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‘I knew I was dying’: Survivor shares her eating disorder experience

At 20 years of age, Emma Pryse Jones is a bright, bubbly, soon-to-be masters student whose work and study are focused around helping others. Yet it wasn’t too long ago that the future of the CSU Bathurst sport and exercise science student was in the hands of her health team. When Miss Pryse Jones was… Read More: ‘I knew I was dying’: Survivor shares her eating disorder… »

AMAG wins FDA nod for Vyleesi. Could it be the ‘female Viagra’ that Addyi never was?

Valeant, now Bausch Health, paid $ 1 billon in 2015 for Sprout Pharmaceuticals’ female libido drug Addyi, only to sell it back in 2017. Now as the drug is still nowhere near the blockbuster status Valeant once touted, a rival has arrived. The FDA late Friday approved AMAG Pharmaceuticals’ Vyleesi (bremelanotide) to treat premenopausal women with… Read More: AMAG wins FDA nod for Vyleesi. Could it be the… »