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Jury Still Out on Effectiveness of Viagra for Women
Number of Comments » 0May 24, 2000 (San Francisco) — Don’t expect to see Elizabeth Dole in an ad
for Viagra. Once again, when the miracle drug was tested in women with sexual
dysfunction it failed the test proving, according to some critics, that what is
good for the gander will never fly in the goose.
Nonetheless, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, the maker of the […]
Rare Reports of Vision Loss With Viagra
Number of Comments » 0April 1, 2005 — Fourteen men reportedly have had vision loss while taking the erectile dysfunctionerectile dysfunction drug Viagra, say ophthalmologists at the University of Minnesota.
The men lost only part of their vision. Cases appear to be very rare.
Most of the affected men had other health problems and the structure of their optic […]
ED Treatments for People With Diabetes
Number of Comments » 0Diabetes is a very common cause of erectile dysfunction (ED). Clinical
experience and numerous studies suggest that at least 50% of diabetic patients
will experience difficulties with erections. When compared to nondiabetic men,
men with diabetes are up to 3 times more likely to have ED and appear to get it
earlier in life. The significance of ED increases […]
Nightly Viagra May Restore Normal Erections
Number of Comments » 0May 13, 2004 — When men with erectile dysfunction take Viagra every night, rather than just when the mood strikes them, they may experience a return to normal erections, say researchers at a meeting of men’s health specialists.
“Nightly treatment may help promote erectile function as the result of this drugs’ beneficial effect on endothelial […]
Sex After a Heart Attack
Number of Comments » 0As a psychologist who has counseled heart patients for more than thirty
years, Wayne Sotile, PhD, knows exactly how much they worry about sex after a
heart attack.
And if theyre not anxious, believe me, their partners anxious, he
says.
Couples worry about triggering a second heart attack, or even that a patient
could die in the bedroom. But Sotile and […]
Better Lovin’ Through Biochemistry?
Number of Comments » 0June 25, 2001 — It probably won’t be coming soon to a bar or
urology clinic near you, but a cocktail of crushed termites, mashed ants, chili
peppers, and fruits packs a Viagra-like wallop and could be a natural
alternative to Pfizer’s little blue pill as a treatment for erectile
dysfunction, says a Cornell University plant biologist who personally […]
A Cat Can Order Viagra?
Number of Comments » 0May 1, 2000 (Washington, D.C.) — Pietr Hitzig, MD, never listened to Alvin Chernov’s heart. In fact, he never even met him, let alone checked his blood pressure or pulse. Yet in March 1997, via his Internet web site, the Maryland physician diagnosed the 25-year-old Arizona man with stress-related depression and prescribed two powerful muscle […]
The Next Viagra?
Number of Comments » 0July 10, 2000 — In the two years since it rocketed onto the market — and
became, almost overnight, a household word — the impotence drug Viagra has
helped men with erection problems enjoy satisfying sex. The little blue pill
fired the male imagination with the notion of an enduring and youthful virility
that could last into the golden […]
Happy, Healthy, and Hard
Number of Comments » 0As the saying goes, the best measure of a man’s character is the company he
keeps. But what about his health? According to Steven Lamm, MD, the best
measure of that is his erect penis.
“There’s an incredibly important link between a man’s health and sexual
performance,” Lamm, an assistant professor of medicine at New York
University, tells WebMD.
Lamm’s recent […]
When Sex Is a Problem
Number of Comments » 0June 12, 2000 — The gods of sex have blessed men with Viagra, but what good is it if their female partners have lost interest?
Traditionally, men’s sexual problems have gotten the lion’s share of attention, prompting remedies from Viagra to vacuum erection pumps to penile implants. The focus has been mainly on men despite […]