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Testosterone key to new bird bang theory
2015-04-22 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] New research from a Wake Forest University biologist who studies animal behavior suggests that evolution is hard at work when it comes to the acrobatic courtship dances of a tropical bird species. Assistant professor of biology Matthew Fuxjager studies the physiological basis of bird behavior, with a particular emphasis on how hormones control complex social behavior. For his latest study, published April 13 in the journal Functional Ecology, he investigated ho…
Endo to pay $25M for nasal testosterone replacement therapy
2014-11-25 00:20:24| Biotech - Topix.net
Endo International made a bigger push into the testosterone replacement therapy market Monday by agreeing to acquire the rights to Natesto for $25 million. Natesto is the only testosterone nasal gel approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a replacement therapy for adult males with hypogonadism - a condition where sex glands produce little or no sex hormones.
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Experts want restrictions on testosterone drug use
2014-09-18 01:52:24| Biotech - Topix.net
Federal health experts said Wednesday there is little evidence that testosterone-boosting drugs are effective for treating common signs of aging in men and that their use should be narrowed to exclude millions of Americans currently taking them. The panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted 20-1 that prescribing language on blockbuster testosterone treatments should be revised to make clear they have not been shown to reverse common aging issues like low libido, fatigue and muscle loss.
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FTC sues AbbVie, Teva over testosterone replacement therapy deal
2014-09-09 11:55:23| Biotech - Topix.net
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint Monday against AbbVie and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries alleging the companies illegally blocked American consumers' access to lower-cost versions of the testosterone replacement therapy AndroGel. According to the FTC complaint, AbbVie of Chicago and its partner Besins Healthcare Inc. allegedly filed baseless patent infringement lawsuits against potential generic competitors to delay the introduction of lower-priced versions of AndroGel, which generates more than $1 billion a year in annual sales.
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Endo gets US approval for long-acting testosterone
2014-03-06 22:49:16| Biotech - Topix.net
Drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals says it received U.S. approval for its long-acting testosterone injection Aveed, which joins a crowded field of hormone-boosting drugs for men.
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