The government has approved the key ingredient in the impotence pill Viagra as a treatment for hundreds of people left gasping by a rare but often fatal type of high blood pressure.
Maker Pfizer Inc. will sell the ingredient under a new name Revatio in the dose approved for pulmonary hypertension, the company announced Monday. […]
epidemic. That’s why it’s unfortunate that PETA’s new billboard—which shows a raven-haired beauty clad in a patriotic red-white-and-blue bikini next to the tagline “I Threw a Party, but the Meat-Eaters Couldn’t Come. Eating Meat Can Cause Impotence”—won’t be erected in Laramie. PETA hoped to have the billboard up in time to coincide with the Colorado […]
The impotence drug will be used to treat a deadly form of hypertension
Until now Viagra (sildefanil) has been used mainly to correct the common problem of impotence in older men panting away in bed. But now it has a new medicinal purpose, for which it will be renamed Revatio. It will also acquire a […]
Revatio has been launched in the UK for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare lung disorder that most commonly affects women aged 20-40. Revatio has the same active ingredient as Viagra - sildenafil.
Revatio was launched in Germany in January, 2006 and in the USA in August, 2005.
Revatio was approved in […]
In the March issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, researchers have published the first investigation examining both equivalence testing and traditional statistical testing for men with ED regarding changes in sexual function, sexual self-confidence, self-esteem, and overall relationship satisfaction. Through administration both before and after taking sildenafil (Viagra) of the Self-Esteem And Relationship (SEAR) […]
Doctors are finding multiple ways to use new drugs. Historically, it happened by accident. The classic example is Viagra: It failed as a heart treatment, but doctors noticed it alleviated impotence in some heart patients and developed it for that purpose. Now, researchers often theorize from the outset that a single drug can treat multiple […]
24-7PressRelease/ - February 22, 2006 - “Our findings further support the concept that the novel class of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, or PDE-5 inhibitors, including Levitra and Viagra, may have a new utility in cardiac protection, in addition to their well-known use for the management of erectile dysfunction in men,” said Rakesh C. Kukreja, Ph.D., professor of […]
Viagra could treat Crohn’s disease
The anti-impotence drug Viagra could be of help in treating the inflammatory bowel disorder Crohn’s disease, researchers have said.
Scientists found evidence that Crohn’s is triggered by a weak immune system response.
The discovery challenges the previous view of many experts that the condition is an autoimmune disease, caused when cells are attacked […]
LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - A man caught trying to offload 22,000 fake Viagra tablets at a Heathrow Airport hotel has appeared in court.
Mohammed Bhatti, 37, pleaded guilty to unauthorised use of a trademark at Isleworth Crown Court, west London, and was granted bail until he is sentenced at the end of the month.
A […]
Penn Researchers Share Preliminary Results of a Study Which Focused on Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients Who Suffer From Erectile Dysfunction
(Philadelphia, PA) – Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine say preliminary results of a small study show promise in improving erectile dysfunction (ED) in men who had shown minimal […]