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INDIANAPOLIS, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new survey reveals that while 82 percent of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) surveyed recognize it as an indicator of other health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes, nearly 40 percent have never discussed the condition with their doctors. The survey, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs and sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company , makers of Cialis(R) (tadalafil), was designed to further understand men's current beliefs about ED and ED...
By Michael Roizen, MD, And Mehmet Oz, MD Question: Both my doctor and the urologist he sent me to told me I have benign prostatic hypertrophy, but they are not recommending surgery or medicine, just "watchful waiting." What does this mean? What will likely happen? - Michael, Chicago Answer: Watchful waiting means you and your doctor watch how you do and do not use any pills or surgical instruments right away. That's a good thing, in our view, as it means you're running no risks from any...
By Ashley Meeks, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Jul. 3--LAS CRUCES -- "And you've been throwing them away all this time," said Darrell Durr. The 31-year-old safety specialist at White Sands Missile Range was reacting Wednesday to the latest pop science tidbit on the airwaves, an alleged "Viagra effect" from watermelon, according to the research of Bhimu Patil, director of the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center at Texas A&M University in College Station. In the spotlight is an amino...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the nationwide recall of Rize 2 The Occasion and Rose 4 Her sexual supplements due to a health hazard. The FDA said Jack Distribution LLC of Pompano Beach, Fla., initiated the voluntary recall after discovering some lots of the products might contain a potentially harmful, undeclared ingredient. Being recall are Rize 2 The Occasion lot numbers CG-84, GD-98, CC-06 and CG-79. Also being recalled is Rose 4 Her lot number CG-78. The FDA said both...
By DR. MIRIAM STOPPARD THE idea of getting the medication you need at a fraction of the cost just by clicking on a computer screen can be tempting. In fact, selling prescription-only drugs over the internet is big business, and is said to account for one in 10 of all drugs purchases worldwide. But it could seriously damage your health - or even be fatal, which is why I'm wholly against taking any medication bought on the web. Tomorrow a new report by the European Alliance for Access to...
By Maria Cheng, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON - Athletes looking for a performance boost are increasingly turning to a little blue pill more usually taken for its off-the-field benefits: Viagra. Some sports authorities say the drug is now finding a following among athletes. The World Anti-Doping Agency is currently studying Viagra's effects in athletes, but hasn't yet banned it. Experts are divided over whether it actually offers athletes an edge. "It's possible," said Anthony Butch, director...
TriMix Laboratories has presented new research data which showed that among men who previously failed to achieve erections on Viagra, Levitra and Cialis type tablets, 40% achieved an erection sufficient for penetration during sexual intercourse after given a single dose of a novel treatment called TriMix gel. The research involved 42 men diagnosed with erectile dysfunction and various other conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and removal of the prostate. The...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- An analysis of hundreds of thousands of online searches for drug prices made on the website PharmacyChecker.com (http://www.pharmacychecker.com/) this year found that drugs for erectile dysfunction (ED) were among those most often checked. In fact, all three major ED drugs, Viagra (Pfizer), Cialis (Lilly), and Levitra (GSK/Bayer), ranked in the top 10 out of nearly 9,000 medications for which consumers searched. Although savings of up to 40%...
BOSTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Surface Logix Inc. announced today that the Company's lead clinical candidate, SLx-2101, has been selected as one of the top ten most promising cardiovascular drugs in development, offering significant potential for strategic partnering. SLx-2101 is an oral selective, fast-onset, long-acting (48 hour) PDE-5 inhibitor designed specifically to expand the therapeutic potential of PDE-5 inhibition beyond erectile dysfunction into larger cardiovascular markets. The...
WASHINGTON -- Some sexual enhancement products sold on the Internet contain the same ingredients as prescription drugs such as Viagra and are not only illegal but dangerous, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cautioned on Wednesday. Erectile dysfunction products can cause a deadly interaction with many heart drugs, notably those containing nitrates."The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or consume Zimaxx, Libidus, Neophase, Nasutra, Vigor-25,...
