Men considering fatherhood should steer away from nicotine '€“ and not only in cigarettes, but nicotine-replacement products, such as gum or patches should also be avoided.

PRESS RELEASE: Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis heads to the Indian Supreme Court today in New Delhi, in a final bid to undermine a key public health safeguard in Indian patent law specifically designed to prevent drug companies from abusive patenting practices which keep medicine prices high.