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Testosterone is a steroid hormone secreted by the testes and to a lesser extent by the ovaries that affects brain development and sexual behaviour.Research has found it leads to a substantial increase in aggressive behaviour in rodents. "Folk wisdom generalises...

So far, 150 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been distributed in more than 40 countries, the World Health Organization says. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) It's too early to say whether H1N1 activity is peaking in the Northern Hemisphere, a flu...

ET The Associated Press The World Health Organization has ruled out swine flu vaccine as a reason for the death of 41 people who had received the flu shot. WHO vaccines chief Marie-Paule Kieny said Thursday that investigations are continuing...

Novartis AG, the Basel health-care giant, on Tuesday reported progress from clinical trials of its influenza A (H1N1) vaccine. In clinical trials, a single dose of the vaccine, which is half the currently approved U.S. dose, "fulfilled immune-response criteria associated...

EU experts say some countries 'ambushe' by H1N1 Some countries have been "ambushed" by sudden severe outbreaks of disease and death from the H1N1 flu pandemic, and have gone over the top in their response, a European flu specialist said...

Half of all patients in intensive care units around the world have infections, and more than 70 percent are being given antibiotics -- a trend that could help more drug-resistant superbugs emerge, researchers reported on Tuesday. Patients who had infections...

Idera Pharmaceuticals said early Wednesday that Novartis AG plans to terminate the companies' collaboration agreement on Feb. 21, 2010. The pact focused on the development of potential treatments for asthma and allergies. As a result of the termination, Idera will...

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The research – requested by regulators and keenly awaited by governments tackling the current H1N1 “swine flu” pandemic – should ease international concern about the provision of both vaccines and help accelerate vaccination programmes. It comes at a time when...

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only...Novartis AG said Wednesday it plans to buy a majority stake in privately held Chinese vaccines maker Zhejiang Tianyuan for around $125 million, as the Swiss drug maker seeks to boost its...