Viagra

Viagra's Other Talents For Preventing Heart Failure

harminka — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:12:12 -0600

Johns Hopkins and other researchers report what is believed to be the first direct evidence in lab animals that the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil (also known as Viagra) amplifies the effects of a heart-protective protein.

Study points to potential new use for Viagra

harminka — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:08:51 -0500

A “basic science” breakthrough by Queen’s researchers into regulating a single enzyme may lead to new drug therapies that will help prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Viagra - New Uses

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:02:44 -0500

In one week we heard of two new ways that Viagra is being used for more than male erectile dysfunction (ED).

Viagra, Now For Depressed Women

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:23:55 -0500

A study out in JAMA went after the tricky problem of women going off anti-depressants due to sexual dysfunction side effects by giving a group of women Viagra while another group got placebo. According to the study, 72 percent of women saw improved sexual functioning while only 27 percent did who got a placebo.

Watermelon may have Viagra-effect

harminka — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:51:13 -0500

A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine’s Day.

Drug therapy for PKU reverses heart damage

harminka — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:36:25 -0500

A pricy drug used to treat a rare but well-known genetic disorder may hold wider promise as a treatment for millions of Americans with potentially lethal enlarged hearts, due mainly to high blood pressure, a study from Johns Hopkins shows.

Viagra much in demand ten years after its release

seher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:05:46 -0500

It took Viagra ten years to get the Food and Drug Administration's stamp of approval.

Viagra Was Approved Ten Years Ago: Birthday

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:41:50 -0500

The potency enhancing drug Viagra has been on the market for 10 years. In 1998, pharmaceutical company Pfizer introduced the erection drug that was to change millions of lives at a stroke. A solution to erectile dysfunction had been found, and the taboo surrounding impotence was largely a thing of the past.

Viagra increases release of key reproductive hormone

harminka — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:12:08 -0500

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison report this month that sildenafil increases the amount of oxytocin released by stimulation of the posterior pituitary gland, a small structure directly underneath the brain that regulates hormone levels in response to neural signals.

Viagra boosts heart performance, may save lives

harminka — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:25:04 -0500

Researchers at the University of Alberta have shown that Viagra, the popular drug prescribed for erectile dysfunction, can improve heart function and potentially save the lives of people with specific heart problems.

Erectile dysfunction drugs better for heart protection than nitroglycerin

harminka — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:20:45 -0600