Giving senior intimacy a little nudge Jun 3, 2009
" Prostate cancer surgery, low testosterone levels and other hormones also can cause impotence. But, Dr. Jaffe added, "I think [the psychological aspect] is equally important as the decades go on. "It's more important in a 30- or 40-year-old who had one bad [ED] episode who thinks every erection will not succeed, but someone in his 60s or 70s who might be depressed over the death of a spouse, cancer, who knows what, that is a huge component in not having an erection. So they have one failure and... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
* World News Quick Take May 26, 2009
Robert Furchgott, the Nobel prize-winning scientist whose research on a gas effect as a blood vessel relaxant paved the way for revolutionary impotence treatments such as Viagra, has died at age 92. The pharmacologist died last Tuesday in Seattle, Washington, his daughter said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Viagra developer Furchgott dead at 92: report May 25, 2009
The drug ameliorates impotence by increasing blood flow to the penis. Pfizer has called the nitric acid discovery "a small piece of information" in its inventing of the drug. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Sex remedy rights reap millions May 23, 2009
THE controversial sexual impotence entrepreneur Jack Vaisman has sold the rights of unconfirmed patents to US shareholders, netting himself and his associates millions of dollars in the process. Ukrainian-born Mr Vaisman, famous for his erectile dysfunction clinics and public promises of longer lasting sex, floated Advanced Medical Institute Inc (AVMD) on the American stock exchange in 2005. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Viagra bought online 'often fake' May 22, 2009
Half of men buying the impotence drug Viagra online are getting counterfeit tablets, study findings suggest. Dr Nic Wilson from the University of London tested Internet-sold samples using a new technique that accurately spots the ingredients of tablets. (Yahoo News -- Men's Health)
More proof prostate tests overdiagnose cancer May 21, 2009
And because some treatments can cause incontinence and impotence, men whose tumors wouldn't have been a threat can suffer serious side effects for no gain. In fact, national health guidelines issued last year said men over age 75 shouldn't undergo PSA screening, while younger men should make an individual choice after hearing the pros and cons and weighing their own cancer risk. (MSNBC -- Health)
Blues thrash Magpies May 17, 2009
Such was the impotence of Collingwood's forward line, they did not kick their first goal until the 15th minute of the second quarter, and their second until the 14th minute of the third term. That came after they managed just five goals in the 88-point defeat to St Kilda last Monday night. (The Age, Australia)
Free Lipitor, Viagra, 70 other drugs for jobless May 16, 2009
The 70-plus drugs covered in the program include several diabetes drugs and some of Pfizer's top money makers, from cholesterol fighter Lipitor and painkiller Celebrex to fibromyalgia treatment Lyrica and Viagra for impotence. Also included are some antibiotics, antidepressants, heart medications, contraceptives and smoking cessation products. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Food Inc. Film Review May 15, 2009
Other concerns brought to light are the failings of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the impotence of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The frailties of these governmental agencies place the population at risk from the rise of unsafe foods delivered to the marketplace. (Suite101.com)
Saving Israel From Itself May 15, 2009
Perhaps the best evidence of American impotence is what happened during the Oslo peace process in the 1990s. Israel confiscated 40,000 acres of Palestinian land, constructed 250 miles of connector and bypass roads, doubled the number of settlers, and built 30 new settlements. (The American Conservative)
It's Never Too Late to Quit Smoking May 14, 2009
Research has shown that quitting, even after age 65, reduces risk for coronary heart disease, emphysema, lung cancer, osteoporosis, hearing loss, cataracts, impotence, poor circulation and Alzheimer's disease. It also helps you breathe easier, smell and taste food better, not to mention saves you quite a bit of money. (Human Events Online)
* The Internets web of destruction May 14, 2009
Impotence, disease, frustration. And such starts, on examination, do not get better. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Hope of new prostate cancer test May 13, 2009
But this can throw up inaccurate results, and lead to people unnecessarily undergoing treatment which can have long-term side effects, such as incontinence and impotence. Direct from tumour. (BBC News -- Health)
Panel of Doctors lacks logic May 13, 2009
" In 1947, shortly after the Second World War II, the United Statesdecided to eradicate Malaria from its territory using DDT in an overwhelmingaerial dispensing spree. By 1952, US had declared it 13 states in the southerneastern part which had perennial malaria reported cases as Malaria free. The success of this exercise led to the WHO adopting the DDTstrategy in a so called Global Malaria Eradication Campaign which howeverexcluded Black African countries with an excuse that, our part of the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
who sniped at the famous NYT front-page hype of Dr. Judah Folkman's anti-angiogenesis drugs May 9, 2009
Here is Chatterbox's: Cancer isn't impotence, and Folkman's drugs aren't Viagra. Cancer is a life or death issue. (Slate)
Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer May 7, 2009
The currently hot debate about the value of screening for early detection of prostate cancer hinges on the fact that the cancer is usually so slow-growing that there is no lifesaving benefit from treatment such as surgery, which can cause impotence and incontinence. Recent studies in the United States and Europe found at best limited benefit from routine prostate cancer screening, and new guidelines from the American Urological Association say that many men do not need annual screening tests. (MEDLINEplus)
SUBVERSE: Times of fear May 4, 2009
While the H1N1 health scare is indeed being exploited on the internet by peddlers of quack medications claiming to cure everything from impotence to baldness, mainstream media by and large have long realised that while bad news certainly can sell more copies of a newspaper or attract larger viewership of a news channel for a while, scare-mongering is a losing proposition in the long run. This is because those who cry 'Wolf. (India Times, India)
Kenya: Women's Sex Strike - G10 Press Statement May 4, 2009
- The controversy around Migingo Island, a controversy that touches on the sovereignty, space and impotence of the government in handling the issue. We note with sadness that the fights and tussles around each party's attempts to dominate the other within the coalition inhibit the resolution of the critical issues that we face as a nation. (allAfrica.com)
Big pharma's hunt for the big O May 1, 2009
In a study published this month, researchers at the Medical College of Georgia revealed that several male impotence drugs can engorge blood vessels in the genitals of female rats, but only briefly. Sexual function is indeed a more complex matter in the female, said R. Clinton Webb, study author and chair of the school's physiology department. (Globe and Mail)
Net flooded with swine virus spam emails: security May 1, 2009
The emails in fact direct recipients to websites of online pharmacies that peddle remedies to treat impotence and other maladies. "Swine virus has become a computer virus that takes advantage of fear, confusion and the interest for information available on the web regarding the epidemic to spread mischievous codes, junk emails and infect computer equipments," said the firm's director for Latin America, Juan Pablo Castro. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Experts Back Away from Annual PSA Test Apr 29, 2009
Those risks can include impotence and incontinence caused by unnecessary surgery. The recommendation that a first PSA test be offered to men at 40 should help doctors spot high-risk patients more readily, however. (MEDLINEplus)
Diabetes vaccine may be years away Apr 29, 2009
The discovery, made by scientists at the Garvan Institute, could eradicate the illness, saving lives and billions of dollars spent each year on treating its complications, which include heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, retinopathy, peripheral vascular disease and impotence. "We are really excited about this because there are no treatments for type 1 diabetes," a researcher, Shane Grey, said yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Pfizer profit dips 2 percent Apr 29, 2009
The maker of impotence treatment Viagra and stop-smoking drug Chantix also took a $397 million charge for its pending acquisition of rival Wyeth. The prospect of declining sales of blockbuster drugs is a major reason Pfizer is acquiring Wyeth. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
How the Middle Class Destroys Democracy Apr 29, 2009
But, as urban elites realize their impotence, they are increasingly abandoning the system, as in Bolivia, the Philippines (where protesters have launched massive street rallies intended to topple the government), and many other countries. And once they turn against elected leaders, angry middle classes, convinced they are right, seem willing to use any means to topple presidents, with catastrophic results. (Slate)
Shocked, shocked!! Apr 28, 2009
The ruling followed a number of other high-profile snubs to Hong Kong's investors and the apparent impotence or unwillingness on the part of the city's exchange regulators to act. An estimated 48,000 people in Hong Kong saw their savings disappear last year after they had placed HK$20 billion into bond-like products linked to or issued by Lehman Brothers. (Asia Times Online)
Erectile Dysfunction Treatments Do Not Appear To Damage Vision Over Six Months Apr 20, 2009
11, 2000) Scientists at Bristol-Myers Squibb have identified a promising new class of drugs that may yield strong candidates for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (also known as impotence) that may be more. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Male Impotence Drugs Show Promise For Treating Female Sexual Disorders, Study Suggests Apr 19, 2009
18, 2009) New studies indicate the three drugs used to treat male impotence also appear to work in females, albeit a little differently, and should give the scientific community pause to take a second look at their potential in the 40 percent of women who report sexual dysfunction, researchers say. See also. (Science Daily)
Man charged in sex-pill case Apr 19, 2009
An Oakland man has been charged in federal court with illegally selling popular impotence drugs online without a license, court records show. More Bay Area News. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Advanced search Apr 17, 2009
International Journal of Impotence Research. International Journal of Obesity. (Nature News Service)
Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision Apr 16, 2009
Trial by drug maker Eli Lilly found no problems at 6 months of use. Tuesday, April 14, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Healthy Men Who Took Viagra, Cialis See Fine Apr 15, 2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Healthy men who took Cialis or Viagra daily for six months did not develop any significant vision problems, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a company-funded study aimed at addressing concerns about the popular impotence treatments. Pfizer Inc's Viagra or sildenafil and Eli Lilly and Co's Cialis or tadalafil treat impotence by increasing blood flow to the genitals, but some men taking the drugs have reported blurred vision, blue-tinged vision or altered light perception. (MEDLINEplus)
‘Let the war begin' Apr 12, 2009
Despite the apparent impotence of the authorities, the root cause of the violence is no secret. Police repeatedly point to B.C.'s marijuana trade as the prime source. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Korean Lessons Apr 11, 2009
He essentially told N. Korea's DingDongIl to go ahead and we'll show you the consequences which amount to nothing more than DingDongObama telling his mommy, the United Nations, that great toothless paper tiger headquartered in NYC, USA. The consequences of our demonstrated impotence is going to be many more challenges by every two bit America hating thug in the world. It's only just beginning. (Townhall.com)
Pfizer announces post-Wyeth deal organization plan Apr 8, 2009
Pfizer currently makes blockbuster drugs including the impotence treatment Viagra, antidepressant Zoloft and pain relievers Celebrex and Lyrica. Its expansion into biotechnology is part of a trend across the industry as large pharmaceutical companies face patent losses and generic competition on key revenue drivers. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
What is Diabetes? Apr 8, 2009
Symptom Control and Management Strategies for Diabetics. Symptom Control and Management Strategies for Diabetics. (Suite101.com)
Early warning Apr 6, 2009
"When you treat prostate cancer, either with surgery or radiation, the patient can develop impotence or incontinence of the bladder." ... He was able to save the nerves around the gland, which improved Sheldon's chances of not developing impotence or incontinence. (Erie Times-News, PA)
What's a dude to do? Apr 3, 2009
Because it might find a small, relatively harmless cancer that a man could live with for decades, and treatment for that cancer could cause problems, such as incontinence and impotence. Screening involves a blood test for levels of prostate-specific antigen and a digital-rectal examination. (CNN)
Prostate cancer conundrum Apr 2, 2009
Incontinence and impotence are common side effects. The cost to society is hundreds of millions of dollars spent on biopsies, treatments, and lost work time for handling cancers that in most cases would not become life-threatening. (Boston Globe)
This is what it sounds like, when derivatives traders cry Mar 28, 2009
" How did Republican senators Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby drop the ball? What explains their sudden impotence? And sorry Rush, but you can't blame Obama for this one. USAID's decision was in the works well before last year's election, according to the Star.Finally, no matter what your position on free trade or family planning or prophylactic pork products might be, I hope everyone knows that the future of the American economy does not and should not rely on cheap bottom-of-the-barrel condom... (Salon)
Benefits of prostate exam questionedbut doctors still recommend it Mar 27, 2009
But the researchers found that for every life PSA saves, 48 men would have to be treated and face risk of incontinence and impotence ... However, an abnormal PSA test can lead men to endure painful biopsies as well as chemotherapy or radiation treatment that can cause incontinence and impotence. (The Palm Beach Post)
FOXSexpert: Lasting Dangerously Too Long Mar 27, 2009
Legend holds that Priapus was cursed with impotence while still in his mother s womb. To make sure that doesn't happen to you, get help immediately if faced with this situation. (Fox News)
Save the Alabama condom! Mar 26, 2009
What explains their sudden impotence. And sorry Rush, but you can't blame Obama for this one. (Salon)
No Early Mortality Benefit From Annual Prostate Cancer Screening, U.S. Study Shows Mar 25, 2009
Furthermore, prostate cancer treatment can result in incontinence and impotence. However, some tumors can be aggressive, and the difficulty has been distinguishing aggressive cancers from those that are slow growing. (Science Daily)
Testing for, treating prostate cancer still a quandary Mar 25, 2009
Prostate surgery often causes impotence, at rates ranging from 40 percent to 75 percent, and also can cause incontinence. Radiation, too, can cause impotence and urinary and rectal problems all side effects that can trigger deep depression ... The European study noted, though, that to save one life, 1,400 men had to be screened and 48 had to undergo treatments that can lead to impotence, urinary problems and other complications. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Gardening Boosts Mens Sex Drive Mar 25, 2009
A new study done by researchers at the Medical University of Vienna says that gardening as well as other forms of moderate exercise, including dancing, cycling and jogging, can act as natural Viagra and reduce the risk of impotence. The study, which involved 674 men between the ages of 45 and 60 found that burning only 1,000 calories a week through exercise improved a mans performance in the bedroom by reducing the risk of impotence by 38 percent ... Men who exercised even more and burned... (Newsmax)
Sound and fury over AIG Mar 24, 2009
Since it seems unlikely that there is (contracts being contracts), this protest will merely serve to highlight his impotence. Gordon Brown, Britain's prime minister, knows all about that; a similar eruption of fury followed news that the man who presided over the collapse of Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir Fred Goodwin, was walking away with a pension worth over 700,000 ($986,000) a year. (The Economist)
The First Natural Energy Formula Designed For Middle Aged and Senior Men to Launch This Week Mar 23, 2009
Low testosterone levels have been linked to heart disease, memory loss, mood swings, loss of muscle mass, pot bellies, higher risk of Alzheimer's, higher risk of osteoporosis, declining sex drive and impotence. New research shows that a high number of men with diabetes also suffer from low testosterone levels. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Girls adviced against pre-marital sex to avoid cervical cancer Mar 22, 2009
She said pre-marital sex could in addition, lead to contracting sexually transmitted infections, which often caused impotence among men and bareness among women. Mrs Mireku pointed out that pre-marital sex could lead to teenage pregnancy and most of those who attempted to abort the pregnancy died. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The prostate cancer muddle Mar 21, 2009
Treating these indolent tumors with surgery, radiation or hormones may unnecessarily subject the patient to debilitating side effects such as incontinence, impotence, infection, painful defecation or diarrhea. The American study, involving almost 77,000 men, found no reduction in prostate cancer deaths after all the men had been tracked for seven years and two-thirds had been followed for 10 years. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
David Brooks: Perverse cosmic myopia Mar 21, 2009
But the G-20 process is heading toward global impotence because the Europeans are dismissing this approach. Instead, they want to spend this moment of peril working on a long-term architecture to regulate global finance. (International Herald Tribune)
Paula's Health Notes: Listen Up Men Mar 21, 2009
Most men are well aware of the side effects of that surgery: incontinence and impotence. These side effects can change the rest of you 00003005 r life. (KLAS-TV)
Reliable Prostate Cancer Test Is at Least a Decade Away, Researchers Say Mar 21, 2009
The exam often leads men without lethal cancer to undergo unneeded treatment that can result in sexual impotence or incontinence, said , chief of urologic surgery at the in St. Louis. At least four new tests are being studied in people, said , chief of the biomarkers research group at the in Bethesda, Maryland. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Testing: What Should Men Do? Mar 21, 2009
On the other hand, aggressive treatment of prostate cancer carries its own dangers, which include possible incontinence and impotence. Raghavan noted that the overall survival in the European trial was the same for those who had screening and those who did not, while Brawley was uncomfortable with the European finding that 48 men had to be treated to save one life. (MEDLINEplus)
Prostate Cancer Tests Fail to Provide Definitive Benefits in Large Studies Mar 20, 2009
Screening showing elevated levels may lead to some slow-growing cancers getting unnecessary treatment that risks impotence ... Theres impotence, incontinence, proctitis and bladder irritation. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Prostate Exams: When Are They Necessary? Mar 20, 2009
Meanwhile, aggressive treatments, particularly surgery, can lead to impotence or incontinence or both a high price to pay for a disease that was not going to trouble you much. "There are men who have the side effects of treatment who would never have died or suffered those ill effects," says lead author Dr. Chris Berg, of the NCI.. (Time.com)
Prostate cancer blood test does little to decrease death rate Mar 20, 2009
Radical prostatectomy - which may cause impotence - has been increasing across all age groups, but fastest among men in their 40s and 50s. Story Tools. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Khat use spreads to British youth Mar 20, 2009
KHAT FACTS Heavy use can lead to insomnia, high blood pressure, heart problems and impotence Longer-term risk of developing mouth cancers Can create feelings of anxiety and aggression, and cause paranoid and psychotic reactions Can make pre-existing mental health problems worse Source: www. talktofrank. (BBC News -- Africa)
Prostate test found to save few lives Mar 20, 2009
Prostate cancer treatment can result in impotence and incontinence when surgery is used to destroy the prostate, and, at times, painful defecation or chronic diarrhea when the treatment is radiation. As soon as the PSA test was introduced in 1987, it became a routine part of preventive health care for many men age 40 and older. (International Herald Tribune)
Cancer deaths not deterred by prostate tests Mar 19, 2009
Those treatments have a high rate of life-changing complications, like impotence and urinary incontinence. On the other hand, since the beginning of the PSA era, in about 1985, the rate of prostate cancer death has dropped about 4 percent every year, pushing the 10-year survival rate to 91 percent. (MSNBC -- Health)
Writing After Terrorist Attack Has Positive Medium Term Effects Mar 19, 2009
The results show that feelings about the events (anger, impotence, fear) were similar between the two countries during a period between the third and eighth weeks after the attacks, both inclusive. However, the data collected does show a significant difference. (Science Daily)
Prostate cancer tests save few lives Mar 19, 2009
The treatments can lead to impotence and incontinence. No major medical group recommends routine screening because there s no proof that it actually saves lives. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
STUDIES: Prostate screening may do more harm than good for some men Mar 19, 2009
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Prostate cancer screening saves few, if any, lives but may harm countless men by leading them to undergo therapies that can cause impotence, incontinence and even death, two large studies reported Wednesday. Some doctors say they're disappointed that experts are offering men relatively little guidance about whether to be screened and shifting the decision onto men who may have trouble making sense of such complicated research. (USA Today)
Fed Takes out the Big Guns Mar 19, 2009
The NYT and USAT front, and everyone else covers, the results of two large studies that conclude screening for prostate cancer saves and can lead to much harm by pushing men to undergo aggressive treatments that can cause impotence and incontinence, among other side effects. Whether to screen for prostate cancer has always been a , but the results of these two major studies, one in Europe and the other in the United States, are astounding. (Slate)
Studies doubt worth of key prostate tests Mar 19, 2009
Prostate cancer treatment can result in impotence and incontinence when surgery is used to destroy the prostate, and painful defecation or chronic diarrhea when the treatment is radiation. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Prostate screenings don't reduce cancer deaths Mar 19, 2009
Although some doctors recommend annual testing, others remain skeptical, citing lack of scientific evidence and the risk of common side effects of treatment, such as impotence and incontinence. "There was little or no scientific evidence that it saved lives," wrote Dr. Otis Brawley, the chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society and a conditions expert, who questioned the use of the screening in the early '90s as it became popular. (CNN)
