Manufacturer's information on Viagra
VIAGRA-MANIA :
NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Manufacturer's information on Viagra
VIAGRA-MANIA :
NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Since its release into the American drug markets, the supposed "wonder-drug" for
impotence Viagra has caused an international craze. Distressed young men are hopeful
and seniors are born-again lovers. The Ambassadors will tour the world for reviews of the
drug, public reaction, and its effectiveness. We will also be publishing a complete review
of the drug in our September Issue, so bookmark this page for future reference.
UNITED STATES
Researchers have now discovered a fascinating physiological effect displayed by male couch potatoes who cheer for successful sports teams, which may help explain their fanatical attraction to sports, and the production of this effect may be a cheaper alternative to Viagra's rising costs.
A researcher from the University of Utah announced that men who cheer for winning sports teams experience the same kind of testosterone surges as the athletes themselves. Paul Bernhardt and three colleagues found that testosterone levels in Brazilian soccer fans who watched their country win the 1994 World Cup final increased by about 20 percent. Levels of the male hormone fell by the same amount in fans of the losing Italians!
The first study to show that the hormone level in avid fans mirrors the previously established testosterone surges in players is scheduled to be published in an upcoming issue of "Physiology and Behaviour." Bernhardt said one of the reasons sports is so compelling, particularly for men, is that they sort of require a certain number of testosterone surges.
"They seek out competition and, if they can't find competition, they seek out experiences which give the same effect." Surges of the hormone, which is associated with increased aggression and sexual behaviour, could help account for post-game celebrations that sometimes get out of hand, the researcher suggested. "That could be a partial explanation for victory riots," he said. "It's something we would like to explore." - Reuters
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Financier and generous donor Alan Greenberg, 70, has raised more eyebrows with
his recent move to donate $1 million to New York City's Hospital for Special Surgery.
The donation, Greenberg says, is to fund Viagra prescriptions for financially needy
impotent men. "Viagra has changed people's lives, both men and women," explains
Greenberg, "if I can help one person, it'll be worth it." Greenberg owns stock in the
Viagra-making drug emporium Pfizer, but he declines to say if he has taken the
drug himself - People magazine (June 29, 1998)
Vision worries
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has called for more studies into the
newly-approved impotence drug Viagra and said users with some types of eye
problems should avoid higher doses of the drug - Associated Press
CANADA
The "Honeymoon capital of the World", Niagara Falls is acquiring a new nickname:
"Viagra Falls." Canadian men seeking romantic renewal have been crossing the
border in drones to fill prescriptions for the impotence drug, which is months away
from being approved in Canada -Associated Press
Viagra no match for baldness drug
The world's first anti-baldness pill "Propecia" was launched recently in Canada. Clinical trials
that lasted for two years and involved 1,879 men found that Propecia stimulated hair growth
in about two-thirds of study subjects. One of the reported side effects in a small minority
of users is a lax libido that even Viagra may not be able to mend - Canadian Press
UNITED KINGDOM
Viagra, "the magic bullet" is being prescribed in the UK by doctors using
"named patients" arrangements where they can prescribe an unlicensed
drug if they are satisfied that it is the best treatment for the condition and if the
patient takes full responsibility if anything goes wrong -
The Weekly Telegraph (issue 354)
SOUTH AMERICA
Mr. Elcio Berti, mayor of Bocaiuradosul in the southern state of Parana said that he
is giving away the potency drug Viagra to men in his small town to try to boost population
growth and secure more federal aid. "Expenses are going up and revenue is falling.
There is nothing else I can do," said the mayor who mentioned that federal aid to the
town would fall to 100,000 a year from 160,000 if the population did not rise to 12,000
from its current 10,000 - Reuters
BRAZIL
Pfizer Inc. chose the United States and Brazil to launch its new wonder drug Viagra,
reports the Chicago Tribune. Despite much marketing hoopla, sales have been poor in
Brazil. The drug seems expensive to Brazilians and men are embarrassed to request
it in a drug store, even with a prescription, because everyone knows what its for -
The Globe & Mail (29 June, 1998, Pg. A20)
BERMUDA
The $10 Viagra which is said to cure impotence, caused a storm when it was released
in Bermuda last month. But the island's insurance firms fear buyers may actually be
bidding to boost their libido rather than cure medical problems, so they have opted
to carry out their own research before deciding whether to cover the product
- Caribbean News Agency
INDIA
Dr. Sanjay Kumar published recently in the international weekly medical journal, The
Lancet, a short communication entitled [Indian "me-too" drugs could pose potent threat
to Viagra]. He mentioned that as the "Viagra craze" spreads globally, smuggling of
Viagra seems a distinct probability. He stated that an Indian pharmaceutical company,
CIPLA, has already applied to the drugs controller of India for local marketing approval
of their drug which may hit the Indian market within 6 months. Indian drugs could substantially
undercut prices and prove a threat to the rise of Viagra. CIPLA is in the process of
dispatching the first batch to a South American destination - The Lancet
(June 3,1998 vol. 351, 9117: 1712)
EGYPT
A ban on the sale of the impotence pill Viagra has triggered a frenzy in Egypt, where the
"miracle cure" is selling like hot cakes on the black market. A senior ministry of health official
justified the decision to ban sales of Viagra until its side effects are known, saying to
the Al-Ahram newspaper, "In issuing the ban the authorities took into consideration the fact
that the nature of the Egyptian man is different from the nature of the American man"
- African News
Gimme all you got!!
It seems that Viagra fever has come to town, as the demand for the new sex potency
drug, which is so far only available on the black market for L.E.40 a pill, is reaching
increasingly high levels. It was rumored that an Egyptian man offered a pharmacist
E60,000 for 50 boxes of Viagra, holding 30 pills each, but the pharmacist refused in order
to give other buyers a chance to get their hands on the potency-boosting pill - Reuters
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