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Men Devastated When Viagra Fails
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March 29, 2004 — Men have high expectations of Viagra, and if the drug fails them the effects can be devastating to their ego, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that men are more distressed about erectile dysfunction than previously thought, and the media frenzy surrounding the launch of Viagra has dramatically raised their expectations of […]
Viagra Works for the Long Haul
Number of Comments » 0Oct. 21, 2003 (Salt Lake City) — With prostate cancer treatment success often comes at a heavy price: erectile dysfunction. But, a new study shows that Viagra will work in nearly 70% of the men who have radiation-associated erectile dysfunction for years to come.
Michael Zelefsky, MD, of Memorial Cialis vs viagra
Cancer Center, N.Y., […]
Viagra May Help Heal Broken Hearts
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Jan. 24, 2005 — A drug commonly used to rev up a man’s love life may also eventually be used to help reverse abnormal growth of the heart, according to a new study in mice.
Researchers found Viagra reversed the abnormal growth of heart muscles and restored normal heart function to mice with enlarged hearts.
“A larger-than-normal […]
Jury Still Out on Effectiveness of Viagra for Women
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May 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 […]
Viagra Plus Testosterone Gel May Treat ED Better
Number of Comments » 0Aug. 6, 2004 — Men with low testosterone levels who suffer from erectile dysfunction and have tried Viagra without success may benefit from adding a testosterone gel to their impotence treatment plan.
Nearly 30% to 50% of men with erectile dysfunction who take Viagra don’t respond adequately to treatment. The reason could be low levels […]
Viagra Ingredient OK’d for Lung Problem
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June 8, 2005 — The FDA has approved Viagra’s active ingredient to treat pulmonary dysfunction erectile pill, a rare, life-shortening lung disorder that causes high blood pressure in the lungs.
Viagra’s maker, Pfizer, a WebMD sponsor, announced the approval in a news release. Pfizer will repackage Viagra’s key ingredient (impotence sex
) and market it as […]
Viagra Works in Women, Too
Number of Comments » 0May 5, 2003 (New Orleans) — Depression takes all the joy out of life, even the joy of sex. Fortunately for many people, many symptoms of depression diminish once they begin treatment with antidepressant drugs such as Prozac. But for many women, when the depression leaves the sexual dysfunction remains, says H. George Nurnberg, MD, […]
Viagra Improves Sex for Some Women
Number of Comments » 0Jan. 7, 2004 — Viagra can do wonders for men. But a new study shows it also improves sex for some postmenopausal women.
The findings come from a research team led by sexual-function gurus Jennifer R. Berman, MD, and Laura A. Berman, PhD. The placebo-controlled study, funded by Viagra maker Pfizer Inc., evaluated 202 postmenopausal women […]
Viagra May Help Severe Altitude Sickness
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Feb. 1, 2005 — A new use for Viagra may be in the works. The erectile erectile dysfunction pill
drug may help protect against lung problems cheapest citrate sildenafil from high altitudes, say French researchers.
High altitude can sometimes cause illness, erectile dysfunction drugs
in people with existing heart and lung problems. The thinner air or […]
Pfizer: Viagra Does Not Raise Blindness Risk
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June 28, 2005 — Pfizer officials say they have found no sign of increased
blindness risk in men taking its drug Viagra.
Pfizer staff have reviewed all reports of eye-related events since the drug
has been on the market, according to a news release from the erectile dysfunction
company.
“There is no evidence that Viagra causes blindness or any other […]