professionals, Pharmaceuticals, Arena Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Internists

    3. Apr 11, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Diet drug Qnexa: Don't get too carried away by new study

    The diet drug Qnexa helps obese people with weight-related medical conditions to lose more weight than those who take a dummy pill and could allow some to scale back on medications for diabetes, high blood pressure or cholesterol, according to a new study...

    Tags: Weight, Placebo, Weight Loss, Chemicals, Food and Drug Administration

    4. Oct 28, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Obesity drugs lumber toward marketplace

    Booster Shots
    About this time last year, we were reporting on the failure of several investigational weight-loss medications. They included Sanofi-Aventis' rimonabant as well as two other drugs that aimed to work by blocking cannabinoid receptors in the brain. However,...
    5. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  5. Nuevo rival para el Viagra

    Los hombres con disfunci&#243;n er&#233;ctil quiz&#225;s no tengan que volver a hacer planes adelantados para tener relaciones sexuales, luego de que Vivus Inc. ganara la aprobaci&#243;n en Estados Unidos de su producto Avanafil, que viene a competir con Viagra, de Pfizer Inc.
    Los hombres con disfunción eréctil quizás no tengan que volver a hacer planes adelantados para tener relaciones sexuales, luego de que Vivus Inc. ganara la aprobación en Estados Unidos de su producto Avanafil, que viene a competir con Viagra, de Pfizer...

    Tags: Pfizer Inc., Lilly Eli & Co, Drugs and Medicines, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Cialis (drug)

    6. Oct 28, 2010 |Story| Hola Hoy
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    7. Sep 15, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Diet drugs face tough test

    There has never been a magic prescription to help millions of obese Americans lose weight. Whether one is any closer to reality is now under scrutiny.
    Tribune Newspapers
    There has never been a magic prescription to help millions of obese Americans lose weight. Whether one is any closer to reality is now under scrutiny. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will decide Wednesday whether the diet drug Meridia...

    Tags: Weight, Education, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wetlands, Health and Medical Professionals

    8. Oct 29, 2010 |Story| Associated Press
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    Tags: Birth Defects, Weight, Companies and Corporations, Weight Loss, Health and Medical Professionals

    9. Nov 17, 2010 |Story| Daily Press

  9. Teaming up to save your skin

    Daily Press
    Products by two Hampton Roads organizations are on the cutting edge of wound care. The nonprofit LifeNet Health in Virginia Beach offers TheraSkin, a graft made of real skin that stimulates your body to heal itself. Soluble Systems of Newport News...

    Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, Clubs and Associations, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses

    10. Sep 17, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. The scorecard on obesity drugs: 0 for 3

    This is not shaping up to be a good year for people seeking medical help for weight loss. A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday voted against recommending approval of the drug lorcaserin. This is the third negative vote on prescription obesity drugs this year by the advisory committee.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    This is not shaping up to be a good year for people seeking medical help for weight loss. A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday voted against recommending approval of the drug lorcaserin. This is the third negative vote on...

    Tags: Weight, Weight Loss, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Therapists

    11. Jul 11, 2010 |Story| Associated Press
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    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Weight Loss, Wetlands, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Natural Resources

    12. Jul 13, 2010 |Story| Associated Press
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    Tags: Weight Loss, Drugs and Medicines, Arena Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Obesity, Health

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