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...Testosterone: Doctors prescribe the hormone in lower doses than typically used for men, though it's not approved for this use by the FDA. Women can also take under-the-tongue drops specially formulated by pharmacies or use patches and gels...
Women in the U.S. are a step closer to getting emergency contraception without the need for a doctor's prescription. An advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the morning-after pill become available over the counter. If approved, Plan B, as the two-pill regimen would be called, would enable women to end pregnancies within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse...
Since 1997 the FDA has been keeping track of ephedra, an herb used in dietary supplements for weight loss and energy boosts. Last month the agency finally amassed enough data on the herb's side effects--from high blood pressure to stroke and sudden death--to justify a proposed ban of the supplement. The move comes too late for the Baltimore Orioles' Steve Bechler, who died during spring training after taking the supplement. But health officials expect that a ban will save other lives...
...Today's sleeping pills can help, but are they safe to take in the long term? The drug company Sepracor has been testing a new pill, Estorra, that appears to be both safe and effective when taken for six months. The drug is under review for approval by the FDA. No doubt competitors will be looking at their own sleep drugs to see if they can pass the six-month test...
...like saturated fats, raise bad cholesterol (LDL) and may lower good cholesterol (HDL). As if that weren't bad enough, they may also increase the risk of diabetes. Current labeling guidelines don't require manufacturers to state how many grams of trans fats are in a product, but the FDA has called for food labels to come clean. Look for trans-fat grams on all labels beginning...