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…)
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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LEVITRA(R) (vardenafil HCl), is effective at first dose with continued success in treating erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with associated me dical conditions that affect the cardiovascular system. These conditions included high blood pressure, diabetes and/or dyslipidemia, which includes high cholesterol and other lipid abnormalities. [click link for full article] (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
GARCHE, France — Tadalafil (Cialis) may help some men with spinal cord injuries have erections sufficient for satisfactory sex, reported European investigators. (Source: ConsultantLive)
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Around half of all men with diabetes have at least one episode during the course of their condition when they fail to maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse. Many dif ferent strategies have been used to overcome this, but a Cochrane Review of clinical trials shows that three phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors, sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra) and tadalafil (Cialis) increased diabetic men’s satisfaction with their (more…)