Flibanserin Failure: Female Viagra Drug Disappoints

A new drug designed to boost sexual desire in women is controversial for some and eagerly awaited by others, but it's hit a potentially serious snag. The drug didn't boost women's desire any more than a placebo in two clinical trials. The Food and Drug Administration posted the clinical trial results on its website today in advance of a committee meeting on Friday, when a panel of experts will vote whether or not to recommend approval of the drug called flibanserin. (The FDA usually follows the recommendations of its expert panels.) Although there was a slight increase in the number of sexually satisfying events flibanserin users had each month, the FDA staff who reviewed the results said the so-called response rate isn't "particularly compelling."

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More teens using rhythm method

An increasing number of teenage girls said they use the rhythm method of contraception, and many teens think it is OK for an unmarried woman who has a child, according to a administration survey released Wednesday.

Pressure Piles On BP As Gulf Spill Widens

President Barack Obama sent out two ministers to the dirty Gulf Coast Monday to keep the pressure on energy giant BP to plug an underwater oil leaks that threaten an ecological disaster.

PM defers reception for UPA-II’s one-year bash

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condoled the loss of lives in plane crash in the Mangalore airport on Saturday and prearranged Rs.200, 000 for the families of the dead and Rs.50, 000 for the upset.


The Prime Minister beam to both civil aviation minister Praful Patel and the Home minister, P. Chidambaram for an update of the release and free operation, according to his mentor media.

The Prime Minister also talked with United Progressive Alliance (the UPA) leader Sonia Gandhi and decided to put off a scheduled event at his official house on Saturday night to celebrate his administration a year in office during his subsequent term.

Thailand unrest 'under control'

Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva said the order has been restoring to the capital Bangkok, and all through the country.

Mr. Abhisit said the administration will "move quickly to reinstate normalcy" after a week of aggression that left more than 50 populace die.

RJD criticises Nitish Kumar govt of neglecting poor | The Economic Times

RJD Friday accuse the Nitish Kumar administration to pay "lip service" to the poor without showing attention in their welfare.

"Nitish Kumar government pays lip service to the poor, and it is not not at all interested in their welfare," RJD president and MP Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said.

He argued that the state administration has failed to list nearly 10 lakh units under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), although the Centre owed funds for it.

BJP pulls out of Soren govt in Jharkhand

Bharatiya Janata Party has reserved its support to the Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand after the cabinet voted by the United Progressive Alliance administration in the cut motion on Tuesday, April 27 .

The Jharkhand Mukti Mørch led alliance administration is now in the alternative. The JMM has 18 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand meeting. Alliance Partner Jharkhand Vikas Mørch-Prajatantrik has the 11th The BJP has 18 seats, too.