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Fast-Acting Erectile Dysfunction Drug Stendra (TM) (avanafil) Approved

U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients. The Federal Transit Administration wants buses to be tested for the impact of heavier riders on steering and braking. Cars are burning nearly a billion gallons of gasoline more a year than …

A new study says that greater visibility of fruit increases their intake, but the same does not hold true for vegetables. Researchers tested a total of 96 college students by placing apple slices and carrot cuts in either clear or opaque bowls on a table at arm’s length or a …

Researchers have revealed a connection between an ingredient in aspirin and a protein that helps to regulate cell growth and metabolism that could lead to new treatments for cancer and type 2 diabetes.They found that salicylate can improve the working of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), which is usually activated through …

ADA/EASD Issue New Management Guidelines (see this week’s Item #2) and FDA Rejects Diabetes Drug Alogliptin (see this week’s Item #10).

A new study has suggested that a carbohydrate-restricted diet with some individuals eating three whole eggs per day and others eating an equivalent amount of egg substitute improved HDL measures. Participants in the study were followed for 12 weeks. The group eating whole eggs experienced an improvement in HDL measures …

Funding for Medicare will be exhausted in 2024, according to the annual report from the program’s trustees, but federal health officials note that the program would run dry eight years sooner if not for the Affordable Care Act. The good news is that the 2024 projection remains unchanged from last …

Data just out from the CDC show that only 13.4% of adults in the U.S. have high cholesterol, according to data collected in 2009 and 2010. A decade earlier, 18.3% of American adults had high cholesterol. High cholesterol starts at 240 milligrams of cholesterol per deciliter of blood. Having high …

FDA pushes back decision on weight loss drug Qnexa to July 17. 

The number of inactive persons in the U.S. increased to 68.2 million in 2011 from 67.2 million in 2010, according to a new report from the Physical Activity Council. To combat this, Utah and other states have begun programs to increase activity among residents. The Utah Department of Health’s Physical …