Viagra is now a cure for serious lung disease

emad

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:22 AM
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Viagra is now a cure for serious lung disease

Treatment with Viagra (sildenafil) can improve exercise capacity and functional ability in patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), a serious disease involving high pressure in the blood vessels that enter the lungs, new research suggests.

The findings, which appear in The New England Journal of Medicine, are based on a study of 278 patients who were randomly selected to receive Viagra, at one of three doses, or inactive “placebo” three times daily for 12 weeks.

The main endpoint was the distance walked in 6 minutes. According to the report, the study did not have enough patients to assess the effect of Viagra on the risk of death.

At all of the doses tested, Viagra significantly improved the 6-minute walking distance when compared with placebo, lead author Dr Nazzareno Galie, from the University of Bologna in Italy, and colleagues note.

http://www.goodnewsblog.com/2005/11/21/viagra-is-now-a-cure-for-serious-lung-disease

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TallahasseeGrannie

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:23 AM
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1. Wonder what they

did when they got back from their little walk?

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SteppingRazor

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:24 AM
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2. Why do I get the ugly feeling that this study was sponsored by Pfizer? n/t

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hwmnbn

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:24 AM
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3. Maybe they kept walking because ...

they thought they were going to get laid.

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marbuc

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:24 AM
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4. Keep in mind though

If erection persists for longer than four hours, consult a medical professional.

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unpossibles

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:28 AM
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6. ..or some other kind of professional... n.t

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Jane Austin

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:26 AM
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5. Oh, man. I can't wait to see the late-night treatments of this story!

Too bad Jon Stewart has the week off. :(

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enough

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Tue Nov-22-05 10:33 AM
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7. My 85 year-old mother was given this prescription for PAH last week.

She was in the hospital at the time. She thought it was quite funny, but she's taking it faithfully.

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drm604

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Tue Nov-22-05 11:13 AM
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8. This does make some sense.

Viagra was apparently developed during attempts to create a heart disease drug, it relaxes arteries. The erectile enhancing effect was an unanticipated side effect.

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