Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are testing the medication tadalafil (sold as an erectile dysfunction drug under the brand name Cialis) on men with Becker muscular dystrophy, one of the nine forms of muscular dystrophy, a group of inherited… (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
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Men who took erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra were more likely to become infected with sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, U.S. researchers have reported.
This infection rate was higher even in the year before the men got their… (Source: OrlandoSentinel: M edical Research)
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From CNN:Men with cardiovascular disease and ED were twice as likely to die from all causes than men who did not have erectile dysfuncti on. And those with ED were 1.6 times more likely to suffer from a serious cardiovascular problem such as a heart attack or st roke.Erectile dysfunction is something that regularly should be addressed in the medical history of patients; it might be a symptom of early atherosclerosis.Men with ED who are going (more…)
The FDA’s recent rejection of a so-called female Viagra illustrates the divide between doctors on how to detect and treat low sexual desire in women, or if there is even any need to do so.
A “little pink pill” to sol ve women’s sexual problems probably won’t be hitting drugstore shelves anytime soon. But that doesn’t mean discussion of the need for it, or lack thereof, is likely to end. (Source: (more…)
On Friday, an FDA advisory panel voted 11-0 against recommending FDA approval of a proposed treatment for hypoactive sexual-desire disorder, which decreases women’s sex drive, the Wall Street Journal reports. The R eproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee reviewed an application seeking FDA approval of the drug flibanserin, also known as the “pink pill” or “female Viagra.” Although the agency is not required to follow the panel’s recommendation, (more…)
Claims that the development of a drug to treat female sexual dysfunction amounts to “disease mongering” come “down to a delicate judgment call — that lack of female sexual satisfaction isn’t really a problem,” Washing ton Post columnist Katrina vanden Heuvel writes. On June 18, an FDA advisory committee is scheduled to consider whether to recommend approval of flibanserin — “the so-called pink Viagra” — as a treatment for hypoactive sexual (more…)
New findings indicate a potential for long-te rm hearing loss following use of Viagra, and possibly following use of other phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors drugs such as Cialis and Levitra, although results on those drugs are inconclusive. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
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Most Medicare prescription drug plans in 2007 will not cover erectile dysfunction treatments such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Ma ny plans covered the treatments this year. [click link for full article] (Source: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News From Medical News Today)
U.S. regulators on Thursday said warnings about the risk of sudden hearing loss l inked to drugs for impotence, including Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, would be added to the drugs’ labels. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
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Sleep apnea may make erectile dysfunction more likely, and the erectile dysfunction drug Cialis may ease but not erase that problem, new research shows. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
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