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Market Review: Market Review on Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc.  -  Mar 21, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The most advanced compounds in development include, VALSTAR(TM) for bladder cancer, NEBIDO for male hypogonadism, PRO 2000 for the prevention of infection

Testosterone helps men stay up  -  Mar 3, 2008
NEWS.com.au,But only the 20 per cent of men over 70 who have abnormally low testosterone, so-called hypogonadism, will likely benefit. "We propose clinicians check

Low Testosterone Levels Linked With Higher Risk for Depression  -  Mar 10, 2008
Medscape (subscription)..."Older men with depression should be assessed for hypogonadism, and older hypogonadal men who fail to respond to standard antidepressant therapy may benefit

Could hormone levels be the cause of depression in older men?  -  Mar 17, 2008
Destination Santé,This phenomenon, known as male hypogonadism, is not without its effect on health. It affects mood. As is well known, lowering of testosterone level can lead

Indevus CEO to retire by Sept. 1  -  Mar 3, 2008
Boston Globe,Indevus makes such drugs as Sanctura, for overactive bladder, Vantas, for advanced prostate cancer, and Delatestryl, for male hypogonadism.

Indevus Pharmaceuticals to Present at Cowen and Company 28th ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),The most advanced compounds in development include VALSTAR(TM) for bladder cancer, NEBIDO(R) for male hypogonadism, PRO 2000 for the prevention of infection

Testosterone therapy raises breast cancer risk in men  -  Mar 1, 2008
Food Consumer,The only thing confirmed by biochemical investigations was the presence of primary hypogonadism for which no cause was identified. Hypogonadism refers to a

Testosterone levels, depression linked  -  Mar 4, 2008
PRESS TV,Some 20% of men older than 70 years suffer from hypogonadism or abnormally low testosterone levels. The study concludes that testosterone replacement

Repros to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Androxal restores normal pituitary response in men with secondary hypogonadism and normalization of testosterone and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels.

Featured Stocks on Today's Edition of WallSt.net's 3-Minute Press ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),Also in development are Bio-T-Gel(TM), a testosterone gel for male hypogonadism, and an oral contraceptive in Phase II clinical development using BioSante

Endocrine and Radiological Studies in Patients with Molecularly ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Objective: We performed endocrine and radiological studies to determine whether endocrinological disorders such as hypogonadotropic hypogonadism,

Wednesday's Options Report: MS, XLF, AUXL, CCU, ERIC, XLNX, SCHW, MF  -  Mar 19, 2008
Seeking Alpha,Shares in the company, the maker of drugs for urology and sexual health disorders including hypogonadism, are down 12.5% for the year to date,

MacroChem Appoints David P. Luci as New CFO  -  Mar 19, 2008
Earthtimes,Our other clinical stage product candidate, Opterone(R), is a topically applied SEPA-based testosterone cream designed to treat male hypogonadism.

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Cowen and Company 28th ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
CNNMoney.comAuxilium markets Testim® 1%, a topical testosterone gel, for the treatment of hypogonadism through its approximately 190-person sales and marketing team.

Columbia Laboratories to Restate Earnings Due to Adjustments for ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The Company also markets STRIANT ® (testosterone buccal system) for the treatment of hypogonadism in men. The Company’s partners market CRINONE ® 8%,

'Testosterone link' to depression  -  Mar 3, 2008
BBC News,..."Testosterone therapy offers a relatively simple intervention, potentially, for some groups of older depressives with hypogonadism (low production of sex

Hormonally speaking, middle-aged men coast while women brake hard  -  Mar 3, 2008
China Daily,..."Age-related hypogonadism" would be an apter description, according to Professor Sabine Kliesch, a urologist at Muenster University Hospital in Germany and

Columbia Laboratories to Present at the Jesup and Lamont 2008 ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
FOXBusinessThe Company also markets STRIANT(R) (testosterone buccal system) for the treatment of hypogonadism in men. The Company's research and development programs

Repros' Proellex(R) Safety Data Presented At The 13th World ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
FOXBusinessOne of these trials will be in men with adult-onset idiopathic hypogonadism ("AIHH") with concomitant glycemic and lipid elevations ("Metabolic Syndrome").

DJ Seidenwurm for the Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging  -  Mar 12, 2008
AJNR (subscription),...until visual symptoms occur, due to compression of the chiasm, or they may result in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with loss of libido and impotence.

Urigen Announces Positive Phase II Clinical Trial Results with URG101  -  Mar 12, 2008
Business Wire (press release),URG201 targets male hypogonadism, which has been estimated to effect 13 million men in the United States. Urigen’s URG301 project targets urethritis and

Risks of athletic performance enhancing drugs  -  Mar 12, 2008
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,Anabolic steroids were developed in the late 1930s primarily to treat hypogonadism, a condition in which the testes do not produce sufficient testosterone

Multidisciplinary Investigation in Down Syndrome: Bear in Mind  -  Mar 10, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,...may cause osteoporosis (eg, hypogonadism, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and epilepsy treated with anticonvulsant medication).

Kallmann’s Syndrome: A Comparison of the Reproductive Phenotypes ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Context: Kallmann’s syndrome (KS) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder consisting of congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) with anosmia or

Urigen Announces Drug Development Pipeline Review and Live Webcast ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
Earthtimes,URG201, the Company’s second candidate, targets male hypogonadism, which has been estimated to effect 13 million men in the United States.

Depression for Men in Later Life Associated with Low Free Testosterone  -  Mar 3, 2008
MedPage Today,The psychophysiologic mechanism of age-related hypogonadism has not yet been significantly characterized. It is possible, the investigators said,

Early development of ‘bone health’ can help prevent fractures ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
AAP News (subscription)It is well-known that youth with anorexia nervosa have persistent osteopenia, which appears to be related to hypogonadism resulting from undernutrition.

Causes for impotency may be  -  Feb 29, 2008
Chennai Online,...ie testicular failure caused by congenital deformities like undescended testis (Cryptorchidism), torsion testis, hypogonadism, chromosomal abnormality,

Hard Times in Capital Market Leave UK Stalwarts Vulnerable  -  Feb 26, 2008
BioWorld Online,...the co-development and commercialization of the testosterone cream for male hypogonadism, and said there is interest in other products in the portfolio.

CELLULITE - 'Orange Peel' Syndrome  -  20 Feb 2008
MedIndia,They include those who are castrated, or those suffering from a condition known as 'hypogonadism' (due to lack of male hormone called testosterone) or those

Ardana Seeks Sale or Merger to Fund Drug Development (Update1)  -  Feb 19, 2008
BloombergArdana said a buyer or partner would gain experimental products Teverelix LA for prostate cancer and Testosterone Cream, a treatment for male hypogonadism,

Auxilium's 4Q Loss Narrows  -  Feb 14, 2008
Forbes,Sales of Testim, which treats the hormonal condition hypogonadism, accounted for the company's revenue. Hypogonadism impairs the function of the ovaries or

Indevus Reports Additional Positive Phase III Trial Data for NEBIDO(R)  -  Jan 22, 2008
CNNMoney.com..."As we have previously stated, we have been evaluating dosing regimens that we believe optimize the replacement of testosterone in men with hypogonadism.

Urigen Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 6th Annual BioPartnering ...  -  Feb 1, 2008
FOXBusinessURG201 targets male hypogonadism, which has been estimated to effect 13 million men in the Untied States. Urigen's URG301 project targets urethritis and

Indevus To Announce First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results On ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
FOXBusinessThe most advanced compounds in development include, VALSTAR(TM) for bladder cancer, NEBIDO(R) for male hypogonadism, PRO 2000 for the prevention of

Indevus testosterone treatment shows promise  -  Jan 22, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Male hypogonadism, where the body doesn't produce enough testosterone, affects as many as 5 million men in the United States. Indevus has already filed the

Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2008 ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
CNNMoney.comDELATESTRYL(R) is an injectable testosterone preparation for the treatment of male hypogonadism. DELATESTRYL is contraindicated in men with carcinomas of

Ardana in new blow to life sciences  -  Feb 19, 2008
The Herald,High-priority projects identified by the review include prostate cancer treatment Teverelix, Ardana's testosterone cream for hypogonadism, and ARD-07 for

DDi Q4 Revenue Increases [DDIC]  -  Jan 22, 2008
RTT News,Further, the spectrum of adverse events reported were comparable to other injectable hypogonadism treatments reported in the literature.

Market Report -- In Play (IDEV)  -  Jan 22, 2008
MSN Money...program for NEBIDO (testosterone undecanoate), a long-acting injectable testosterone therapy under development for the treatment of male hypogonadism.

Indevus Pharma Announces Additional Positive Phase III Trial Data ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...a long-acting injectable testosterone therapy under development for the treatment of male hypogonadism, a reduced or absent secretion of testosterone

Repros Announces 2008 Annual Shareholders' Meeting  -  Feb 1, 2008
FOXBusinessIn addition, we also intend to develop Androxal for the treatment of men with idiopathic adult onset hypogonadotropic hypogonadism associated with glycemic

Osteoporosis is traditionally thought of as a women's disease ...  -  Feb 18, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...in men include low levels of testosterone (hypogonadism), alcohol abuse, smoking, gastrointestinal disease, hypercalciuria, and immobilization.

Auxilium Expects 2008 Revenue Increase  -  Feb 14, 2008
Houston Chronicle,Testim treats the hormonal condition hypogonadism, which impairs the function of the ovaries or testes. The company expects revenue to range from $120

How to boost your sex drive  -  Feb 11, 2008
Independent,However, testosterone patches and gels (Andropatch, Testoderm, Androderm) are only licensed for the one in five 60-plus men who suffers from hypogonadism

Repros Presentation to Be Webcast from The 10th Annual Bio/CEO and ...  -  Feb 8, 2008
FOXBusinessOne of these trials will be in men with adult-onset idiopathic hypogonadism ("AIHH") with concomitant glycemic and lipid elevations ("Metabolic Syndrome").

Fueling Testosterone and Preventing Hair Loss with Tocotrienols  -  Feb 15, 2008
Emediawire (press release),Eugene, OR (PRWEB) February 15, 2008 -- Hair loss (alopecia) and low testosterone (hypogonadism) have become common problems for middle aged men.

Columbia Laboratories Receives IRB Approval to Begin Enrolling ...  -  Feb 5, 2008
FOXBusinessThe Company also markets STRIANT(R) (testosterone buccal system) to treat hypogonadism in men. The Company's research and development programs include a

Testicular Cancer  -  Feb 14, 2008
AAFP News NowIn one study of 272 patients treated for testicular cancer, 13 percent of patients developed hypogonadism requiring testosterone supplementation.34

Even great sex can end in post-coital blues  -  Jan 31, 2008
MSNBCBut also bear in mind that low energy, weight gain and lack of desire may be related to medical conditions such as hypogonadism, thyroid issues and

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 2008 Wachovia ...  -  Jan 25, 2008
CNNMoney.comAuxilium markets Testim® 1%, a topical testosterone gel, for the treatment of hypogonadism through its approximately 190-person sales and marketing team.

BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2008 Presenter Profiles  -  Feb 11, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Also in development are Bio-T-Gel(TM), a testosterone gel for male hypogonadism, and an oral contraceptive in Phase II clinical development using BioSante

Living with steroids' stigma  -  Jan 22, 2008
Arizona Republic,Conditions treated legally with anabolic steroids include delayed puberty, hypogonadism (a condition in which the sex glands produce little or no hormones)

Patent protection for Auxilium's Testim extended to 2025  -  Jan 22, 2008
Bizjournals.com,...of the patent claims covering Testim. Auxilium received Food and Drug Administration approval to market Testim as a treatment for hypogonadism in 2002.

Indevus reports additional positive Phase III trial data for Nebido  -  Jan 22, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe original dosing regimen for the drug - which is being developed to treat male hypogonadism - was 1000 milligrams given every 12 weeks, and achieved all

Men get osteoporosis, too  -  Jan 29, 2008
Gather.com,Testosterone levels normally fall as a man gets older · Hypogonadism. Men with this disease have abnormally low levels of testosterone because their gonadal

BUYINS.NET: RPRX, AKES, CARD, EDNE, IESV, MVOG Have Been On BUYINS ...  -  Jan 29, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...causes increased testosterone secretion from the testes, for the treatment of testosterone deficiency in men resulting from secondary hypogonadism.

What's With Efficacy Capital/Repros Therapeutics' Standstill ...  -  Jan 22, 2008
Seeking Alpha,...use in endometriosis, Phase II/III trials for Proellex in treating uterine fibroids and Phase II/III for Androxal in treating hypogonadism in males.

Thyroxine Monotherapy After Thyroidectomy  -  Feb 19, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...given the commonly observed adverse effects of hormone excess or insufficiency when clinicians attempt to treat hypogonadism with sex steroids,

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