Vitamins Shorten Your Life
	You pump thousands of vitamin pills into your body in order to live longer but, in fact, this only brings you one step closer to the verge of the grave. This is what the results of a meta-analysis of 67 studies made on 230,000 people are telling us. The study revealed not only that vitamin C does not have an apparent positive or negative effects on warding off cold, but also that vitamins A and E, taken for improving bone stre ... [read more >>]
	21 April 2008, 04:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

A $2 (1.2 Euro) Slimming Pill Against Obesity Pandemic
	Obesity involves in most cases a lack of will. And the pandemic is rising. For most of these people eating less and healthier or exercising represent terrible ordeals. Taking a pill would be the ideal solution. There is already Xenical, a prescription-only anti-obesity drug. Its active chemical is Orlistat, a lipase inhibitor: it inactivates the enzymes called lipases, responsible for breaking down fat in the gut. The idea is ... [read more >>]
	16 April 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Great Concern with Sexual Enhancement "Natural Supplements"
	They are presented as "plant products" or "herbal products" that are a healthy alternative to synthetic drugs. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just seized over 14,000 units of Shangai- and Naturale-brand diet supplements. "The supplements – including Shangai Regular, Shangai Ultra, Super Shangai, Naturale Super Plus and Lady Shangai – were valued at more than $100,000," said a FDA spokesman. ... [read more >>]
	11 April 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Contraceptive Pills Can Schedule Ovulation
	Over 15% of the couples in developed countries experience fertility issues. The last resort for women troubled by this is in vitro fertilization (IVF). But timing can be a big problem, as from holidays to work, all must be planned around the egg harvesting. A new research made at the Tel Aviv University and published in the "Journal of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics" could change this, and all based on the same pill meant t ... [read more >>]
	25 March 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Vaginal Ring, a Better Contraceptive Than Patches
	Daily oral contraception is more recommended for very organized persons. That's why a research published in the journal "Obstetrics and Gynecology" compares a contraceptive vaginal ring with the skin patch, both coming with the same hormonal combination as birth control pills. They represent an alternative to the daily pill and are left in place for three weeks at a time. Surprisingly (or not), more women were satisfied with ... [read more >>]
	05 February 2008, 05:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How Does Contraceptive Pill Save 30,000 Lives Annually?
	The pill is more than sexual freedom for a woman: in fact, it saves her life! A new meta-analysis published in the Lancet reveals that women on the birth control pills are safe from ovarian cancer, even decades after stopping the consumption. Subjects taking the pill for 15 years cut to 50 % their risks of developing ovarian cancer, and that effect was lasting 30 years later, even if weakened. "Not only does the pill pre ... [read more >>]
	25 January 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Male Contraceptive Pill That Does Not Decrease Sex Drive
	Men are rather irresponsible in what concerns pregnancy. By now, they only have two choices: the condom and vasectomy. But, a new male pill could protect against pregnancy and be devoid of secondary effects on sex drive or long-term effects on a man's fertility. Many women will escape this way of the hormone pills that make them prone to breast cancer and other diseases. It also involves sharing the responsibility for contraceptio ... [read more >>]
	28 December 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

"Herbal" Viagra May Kill You
	When you hear "plant" and "herb", you immediately think about a healthy alternative to synthetic drugs. A herbal "Viagra" would come without the risk of a possible deadly stroke. But a new AP investigation revealed that products like Stamina-RX and Vigor-25, advertising an array of Asian panacea plants, can hide in fact illegal versions of the same Viagra, Cialis or Levitra they are supposedly meant to replace ... [read more >>]
	14 November 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Viagra Can Make You Deaf!
	You may pump Viagra into your body, for the sake of having wild sex, but the Kenny G track will be heard just by the neighbors. The first report of Viagra-hear loss was reported by two researchers at an Air Force hospital in Bangalore, India, when a 44-year-old man experienced a sudden hear loss following 15 days of Viagra intake. By now, 29 more cases popped up in connection with Viagra and other two impotence drugs, Cialis and ... [read more >>]
	25 October 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The "Morning After Pill" Now a Daily Contraceptive?
	When this drug appeared, it really produced a sexual revolution. Contraceptive pills are good, but they do pose some hampering issues, like the fact the woman has to take them constantly in a scheduled way. But mifepristone meant total sexual freedom, as it did not require all this, and could be the solution after an "accidental" night of free sex. Mifepristone, the "abortion pill" known as RU-486, could t ... [read more >>]
	18 July 2007, 14:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Amazing Sex Boosting Pill Cuts Off Weight
	To have more sex is one thing. To have it with a greatly "improved" partner is even more appealing... Not to mention that the sexier a women feels, the better sexual confidence she will have ... Now, a new sex pill that is going to be developed not only boosts a woman's sex drive, but it also cuts off her food drive. The chemical, type 2 Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, was tested so far just on shrew ... [read more >>]
	30 April 2007, 09:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Pill Stops Menstruation Completely!
	Menstruation has been regarded very differently amongst cultures and moments in time. Some cultures have banned menstruating women to huts or required special baths after periods. Others thought that menstruating women had special powers. Half of the women consider menstruation as a sign of the fact that they are not pregnant while one quarter sees it as a sign of womanhood. But many researches indicate that women often feel less ef ... [read more >>]
	21 April 2007, 07:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The "Morning After Pill" Affects Neither Sexual Behavior, Nor the Number of Unintended Pregnancies
	Many believe that the "morning after pill" can allow women to turn into sex thirsty vamps, with a riskier sexual behavior, which defies condoms. But according to a new meta-analysis made on 8 studies with more than 6,000 females in the US, India and China, these fears are not founded. "We found there was absolutely no difference in sexually transmitted infection rates between the two groups. There's absolutely no di ... [read more >>]
	18 April 2007, 03:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Spam Might Cause Death!
	All the Internet users and especially the e-mail owners are assaulted every day with millions of spam messages. Although there are numerous antispam utilities currently available, some of them are quite useless and let spam messages invade our inbox. Usually, the unwanted messages advertise medicines or watches but I must recognize that Viagra is one of the most popular products included in spam emails. Some time ago, I wrote an article to ... [read more >>]
	06 March 2007, 06:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia