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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2007 file photo, employees are silhouetted at the Boehringer Ingelheim pharmaceutical factory in Ingelheim, central Germany. Boehringer Ingelheim has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve its drug flibanserin for women who report a lack of sexual desire, a market that drugmakers have been targeting for more than a decade since the success of Viagra in men. Federal health regulators said Wednesday, June 16, 2010, the first pill designed to boost the female sex drive failed to make a significant impact on libido in two studies.(AP Photo/Michael Pobst, file)AP - A pink pill designed to boost sex drive in women — the latest attempt by the drug industry to find a female equivalent to Viagra — fell short in two studies, federal health regulators said Wednesday.




Posted on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:09:56 GMT at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hea...x_pill_fda
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