On The Couch⦠Some Weekend Reading
Such a busy pharma world and so little time to keep up, yes? Like you, we always poke around for items of interest, and so we thought we would point out a few you may enjoy from the past week. Think of...
View ArticleViagra for Women? Well, Sort of
Viagra for men – and the similar drugs that followed after – is a huge, huge money maker for big pharmaceuticals. You have to give them credit. They found a need and they filled it; they rose to the...
View ArticlePharmalot⦠Pharmalittle⦠Good Morning
‘Tis the middle of the week and that means deadlines and meetings are in full swing. We know the feeling. Nonetheless, the skies are clear and our spirits high. So please join us as we reach for...
View ArticleDeus Sex Machina
(cross-posted on Sentient Developments)(Roughly translated from Latin as Sex God in the machine) We all know that technology can improve our lives (sometimes....well, at least when it's working...
View ArticleCome Again? A Spray For Premature Ejaculation
Before you get ahead of yourself, the spray has not yet been approved by the FDA. But the treatment did delay premature ejacualtion by as much as five times - or an average of 108 seconds - in a study...
View ArticleMenâs Health Lecture- Two Experts Share their Knowledge
(Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog)
View ArticleImpotence Pill Makers Fined For Price Fixing
File this under stiff fine. The Swiss Competition Commission, which is known as WEKO, has tagged the Swiss units of Pfizer, Lilly and Bayer a total of $5.7 million for fixing the prices of their...
View ArticleSmoking and Erectile Dysfunction
This article may be of interest to all smoking men. Men who smoke cigarettes run an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according...
View ArticleErectile Dysfunction & Restless Legs in Older Men
A new study shows that older men with restless legs syndrome may be more likely to have erectile dysfunction. The results were published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep.The study involved...
View ArticlePharmalot⦠Pharmalittle⦠Good Morning
Hello, everyone. For those of you digging out today, we understand. The Pharmalot corporate campus is snowed under and the short people are celebrating another day of freedom from the schoolhouse. Most...
View ArticleWhat Do Viagra & Horny Goat Weed Have In Common?
Plenty, according to the US Patent and Trademark Office, which partially rejected the patent on Pfizer’s little blue impotence pill after deciding a chemical ingredient in the herb is a similar type of...
View ArticleA Snarky Look at Sneaky Marketing Tactics Pharma Hasn't Avoided
My friend Jonathan Richman (@jonmrich) often sees the pharma marketing glass half full, whereas I often see it half empty. It's just the way we are wired. The goal, however, is the same -- improve...
View ArticleListen to your patients. They will tell you what is wrong with them.
I just saw a very distressed young man . He had been married for 3 years, but had still not been able to get his wife pregnant. His wife had got all her tests done, and her gynecologist had confirmed...
View ArticleNow Hear This: Viagra Can Make You Deaf
UAB Study Examines Hearing Loss, Viagra Use from uabnews on Vimeo. If at first you don’t succeed….well, you know try again. A professor, whose earlier work indicating Viagra causes vision loss was...
View ArticleNew Book : Testosterone: A Man's Guide- by Nelson Vergel
(Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog)
View ArticleThe Male Menopause Story: Journalists All Over The Map
An article on the Knight Science Journalism Tracker comments on German media coverage of the “Is there male menopause?” question. An excerpt: One study, but very different types of headlines: “‘Male...
View ArticleErectile Dysfunction
This article discusses the problem and where to seek help. At one time or another, almost every man experiences erectile dysfunction. Defined as an inability to achieve or maintain an erection firm...
View ArticlePharmalot⦠Pharmalittle⦠Good Morning
Welcome back. We hope the long weekend was relaxing and refreshing. Some folks may still be on holiday, but for the rest of the us, the routine has returned. And so, we are preparing ourselves with a...
View ArticleAn Important Tip For Men Who Use Viagra
The medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings recently contained some clinical pearls that I wanted to pass on to my men readers who take medication for erectile dysfunction (ED). They reported on a...
View ArticleCialis in glass and a shortage of helium
These are my links for July 23rd through July 26th: ACS and RSC Sustainability Alliance – The Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Chemical Society have joined forces to launch a sustainability...
View ArticleForget Layoffs, Milwaukee Teachers Want Viagra
How’s this for a budget battle? With all of the economic pain around the country, the Milwaukee teachers union has chosen an interesting issue over which to draw a line in the sand - they want a judge...
View ArticleTestosterone For Anti-Aging In Men: A Medical Fraud?
On the car radio, I have several times happened upon âinfomercialâ programs touting the benefits of testosterone replacement therapy for men, broadcast by doctors who specialize in prescribing the...
View ArticleSmoking and Erectile Dysfunction
Men who smoke cigarettes run an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according to a study by Tulane University researchers...
View ArticleViagra from the Vine
  Nice Wonder Melons Watermelon can have the same effect as Viagra, scientists discovered recently – but apparently Spencer Pratt wasn’t eating enough fleshy fruit and Heidi Montag has put him...
View ArticlePharmalot⦠Pharmalittle⦠Good Morning
Rise and shine, everyone. Another sunny day is emerging here on the Pharmalot corporate campus where we are happily brewing our latest cup of stimulation - aromatic Southern Pecan. Please join us as we...
View ArticleHow FDA Warnings & DTC Advertising Increase Sales of Sexual Enhancement...
Here's an example of how the Internet and direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising empowers consumers.For several years now the FDA has been issuing warnings to consumers about "dietary supplements" that...
View ArticleSex In The Celery
Who would have thought that celery could turn out to be far more effective than Viagra or any other sex-enhancing drug ever produced? This green tasteless vegetable is loaded down with excellent...
View ArticleErection Emergency â Call 911 Eva
Near Death Experience Might be Worth it With Eva Mendes in her red bikini!~ She can cause a heart to stop, and get it beating, plus get rid of that pesky Erectile Dysfunction  problem in the...
View ArticleBe a Macho Man! Ask Your Doctor for Viagra!
I came across this Viagra print ad in this week's Time magazine."You may be a man of FEW WORDS," proclaims the large headline of the ad, "but you know when to make them count. When there's something...
View ArticleSexual Functions in Alcoholic Men
Image via Wikipedia Evaluation of Sexual Functions in Turkish Alcohol-Dependent Males Male alcoholics and men in recovery may suffer the effects of drinking and smoking. A study in 2008 was conducted...
View ArticlePom-e-Granite Erections
WHERE’S THE BEEF? Erection Failure Is a Disaster! But, there are some natural ways to help prevent this conversation, and perhaps might allow a guy to use those handy blue Viagra Pills only as backup....
View ArticleâPull Her Fingerâ Erections
If I pull her finger and she passes gas, I’ll get an erection? The stink of flatulence and rotten eggs could provide a surprising lift for men. Hydrogen sulphide (smell of sewer gas) causes erections...
View ArticleViagra Website Goes Dark!
No, Viagra.com hasn't been the target of "distributed denial of service" attacks by "unknown hackers," nor has Amazon pulled the site from its servers following political pressure from Senator Joe...
View ArticleHow Does Male Sexual Dysfunction (Erectile Dysfunction) Cause Male Infertility?
Often an absolutely fertile male with a completely normal sperm count might not be able to ejaculate in his wife's vagina. Because he cannot make love he cannot make babies. Many males cannot produce...
View ArticleCelibacy In Marriage: Pros and Cons
Dr. Robi Ludwig So many of you have commented on Marye Audet’s post from 2008, The Celibate Marriage: Living Without Sex, that we thought it was high time for a follow-up. So I picked out six of your...
View ArticleWhich Product Websites Prompt Consumers To Act?
The list of product web sites that manage to get consumers to actually do something contains some very familiar names, such as Viagra, Nexium, Yaz and Lunesta. Of course, these are used to treat rather...
View ArticleOrgasm Inc: Female Sexual Dysfunction Isâ¦
Wondering what to do this weekend? Well, since Valentine’s Day is almost here, perhaps this is time to head for the local cinema and consider a hot, if not romantic, topic - female sexual dysfunction....
View ArticleBad Breath BIG Erection
Do you have a Potty Mouth? Boys with the baddest breath may have the biggest erections! Giving your guy some mouthwash might make for a really good kiss, but later in the bedroom, it’s his erection you...
View ArticleWhen Your Health Hinders Your Love Life
This is the time of year when stores are filled with red hearts and other reminders that Valentineâs Day is approaching. Itâs a mood booster, not to mention a nice break from all that winter grey...
View ArticleMedicare Dollars Paid For Grandpaâs Viagra
How has Medicare been spending taxpayer dollars these last few years? What would you say if the federally funded health care program dished out more than $3.1 million to buy Pfizer’s Viagra and other...
View ArticlePharmalot⦠Pharmalittle⦠The Weekend Nears
And so, another work will soon draw to a close. This is, of course, a signal to start daydreaming about weekend plans. Our agenda is modest: spending time with our assorted short people, catching up on...
View ArticlePharmalot⦠Pharmalittle⦠Good Morning
Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? Gloomy skies are hovering over the Pharmalot corporate campus again. Nonetheless, our spirits remain sunny. You know the refrain: ‘Every brand new day...
View ArticlePropecia And Persistent Sexual Dysfunction
In recent weeks, lawsuits have been filed in the US and Canada by men who claim their sexual functioning dramatically decreased after taking the Merck Propecia pill that is used to treat hair loss...
View ArticlePain Medicines Used More Frequently By Men With Erectile Dysfunction?
The use of Motrin, Aleve and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) is associated with erectile dysfunction, according to a study by scientists affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. The...
View ArticlePharmalot⦠Pharmalittle⦠Good Morning
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the working week. We hope the weekend was refreshing. Now, of course, the time has come to resume the routine of meetings and deadlines. To cope - yes - we are brewing...
View ArticleWhat? I Canât Hear You! Viagra Makes You Deaf?
For the second time in the past year, a study has been released indicating that the little blue impotence pill can not only make one hard, but hard of hearing. To be specific, the trio of popular meds...
View ArticlePippaâs Arse and the Butt Sniffing Dog
Old Yeller’s Sniffing the Feller A study shows that dogs can be trained to detect Prostate Cancer by smelling urine! Prostate Cancer gives an odor quite distinct from other bodily perfumes, which is...
View ArticleOne Minute Penis
Men, You’re on the Penis Clock Women say, “the actual vaginal penetration should last for 7 to 20 minutes” but that is after 20 minutes to an hour of foreplay! Â Normal men last around 7 minutes, and...
View ArticlePharmalot⦠Pharmalittle⦠The Weekend Nears
Good morning, everyone. And how are you today? Another beautiful morning is rising over the Pharmalot corporate campus. However, we will be rolling in the sidewalks early as we prepare for a long...
View ArticleErectile Dysfunction Can be Heart Disease Indicator
Erectile dysfunction can be an early indicator for heart disease in men. Dr. Terry Mason, Cook County Hospitals, calls erectile dysfunction the "canary in the coal mine." He says it can be a leading...
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