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Look Out, Viagra: Testosterone Drugs Gain Popularity

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:25:54 CDT

New drugs designed in part to save the sex lives of aging men could become the biggest thing since Viagra, reports Bloomberg . The problem is that the testosterone boosters from Eli Lilly and Abbott are becoming so popular that doctors worry men who don't need them for strictly medical reasons...

FDA OKs Viagra Rival: It Works Twice as Fast

John Johnson — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:38:12 CDT

Viagra just got some more competition: The FDA today approved the drug Stendra, which promises to provide an erection in 15 minutes, roughly twice as fast as the minimum wait time for Viagra, reports Bloomberg . Its analysts expect Vivus to pull in nearly $70 million in sales next year. By...

Viagra Gum? Drug Makers Get Busy as Generics Near

Matt Cantor — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:57:05 CDT

Viagra’s chemical patent expires next year, likely opening the playing field to cheaper generic versions of the pill—and in a $5 billion industry, the makers of the erectile dysfunction drug are racing to stay ahead of the competition. Pfizer recently began selling a chewable form of Viagra in Mexico,...

The Next Viagra Could Come From ... Spider Venom

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:00:05 CST

One bite from the Brazilian wandering spider can cause loss of muscle control, difficulty breathing, and even death. But, good news! It can also cause four-hour-long erections, and that’s the side effect researchers are excited about. One of the toxins found in the spider’s venom causes priapism, “a condition in...

Viagra Poppers Have Higher STD Risk

M. Morris — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:08:36 CDT

Viagra and Cialis users are far more likely to contract sexually transmitted diseases than men who don't take ED meds, BusinessWeek reports . Using analysis of insurance records for 1.4 million men over 40, researchers found patients on ED drugs were 2.8 times more likely to be treated for...

On Sex Tape, McCready Disses Rocket's . . . Readiness

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:45:00 CDT

Mindy McCready’s sex tape will be released Monday, and it sounds rather, um, unusual: In addition to sex, the tape includes interviews. The country singer is—conveniently enough—asked about Roger Clemens' batting average. Was her former lover good in bed? “When he could get it up,” she responds. And...

Roger Clemens' Rocket Lacked Oomph: Ex-Mistress

M. Morris — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:59:00 CDT

It's probably a good thing Roger Clemens is retired from baseball, because the locker-room ribbing after this would be epic: The Rocket's former mistress says he had "a lot of problems" with erectile dysfunction. Onetime country singer Mindy McCready, who stars in a forthcoming sex tape imaginatively titled Baseball Mistress,...

Impotence Linked to Doubled Death Risk

Emily Rauhala — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:06:00 CDT

Men who suffer from heart disease and erectile dysfunction may have twice the risk of both heart attack and death, a new study shows. The findings, published in Circulation , add to a body of research that suggests erectile dysfunction may signal other health problems. The message to patients: "If somebody...

Michael Douglas on Married Life: Hello, Viagra

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:54:08 CST

Michael Douglas is officially old: The 65-year-old actor comes clean about the challenges of keeping up with his 40-year-old wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and the assist he gets from Viagra and Cialis. He also tells AARP The Magazine about his 31-year-old son, in jail on a drug charge; his upcoming film...