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  Impotence Herbal Remedy- 5 Natural Health Secrets to Cure Your Erectile Dysfunction

  21 April 2008 (Monday)

  Why are thousands of men choosing an impotence herbal remedy over the colorful synthetic pills to cure erectile dysfunctions? Because they know the sometimes fatal side effects associated with erectile dysfunction pills.

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  Happy Birthday, Viagra!

  03 April 2008 (Thursday)

  It's the drug that raised the profile of medicine in popular culture. It's been hawked by a prominent politician and has been the butt of jokes on late-night TV. It's Viagara, and it's turning 10 today.

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  FDA Warns Consumers Not To Use "Blue Steel" And "Hero" Products

  03 April 2008 (Thursday)

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or use "Blue Steel" or "Hero" products marketed as dietary supplements throughout the United States because they are considered unapproved drugs and have not been proven to be safe or effective. These products contain undeclared ingredients, which may dangerously affect a person's blood pressure level.

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  Viagra may help men lift their spirits, too

  24 March 2008 (Monday)

  Impotence drugs such as Viagra may do more than help men physically have sex - they may also boost levels of a hormone linked with feelings of love, United States researchers reported on Thursday.

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  Viagra still going strong 10 years on

  23 March 2008 (Sunday)

  Viagra, developed by accident by scientists at Pfizer Laboratories, was first approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration on March 27, 1998.

Poorly tot kept alive by VIAGRA

MEET two-year-old Oliver Sherwood - the little boy being kept alive by VIAGRA.

Brave Oliver takes the sex drug four times a day to control pulmonary hypertension (PH), a rare condition that causes chronic high blood pressure.

Viagra improves blood flow, which boosts erectile function in adults, but also helps open the veins and capillaries to aid circulation in rare cases such as Oliver’s.

However, his future health is now under threat because of proposed cuts by the Government’s drug rationing agency the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

As he grows up he will need to switch to more expensive treatments to control his condition - which may not be available if the cuts go ahead.

Desperate mum Sarah Sherwood, 34, has now launched a petition to keep funding for more expensive PH treatments on the NHS.

Mum-of-two Sarah, a part-time nurse from Hucclecote, Gloucestershire, said: "We do have a joke when we pick up his drugs that it would be Christmas come early for most people.

"Obviously, the dose isn’t high enough to have the effect it would on adults. Viagra is an expensive drug but it’s actually one of the cheapest to treat PH.

"When he started taking it the change was fantastic - I had my little boy back. We’re just hoping it’ll continue to work as he grows a bit older."

Sarah, who lives with husband Howard, 43, and older son William, five, added: "Cutting any of these treatments to save money is scandalous when lives are at stake."

PH causes the blood pressure in the arteries in the lungs to rise, putting strain on the heart and reducing blood oxygen levels, causing breathlessness and exhaustion.

Symptoms include severe coughing and breathing problems as blood fills the lungs, constant nose bleeds, dizziness and chest pains.

The condition, which affects just 4,000 people in the UK, can often lead to heart failure and damages the heart and lungs.

It is so rare that only five children a year are diagnosed with it in the UK and sufferers are often misdiagnosed with asthma.

Oliver, who has been suffering from breathing problems since he was nine months old, was finally diagnosed with PH at Bristol Children’s Hospital in August last year.

He cannot walk more than a few steps without getting out of breath and a simple chest infection could kill him.

Oliver currently takes one tablet of Sildenafil - another name for Viagra - crushed up into four 5ml doses a day, plus heart channel blockers twice a day.

Sadly the current survival rate for most patients with Oliver’s condition is around five years, even with medication such as Sildenafil.

It is more commonly found to develop in middle aged women.

Doctors can increase Oliver’s dose of Viagra when his condition worsens, but as he grows there is no way telling how much longer the drugs will be effective.

NICE is currently considering whether to continue prescribing the more advanced treatment for PH, called Epoprostenol and Iloprost.

Experts are currently consulting with patients and clinicians on the guidance until March 25.

Sarah added: "The outlook for PH patients is not good - two to three years maximum - and we’re not sure whether Oliver could go to pre-school because a chest infection could kill him.

"The only hope we had was that he would be maintained through medication but if anything happens in the future that hope may be taken away.

"If you can prolong someone’s life, cost should not be a factor. We have to stand and fight this and that’s why I want as many people signed up to this petition as possible."

Peter Littlejohns, NICE clinical director, said: "Our review of the evidence suggests that Sildenafil is both clinically and cost-effective in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension."

• The Differences Between Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra

  05 October 2007 (Friday)

  Viagra (Sildenafil), also known as “The Blue Pill”, is available in 25mg, 50mg and 100mg pills. Viagra can be taken once per day, between 30 minutes to 4 hours before sexual intercourse.

• Difference between Viagra vs Generic Viagra

  05 October 2007 (Friday)

  A generic drug must contain the same active ingredients and must be equivalent in strength and dosage to the original brand-name product. While generics and brand-name drugs contain the same active ingredients, the inactive ingredients may be different.