According to a University of Michigan study, estrogen appears to be the critical factor in what motivates women to be competitive—very similarly to how testosterone makes men aggressive.
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May 23, 2008
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FDA Warns Consumers Against Using Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream
Product can be harmful to nursing infants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use or purchase Mommy’s […]
HPV Report from the National Vaccine Information Center
National Vaccine Information Center (Debold V, Downey C, Fisher B). (2007). NVIC Analysis of […]
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New Efforts to Help Improve Medical Products for Patient Safety and Quality of Medical Care
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced efforts underway at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that will complement each other to improve patient safety and the quality of medical care.
“This initiative […]
Get The Information You Need About Vaccine Reactions
VAERS Database Online
In 1986, Congress passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (PL-99-660) that among other things required healthcare providers […]
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May 16, 2008
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FDA Obtains Permanent Injunction Against Scientific Laboratories, Inc.
Company manufactures and distributes unapproved and adulterated drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that Scientific Laboratories Inc., and its president, Rajeshwari Patel, and […]
Big Pharma Takes Another Hit
Schering-Plough Corp., the maker of the Vytorin and Zetia cholesterol pills, said first-quarter profit fell 48 percent, less than analysts expected, on costs for acquiring Organon Biosciences NV.
Profit excluding some items was 53 cents a share, beating analysts’ estimates by 15 cents and boosting shares the most in almost three weeks […]
The use of beta blocker drugs before surgery to cut the risk of heart problems may be counter-productive, a study suggests.
Researchers found patients given the drugs were a third more likely to die within a month of surgery than those given a dummy pill.
Those on the blood pressure-lowering drugs also had double the risk […]
Drug manufacturers could be protected from side-effect lawsuits.
Synthetic drug treachery has plummeted to a new ethical low with a disturbing development that may grant Big Pharma eternal immunity from consumer lawsuits. This most recent affront to justice involves a birth-control drug with side effects believed to have caused the deaths of 40 women, along […]