Archive for September, 2007

Better Lovin’ Through Biochemistry?

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

June 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 […]

Product contains tadalafil

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

 
Confidence Inc. is recalling about 1,500 boxes of Long Weekend dietary supplements because representatives from the
Food and Drug Administration 
Food and Drug Administration found the product contains undeclared tadalafil, which makes the product an unapproved drug. Tadalafil is a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction. Tadalafil can […]

Female Sexual Problems

Friday, September 28th, 2007

A sexual problem, or sexual dysfunction, refers to a problem
during any phase of the sexual response cycle that prevents the individual or
couple from experiencing satisfaction from the sexual activity. The sexual
response cycle has four phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution.
While research suggests that sexual dysfunction is common (43%
of women and 31% of men report some […]

Viagra: How Young Is Too Young?

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Rafael Palmeiro seems an unlikely Viagra pitchman. The Texas
Rangers slugger is only 37 and won’t admit to having erection problems, yet he
recently agreed to appear in ads promoting the drug. The deal has made people
wonder whether Palmeiro really represents men with erectile dysfunction, or
whether Pfizer, the company that makes Viagra, wants to persuade young men […]

Jury Still Out on Effectiveness of Viagra for Women

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

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 Abuse Linked to Risky Sexual Behavior

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

May 26, 2005 — Rising use and abuse of the impotence drug Viagra among men who have sex with men may dramatically increase their risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV infection.
A new study shows that men who have sex with men and who use Viagra engage in unprotected sex up to six […]

Viagra May Help Crohn’s Disease

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Feb. 23, 2006 — Researchers in the U.K. have a new theory to explain the cause of Crohn’s disease, and they say medications like the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra may prove useful for treating the bowel disorder if they are right.
In Crohn’s disease, chronic inflammation causes ulcers within the digestive tract that can lead to […]

Sexual Dysfunction in Women

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

A sexual problem, or sexual dysfunction, refers to a problem
during any phase of the
sexual response cycle that prevents the individual or couple from
experiencing satisfaction from the sexual activity. The sexual response cycle
has four phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.
While research suggests that sexual dysfunction is common (43%
of women and 31% of men report some degree […]

Premature Ejaculation Drug Promising

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

Sept. 7, 2006 — The first drug developed specifically for premature
ejaculation performed well in two clinical trials, but the new treatment
probably won’t be available in the U.S any time soon.
Men in the study who took the experimental drug Dapoxetine, developed by
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals in conjunction with ALZA Corp., were able
to maintain erections longer than […]

Sex After a Heart Attack

Friday, September 21st, 2007

As 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 […]