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6/20/2006 10:16:00 PM | Studies To Date Say Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Affect Other ... 
=(0) Researchers have found that ED drugs such as Viagra affect more than one organ system, and most of its effects are beneficial. For example, the medication in Viagra has also been approved for primary pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the lungs, a serious condition that can cause heart failure and death. It is also being studied for ...
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5/24/2006 8:10:00 AM | Gene transfer appears safe as impotence therapy =(0) Researchers have completed one phase of human tests on a new therapy for ED (impotence) known as gene transfer. The method was tested mostly for safety but has shown some effectiveness, which will be studied further. The aim is to provide genes that direct small muscles to relax and allow increased blood flow, resulting in erection. ...
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5/17/2006 9:34:00 PM | Smokers more likely to be impotent =(0) A new survey of Australian men reveals that smoking tends to increase the risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) and that the risk increases with amount of smoking, with one pack a day smokers experiencing a 40% increased risk of ED over nonsmokers. The finding was not unexpected since it is known that smoking causes circulatory problems, but resea...
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5/14/2006 9:07:00 PM | Health warning: "Herbal Viagra" =(0) A story out of New Zealand has a message that applies everywhere: if you order imported "herbal" drugs, you don't know what you are getting. Tests on "herbal viagra" brought into New Zealand revealed that it had actual real viagra, the drug sildenafil. Other preparations tested had another ED drug, tadalafil, and the weight loss drug sibutrami...
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5/12/2006 1:35:00 PM | Painkillers tied to risk of erectile dysfunction =(0) A study in Finland suggests that certain pain medications (NSAIDs, including ibuprofen and naproxen) may increase the risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) over and above any risk from the disease they are being used to treat. Men between the ages of 50 and 70 were surveyed, and the statistics showed that ED risk increased with arthritis, but incr...
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4/29/2006 12:28:00 AM | Prevalence of ED and Use of ED Medications Among Teens, Young Men =(0) A study of university students in Chicago revealed that a small percentage of young men experience erectile dysfunction, some only in conjunction with condom use, which encourages riskier sexual practices. Erectile dysfunction medication such as viagra is used by this group and by other men, sometimes along with recreational drugs and alcohol. This...
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4/26/2006 10:12:00 AM | Health chiefs' grapefruit alert to drug patients =(0) Reminder to those taking certain medications, particularly cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, to avoid grapefruit products. Grapefruit and grapefruit juice interact with the body to slow down metabolism of the medication, with the result that the drug stays in the body longer and has increased risk of side-effects. Those taking certain al...
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4/22/2006 6:36:00 PM | Viagra – Miracle Drug for Heart Disease – Sidenafil Citrate =(0) Viagra use may have more benefits than the obvious one. The drug, which works by expanding blood vessels, lowers blood pressure and has a direct effect on the heart, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found. Viagra's effect is to lower the impact of stress on heart function and might even be able to reverse heart damage caused b...
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3/27/2006 8:40:00 AM | Viagra user should see eye doctor =(0) Despite intermittent reports of Viagra users suffering permanent blindness, information for the consumer is scarce. Some vision-related symptoms are temporary, such as seeing blue colours and heightened sensitivity to light; however cases of permanent blindness have been reported but are not proven to directly result from Viagra (or other ED d...
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3/1/2006 5:41:00 AM | FDA Shields Drug Companies From Lawsuits =(0) The FDA is working to protect drug companies from lawsuits in state courts asserting that if a drug has been approved on a federal level, a state court without the "same scientific knowledge" is not the place for judgement. This announcement follows other actions by the Bush administration aiming to limit the number of lawsuits against drug compani...
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