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July 2008
- Viagra Benefits Women on Antidepressants: Study
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 23, 08 12:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Viagra increases sexual performance in women suffering from arousal problems as a result of antidepressant drugs, a study finds. Some 72% of the women in the small study—funded by Pfizer, which makes the pill that has become a blockbuster for men seeking improved sexual function—noted an improvement, compared with 27% of those given a placebo, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »
  
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  depression • Viagra • sexual health
- Ex-HP Chief a Risky VP Choice
  
  Washington Post | Jul 9, 08 1:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Carly Fiorina sparked stunned silence when talking over breakfast yesterday about the unfairness of health insurance plans that cover Viagra, but not birth control. “These women would like a choice,” she said, despite the fact that her nominee, John McCain, voted against a proposal to mandate coverage. Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post that the moment typifies why she’d be a risky VP choice for McCain—but also “potentially the most rewarding.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • vice president • vice presidential sweepstakes • birth control • Viagra • Carly Fiorina
- Sex Revolution for Granny & Gramps
  
  Independent (UK) | Jul 9, 08 5:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Men and women in their 70s are having more sex than ever, according to a series of surveys. Over a 30-year period the number of married men still enjoying sex in their 70s increased from 58% to 62%, while that figure jumped 38% to 58% for married women, the Independent reports. Unmarried women over 70 are enjoying an astonishing tenfold increase in sexual activity. More »
  
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  sex • Viagra • single women • seniors • married couples • sexual revolution
- Watermelon: Nature's Viagra
  
  Science Daily | 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 results, reports Science Daily. More »
  
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  Viagra • Texas A&M • erectile dysfunction • lycopene • watermelon
June 2008
- Clemens Used Viagra for On-Field Boost
  
  New York Daily News | Jun 10, 08 11:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Roger Clemens was on at least one performance enhancing drug, a clubhouse source tells the New York Daily News : Viagra. Clemens wasn’t using Vitamin V to help with the ladies, he—and several of his teammates—were using it to improve his on-field performance. Viagra has become a major fad among athletes, because of its ability to improve endurance and deliver nutrients to muscles. More »
  
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  baseball • Roger Clemens • performance-enhancing drugs • Viagra • World Anti Doping Agency
April 2008
- Chilean Mayor Beefs Up Support With Free Viagra
  
  BBC | Apr 30, 08 3:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The mayor of a Chilean town has come up with a new way of securing support among voters: he's is handing out free Viagra. The mayor of a working class suburb of the capital of Santiago has ordered physicians to hand out batches of the blue sex potency pills four times a month to men over 60. More »
  
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  mayor • Chile • Viagra • Santiago
March 2008
- 'Little Blue Pill' is 10 Years Old
  
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 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 other, unforeseen benefits, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . More »
  
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  sex • diabetes • prostate cancer • Viagra • hypertension • erectile dysfunction • Levitra • Cialis • nitric oxide • high cholesterol • American Urological Association
February 2008
- Viagra Linked to Reduced Fertility
  
  Guardian (UK) | Feb 24, 08 6:32 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Popular sexual potency drug Viagra has been linked to sperm effects so dramatic that it could seriously affect male fertility, researchers have discovered. The findings are particularly troubling because in-vitro fertilization clinics often provide Viagra to men to increase sperm production. The new studies show that while Viagra increases sperm activity, it also damages the enzymes that allow the sperm to enter and fertilize an egg. More »
  
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  Great Britain • prescription drugs • scientific study • Viagra • in vitro fertilization • sperm • eggs • recreational drugs • off label drug use
January 2008
- Top 10 Aphrodisiacs—for Real?
  
  LiveScience | Jan 19, 08 8:20 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Most aphrodisiacs are pure bunk, but it's fun to read about tonics that have beguiled lovers for centuries—and look at a few that may actually work. LiveScience lists its top 10: Respect. Dr. Ruth talks about the feeling that sparks all meaningful relationships, and makes for good sex too. Exercise. A recent study links penile dysfunction to inactivity, while physical fitness boosts mind and body both. Psychoanalysis. Therapists can boost that libido by helping alleviate depression and other disorders. More »
  
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  list • exercise • Viagra • sexual health • therapy • herbal medicine • aphrodisiacs
- Not Tonight, Dear, He Has a Headache
  
  Newsweek | Jan 12, 08 2:29 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - More modern hubbies are dodging sex and not for physical reasons, two new books claim: Husbands have a growing list of emotional reasons for saying no, including being too tired, too angry, or just unexcited by their wives. Yet the 20% of sexless couples surveyed for He's Just Not Up For It Anymore, by Bob Berkowitz and Susan Yager-Berkowitz, say a quiet bed isn't cause for divorce, if the marriage is strong, Newsweek reports. More »
  
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  marriage • sex • love • Viagra • therapy
October 2007
- Viagra Linked to Hearing Loss
  
  Associated Press | Oct 19, 07 8:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Add hearing loss to the list of potential side effects of Viagra and other drugs to treat sexual dysfunction. The federal Food and Drug Administration will add a warning about the risk to the labels of Viagra, Cialis, Levitra and a hypertension drug, Revatio, which contains the same ingredient as Viagra. There have been 29 cases of hearing loss linked to the drugs in 10 years. More »
  
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  FDA • Viagra • label • Levitra • Cialis • Hearing loss
- Ban Stands on Alabama Sex Toys, Finally
  
  Wired | Oct 7, 07 11:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After 9 years of court challenges, an Alabama judge has green lighted enforcement of a state law banning the sale of sex toys—the Supreme Court declined to hear the case last week—making Wired’s Regina Lynn cry misogyny. The statute does not outlaw Viagra to help men achieve sexual pleasure, she observes, but a woman won't be able to (legally) get an assist. More »
  
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  US Supreme Court • Alabama • Viagra • moratorium • sex toys • Viggo Mortensen
September 2007
- 'Herbal' Sex Aids Were Viagra
  
  Newsday | 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 listing hodiola rhizome, chinese yam, and cnidium fruit as ingredients, officials said. More »
  
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  drugs • heart disease • diabetes • blood pressure • pharmaceutical • Viagra • erectile dysfunction • Levitra • sex aid
August 2007
- Roses Are Red, Viagra Is Blue ...
  
  Reuters | 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 of the hormone in rats, Reuters reports. More »
  
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  sex • hormones • Viagra • erectile dysfunction • oxytocin
May 2007
- Spider Venom the New Viagra
  
  Der Spiegel | 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 reports. More »
  
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  health • medicine • Viagra • erectile dysfunction • Levitra • Cialis