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NEWS ABOUT: erectile dysfunction

erectile dysfunction stories: 8 news summaries

Plastics Chemical
Linked to Male Sex Problems

Widely used BPA comes under more fire

Nov 11, 09 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A study of workers exposed to high levels of bisphenol A—a chemical widely used in plastic bottles and packaging—have a much higher incidence of sexual dysfunction than their counterparts. The study of Chinese workers found those exposed to BPA were 4 times more likely to report erectile dysfunction... More »

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bisphenol A • plastic • erectile dysfunction • medical study • BPA • Kaiser Permanente • sexual dysfunction • factory workers • occupational exposure • reproductive

(Newser) - A northern California coroner's report revealed two surprises about the recent booze-party death of a 16-year-old boy: he wasn't drunk and he had ingested high levels of an erectile dysfunction drug, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Now investigators want to know if Joseph Loudon was slipped the drug, or deliberately... More »

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 Bill Would Keep ED Ads 
 Off TV at Most Hours 

Viagra, Cialis ads could be restricted to between 10 pm and 6 am

May 4, 09 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bill proposed in the House would ban advertising for drugs to treat erectile dysfunction from airing in the daytime and prime time, the Hill reports. The “Families for ED Advertising Decency Act” would confine such “indecent” advertising to between 10pm and 6am. Under the bill, the makers... More »

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Congress • erectile dysfunction • indecency • House of Representatives • Viagra • Cialis • advertisements

 Watermelon: Nature's Viagra 

Cool fruit just got hotter

Jul 3, 08 5:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - New studies of the humble watermelon show it may pack a Viagra-like effect on men's blood vessels and increase libido. Watermelons are a primary source of the nutrient citrulline, which helps relax blood vessels, increasing blood flow in the body in much the same way Viagra does and with similar... More »

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erectile dysfunction • lycopene • Viagra • Texas A&M • watermelon • libido • phyto-nutrients • citrulline • arginine

 'Little Blue Pill' is 10 Years Old 

Viagra changed sexual landscape

Mar 24, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The little blue pill that rescued the sex lives and saved marriages of couples worldwide is 10 years old this month. Viagra, which has been used by some 35 million men, moved the treatment of impotence out of the shadows to lead a multi-billion-dollar industry. The drug has also triggered... More »

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hypertension • prostate cancer • diabetes • erectile dysfunction • Pfizer • sex • Viagra • Levitra • Cialis • nitric oxide • high cholesterol • erection • American Urological Association

'Herbal' Sex Aids Were Viagra

Vigor-25 maker scammed $24 million

Sep 6, 07 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal officials yesterday arrested the maker of an "herbal," non-prescription sex supplement, Vigor-25, for lacing the pills with the active ingredient in Viagra, reports Newsday. More than 4 million of the surprisingly effective pills have been sold on the internet and at health food stores, with a label... More »

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drugs • diabetes • heart disease • erectile dysfunction • blood pressure • Viagra • Levitra • herbal • pharmaceutical • sex aid • Vigor 25 • Michael Peng

Roses Are Red, Viagra Is Blue ...

Impotence drugs may also raise levels of 'love hormone'; human studies up next

Aug 24, 07 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Viagra and other ED drugs may elevate levels of a hormone linked with feelings of love, a new study shows. Oxytocin, long associated with breastfeeding and maternal affection, also plays a part in arousal and orgasm; Viagra and related meds work on the part of the brain that controls levels... More »

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erectile dysfunction • sex • hormones • Viagra • oxytocin

Spider Venom the New Viagra

May 16, 07 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men with erectile dysfunction may get an assist, believe it or not, from the Brazillian wandering spider—also dubbed the banana spider for its propensity to hide in bunches of the fruit. Researchers at Johns Hopkins have isolated a compound in the spider's deadly saliva that causes erections, der Spiegel... More »

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medicine • health • erectile dysfunction • spider venom • Viagra • Levitra • Cialis

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