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September 16, 2014

Possible Heart Risk With Testosterone Spurs Debate on Use

Quoted from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-16/possible-heart-risk-with-testosterone-spurs-debate-on-use.html

 

Possible Heart Risk With Testosterone Spurs Debate on Use

By Caroline Chen Sep 16, 2014

Testosterone supplements used last year by about 2.3 million men are spurring debates over how necessary and safe they may be, even as U.S. regulators consider approving a new product.

Food and Drug Administration advisers tomorrow will consider whether the drugs are being prescribed to the right people. They also will weigh whether the labels should change to reflect heart risks suggested by some studies, according to FDA briefing documents.

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