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Viagra keeps 7-year-old girl alive
7-year-old Natalie Archibald suffers from a potentially lethal illness and is kept alive by four daily doses of Viagra.
When Natalie first fell ill 18 months ago, doctors put it down to over-excitement. But she was later found to be suffering from the lung condition primary pulmonary hypertension, a rare affliction in children. She was taken to Great Ormond Street children's hospital in London, where she was prescribed Viagra, better known for helping men's sex lives.
Mother Janis Archibald, 46, said: "At first when we saw the programme of drugs, Viagra was given the proper medical name (of Sildenafil or Revatio) so we didn't know what it was. It was only when we looked into it a bit more and, of course, then came all the jokes. But seriously, it has transformed her life. I've never seen her so happy. She can run, jump, skip – all the things her friends do."
Since starting the programme of drugs, Natalie is no longer experiences such symptoms, but the condition still threatens her life. The incurable illness causes high blood pressure in the lungs and strains the heart, with potentially fatal consequences. Viagra opens the arteries and improves blood flow to her lungs. 7-year-old Natalie Archibald suffers from a potentially lethal illness and is kept alive by four daily doses of Viagra. ... more -
Viagra made 80 year old man, a sex monster
A HUSBAND who demanded sex with his wife at least three times a day after he began taking the drug Viagra has been ordered to pay his wife $232,000 in compensation.
In a landmark court ruling, Svetozar Varmedja, 80, was found to have subjected his 53-year-old wife to more than 18 months of physical and sexual abuse.
It included 60 threats to kill her if she did not meet his sexual needs.
"Those tablets changed him and he started to treat me like a slave," his terrified wife said from her Sydney home.
The Serbian-born woman said the horrific mental and sexual abuse began in 2001 after her husband began taking the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.
"He was a gentleman and a good man, but then he started taking the tablets," she told The Sunday Telegraph last week.
She said he was taking up to three Viagras a day.
His sex drive increased dramatically and she was forced into hundreds of sex acts.
"After taking those tablets, he told me it was very important for him to have sex three or four times a day," she said.
Mrs Varmedja's seven-year battle for justice ended last week when the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by her husband that the pay-out was "excessive".
The court said the case was "unusual" because an ex-spouse does not usually sue for assault.
Nonetheless, it demonstrated that he should be ordered to pay her damages for his deliberate, intentional and reckless disregard for her.
By Ellen Connolly
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Potential New Use For Viagra?
Heart Attack Prevention:
A basic science breakthrough by Queen’s researchers into regulating a single enzyme may lead to new drug therapies that will help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Led by professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Donald Maurice, the study focuses on the effects of Viagra – the popular erectile dysfunction drug, which is also used to treat pulmonary hypertension.
“As scientists, we’re excited about this discovery because it’s a fundamentally new approach to regulating what enzymes do in cells,” says Dr. Maurice, a Career Scientist with the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation. “The fact that it also offers a potentially novel use of a drug already widely in use for other applications is an unexpected bonus.”
The enzyme targeted by the Queen’s researchers is known to regulate the activity of platelets: small blood cells needed for normal blood clotting. Problems can arise when people have stents permanently implanted in their arteries to maintain blood flow. Their platelets sometimes bind to the stent and, if enough platelets accumulate to form a blockage, this may cause a sudden, massive heart attack or stroke to occur.
Drugs like Viagra have been shown to inhibit PDE5, explains Lindsay Wilson, a PhD student in Pathology and Molecular Medicine and first author on the study. Until now, however, it hasn’t been possible to isolate the small “pool” of activity within the cell where this is occurring.
The Queen’s study shows that within each cell there are two different pools of the PDE5 enzyme, but that only one of them regulates platelet activation. “Understanding how the cell works should allow us to affect the activity of enzymes in one neighborhood – and leave alone their ‘identical twins’ in a different neighborhood in that cell,” says Ms Wilson.
“The idea is to use a PDE5 inhibitor such as Viagra selectively to inhibit platelet function,” she continues. We now know that not all the enzymes in the cell are doing the same job. Just like in real estate, it’s all about the location!”
The team’s findings were recently published online in the international journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Other members of the Queen’s research team are Hisham Elbatarny and Brian Bennett (Pharmacology and Toxicology), and Scott Crawley (Biochemistry). Funding came from the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Heart Attack Prevention: ... more -
Anguria come il viagra? A Caserta le vendite "schizzano" in alto.
Ha (quasi) l'effetto del Viagra - se assunto a grosse quantità - ma costa infinitamente meno. L'anguria, il cocomero che impazza d'estate, ha anche questa caratteristica e in provincia di Caserta, dopo la notizia apparsa qualche giorno fa su diversi organi di stampa, le vendite sono 'schizzate'. Il segreto, però, è soprattutto nella scorza citrullina. Anziani ma anche giovani con manie da prestazioni. Problemi per “scarsa prestazione sessuale”? Niente paura…se non volete prendere la famosa “pillola blu” alias “Viagra”, ecco una soluzione semplice e naturale e, a parte forse solo qualche scappata in bagno in più, di effetti collaterali praticamente non ce ne sono. Oltre al peperoncino ... continua Ha (quasi) l'effetto del Viagra - se assunto a grosse quantità - ma costa infinitamente meno. L'anguria, il cocomero che imp... more
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Media Hyping Viagra for Women for Drug Company Greed
Drugmaker Pfizer is claiming a new use for Viagra, which would conveniently treat the side effects of one of its other drugs.
When headlines from 500 news sources screamed Women Need Viagra Too! on the basis of a new JAMA study this month, it looked like more Viagra huckstering as usual.
The study boasted that 72 percent of its participants -- women with antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction (AASD) who had previously had normal sexual function and whose depression had lifted -- responded favorably to Viagra. That's an impressive claim until you see that the study size was only 98 -- or that Pfizer, the blue pill's manufacturer, paid for it.
What's more, its two lead authors, H. George Nurnberg, M.D. and Paula L. Hensley, M.D., report being paid consultants to Pfizer (among dozens of other drug companies) and were participants on its speaker bureau in a previous JAMA study about Viagra for men with antidepressant-associated sexual dysfunction.
And, Pfizer may be in trouble as it approaches the 2011-2013 Viagra/Lipitor "patent cliff" -- the sales falloff expected when patents expire. This comes on the heels of the Federal Aviation Administration's recent action banning pilots and air traffic controllers from taking Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix. (Sell the company for parts, says Citigroup analyst John Boris, noting steady prescription decline since 2004.)
Viagra use itself might be down as the economy squeezes consumers, since the prescriptions are often paid out of pocket, suggests CNBC pharmaceutical reporter Mike Huckman. Men may be cutting Viagra from their budgets -- or cutting pills in half.
But the JAMA article might have less to do with opening new Viagra markets than with keeping the nation's 150 million antidepressant users -- 16 percent of all women between the ages of 20 and 44, according to one estimate -- from going off their meds because of sexual dysfunction side effects.
Especially since Pfizer also makes the antidepressant Zoloft.
About half of all people taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Zoloft experience sexual dysfunction such as loss of libido or anorgasmia, and as many as 90 percent go off their meds because of it, say researchers. That's a lot of lost patients.
Viagra, or sildenafil citrate, works by inhibiting "cGMP catabolism" in the smooth muscle tissue of the clitoris and penis, which enhances the "cGMP activity" that enables tissue to respond to sexual stimulation -- possibly even when serotonin-altered, as is the case with women on antidepressants.
Still, the study of women's sexual functioning even without the complication of other drugs is a science in its infancy: Not until June of 2005 did the first MRI of the clitoris show that it has 17 parts, with nerve endings extending deep inside a woman's body.
Research suggests that male and female sexual functioning differ considerably, and past Viagra studies have failed to show convincing evidence of the drug's ability to increase sexual response in women.
Until now.
The chance that a Viagra for women could still be viable was so riveting to the mainstream, scientific and investment press that some headlines this month declared that Viagra works in "depressed women" instead of "women on antidepressants" -- a big conceptual difference.
Big pharma's male domination -- and Wall Street's -- has led feminists and sexuality researchers to question the whole pursuit of a female sexuality drug.
If improving women's lives were really the goal, then why would the morning-after pill and other important reproductive drugs continue to languish while pharma forges ahead, trying to rope women into its renewed Viagra propaganda?**CONTINUES, CLICK LINK TO READ*** Drugmaker Pfizer is claiming a new use for Viagra, which would conveniently treat the side effects of one of its other drugs. ... more -
Viagra given to some babies with weak lungs
In St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. Gul Dadlani of All Children's Hospital, said sildenafil, the generic name for the drug, is a wonder drug for babies who're born with pulmonary hypertension.
"As the blood flow goes to the lung, the arteries in the lung become constricted or tightened," Dadlani told BayNews9.com. "With Viagra therapy, it relaxes those vessels and allows more blood flow to go to the lungs and improves the symptoms for the patient."
The doctor said that the drug does not have the same effect it has on men who use it to treat erectile dysfunction.
One woman said the drug helped save her son's life, though she did have some misgivings about trying it. In St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. Gul Dadlani of All Children's Hospital, said sildenafil, the generic name for the drug, is a wonder ... more -
Let's hear it for Bill O'Reilly's "Logic".....
"Do I have to buy you a dinner before you take the birth control pill?" wow....
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Female Viagra?
A new study suggest that the female version of Viagra might be....Viagra.
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Watermelon 'has same effect as Viagra'
Eating watermelon has a similar effect on the body to Viagra, according to researchers in the US.
It's down to a chemical called citrulline which is found in the juicy fruit.
Citrulline is an organic compound which affects the body's blood vessels in the same way as the sex enhancement pills.
It helps relax the blood vessels which means blood gets around the body more easily.
The research comes from the US' Texas Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Centre.
Dr Bhimu Patil led the research. He said: "We've always known that watermelon is good for you, but the list of its very important healthful benefits grows longer with each study.
"Watermelon may not be as organ specific as Viagra... but it's a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side-effects."
It's also claimed watermelons are good for your heart and immune system. The vast majority of watermelon (92%) is made up of water. But the remaining 8% is loaded with the anti-oxidant lycopene which is also good for your skin.
Wow, delicious AND nutritious. Will you be adding watermelon to your shopping list before a cosy evening in thanks to this news? Have you already tried it and reaped the benefits of 'relaxed blood vessels'? And do any so-called aphrodisiac foods actually work? Eating watermelon has a similar effect on the body to Viagra, according to researchers in the US. ... more -
Sesso: Il Viagra funziona anche con le donne, lo dice una ricerca.
Il Viagra funziona anche nelle donne. Assumendo la pillola blu, le disfunzioni intime tipiche delle pazienti in terapia contro il "male oscuro", come la difficoltà nel raggiungere l'orgasmo o la scarsa lubrificazione vaginale, sembrano scomparire. Lo dimostra uno studio condotto da esperti dell'università americana di Albuquerque, nel New Mexico. Alla metà delle donne sottoposte a sperimentazione è stato detto di assumere per 8 settimane il Viagra: il risultato ha visto superare i problemi dalle donne che avevano preso il Viagra, le... continua Il Viagra funziona anche nelle donne. Assumendo la pillola blu, le disfunzioni intime tipiche delle pazienti in terapia contro il ... more
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Viagra helps depressed women
Researchers tested Viagra on 98 women whose depression was in remission but were still experiencing sexual dysfunction such as lack of arousal or pain during sex.
The women were told to take a pill one to two hours before sex for eight weeks. Half were given placebos pills which had no pharmacological effects.
Some 73 percent of the women given placebos reported no improvement with treatment while only 28 percent of the women taking Viagra said they did not notice an improvement, the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found. Researchers tested Viagra on 98 women whose depression was in remission but were still experiencing sexual dysfunction such as lack of... more -
Ditch the Viagra: WATERMELON!
Guys, having trouble getting aroused by those melons on your signigicant other's chest! (BA-ZIng!) Well, don't go for those blue pills. . . . grab a watermelon! No, not HER watermelons! ahem. . .
"...according to researchers at Texas A&M, Hef should consider trading the little blue pill for a big pink melon! Watermelon contains a natural substance called citrulline, which triggers a domino effect that results in “Viagra-like effects.” Essentially it relaxes blood vessels, which increases blood to flow to certain body parts. It may also enhance libido. "
Not to mention it's healthy. It hydrates, its got vit-uh-mins and minerals, and low calories!
So, guys and gals, when you're alone with your babe, you know what your next smooth move is:
"Hey baby, you want some watermelon. Yes. . . that's right. Eat it up. Mwuahaha. It's an aphrodisiac! Oh wait, scratch that last one." Guys, having trouble getting aroused by those melons on your signigicant other's chest! (BA-ZIng!) Well, don't go for those ... more -
McCain totally confused by birth control question
When asked why he voted against forcing insurance companies to cover birth control costs - especially when those companies already cover things like Viagra - McCain was at a loss for words. When asked why he voted against forcing insurance companies to cover birth control costs - especially when those companies already cov... more
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Athletes may be using Viagra for competitive edge
Athletes looking for a performance boost appear to be turning to a little blue pill more usually taken for its off-the-field benefits: Viagra. Athletes looking for a performance boost appear to be turning to a little blue pill more usually taken for its off-the-field benefits:... more
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McCain's Birth Control Problem
After questioned about why some health insurance covers Viagra for men but not birth control for women, McCain was speechless.
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Scoperte. Difficoltà a letto? L’anguria meglio del Viagra.
Si preannuncia un’estate bollente per gli amanti dell’anguria, che, oltre a confermarsi il frutto più amato e salutare della bella stagione, sembra che abbia proprietà simili a quelle del Viagra anche se, a detta degli esperti, i suoi effetti non sarebbero specifici come quelli della pillola blu.
Ricca di acqua e povera di calorie (solo 28 per 100 grammi), l’anguria contiene anche sostanze come licopene, beta... Si preannuncia un’estate bollente per gli amanti dell’anguria, che, oltre a confermarsi il frutto più amato e salutare della bella sta... more -
Watermelon ingredient can trigger Viagra-like results
wow what will be next..eating to many apples will give you blue balls...
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Watermelon may have Viagra-effect
Scientists say watermelon has ingredients that deliver Viagra-like effects to the body’s blood vessels and may even increase libido.
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Athletes turn to Viagra for performance.
Athletes are turning to a new performance enhancing drug: Viagra. Traces of the drug, which is intended to alleviate sexual dysfunction, are increasingly appearing in the testing of samples from sports competitors.
It has become so widespread that the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) is considering whether to include Viagra in its list of substances banned in international sports. Experts believe that Viagra, which dilates blood vessels, could help in events requiring explosive power, such as sprinting. Others suggest it could help endurance – not so much marathon sex sessions as marathon running – particularly at high altitude or in polluted conditions, such as those expected at the Beijing Olympics. The drug is believed to aid the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to muscles. Athletes are turning to a new performance enhancing drug: Viagra. Traces of the drug, which is intended to alleviate sexual dysfunctio... more -
A more honest Viva Viagra ad:"I have lost over half the sight in my eye.The &...
SIDE EFFECTS FOR VIAGRA that are not listed in the ads:
Patient example #1: I have lost over half my sight in one eye. The "four hour erection" is not the worst possible side effect. Blindness is ... and does happen. Happened during first week of use.
Patient example #2: Heart beat irregular, headache, facial flushing,dizziness, Light hurts my eyes! Worst extremely fast side effect ever. I feel really Terrible and do not know antidote! Wife talked me into taking some, then after side effects I went to web read precautions too late. I have xxx High Blood pressure,Hepatitis C,severe liver damage. Will not try this experiment again!
Patient example #3: I started passing blood when urinating and the last 1 1/2" of my penis would not get hard. It would actually curve to the left. The end turned white and skin would peel off when performing intercourse. It takes a long time for my penis to heal back up after intercourse.
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