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Having a monthly period is a drag--and now, thanks to a new birth-control pill called Seasonale, it's unnecessary. Approved last Friday by the FDA, the pill contains the same ingredients found in the original Pill but works on a 91-day cycle instead of the traditional 28. Women take active pills 84 days in a row, then placebos for the final week, reducing the number of periods from 13 a year to just four...
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...Soon pill poppers in the U.S. will have some new options. The Food and Drug Administration approved Levitra last week as a treatment for impotence. The drug, from GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer, works pretty much as Viagra does, increasing blood flow to the penis and reducing muscle relaxation. Both pills begin working within 30 minutes (although some say Levitra works sooner), both last four to five hours, and both are effective nearly 70% of the time. They also share side effects, which include headaches, nasal stuffiness and stomach upset. But for those who consider a romantic dinner an important part...
...third pill for treating impotence will probably win approval later this year. Eli Lilly's Cialis has the distinction of remaining effective for up to 36 hours. In Europe, where it is already in use, it has been fondly dubbed the weekender...
...week, should be fine. That's the advice I would take if I had breast cancer or were at risk," says Anna Wu, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine. On the other hand, Wu doesn't recommend taking soy in pill form or as a protein powder. "We have no data on that. I would not take it as a supplement," she says...