Novartis’ Famvir is used to treat or shorten the duration of recurrent genital herpes
Globes’ correspondent 26 Aug 07 10:23
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) has obtained final US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market its generic version of Famvir (Famciclovir) Tablets, 125 […]
In the latest episode of illegal drug trading, a hoard of unlicensed medicines was seized by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) last week, taken from a London lock-up containing a stash of various male impotence drugs.
The drugs were unlicensed, generic versions of Pfizer’s Viagra (sildenafil citrate) and Eli Lilly’s Cialis (tadalafil), […]
An experimental sex lubricant designed by Australian researchers has been found to help block both HIV and genital herpes, a study suggests.
Tests on lab animals have shown that the microbicide gel, called Viva Gel, inactivates the HIV virus and another responsible for genital herpes.
Lead researcher Dr Jeremy Paull, from the Melbourne-based pharmaceutical company Starpharma, told […]
Cheryl-Ann Pollock said she believed her boyfriend when he told her that the sexually transmitted disease he had was in remission and could not be spread.
It was not until a few weeks after he ditched her for his ex-girlfriend that she decided to ask her doctor about it, just to be sure. Her doctor confirmed […]
A horse has reportedly tested positive for the Equine Herpes Virus-1 (equine rhinopneumonitis) in the Aiken area.
The incident is an isolated case, but horse owners should take the proper precautions to protect their horses against infection.
“There isn’t an outbreak of equine herpes in Aiken County,” said Dr. Jamie Carter of Southern Equine Services, who is […]
The ad is part of a campaign by drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline to educate blacks about genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease that is far more common among African Americans than other racial or ethnic groups. The effort has divided public health authorities and raised complicated questions about race, sex, disease and commerce.
As a pharmaceutical marketing tool, […]
Dear Dr. Donohue: I need some information on herpes. I can’t find much about it. Please answer my questions. 1. Is sex the only way to get it? 2. Do you have to be broken out when you are tested? 3. Do you have to be tested in the first couple of days of the […]
Tammy Faye Messner, who suffers from inoperable cancer, says she trusts God with her life. “I talk to God every single day and I say: ‘God, my life is in your hands and I trust you with me,’ ” the former televangelist told CNN’s Larry King on Thursday. Messner, 65, wearing heavy makeup and a […]
A WORRYING ISSUE FOR many women has finally been laid to rest — hormonal contraceptives do not, after all, increase a woman’s risk of contracting HIV.
This is according to a three-year study conducted by Family Health International (FHI) in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Thailand.
The study, commissioned by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development […]
Laura Beard was flipping through a women’s magazine when an advertisement caught her eye. It sounded simple enough: Aim a laser at individual blemishes - in the privacy of her home - and the skin will clear up within a day or two.
The cost, $150, gave her only slight pause. If the device worked, it […]