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To Help Erectile Dysfunction, Treat the Heart

Erectile dysfunction has become the target of some blockbuster drugs and a lot of jokes on late-night TV, but the condition may help save lives — at least indirectly.

Could a New ‘Viagra Condom’ Encourage Safer Sex?

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The problem with condoms is that they don’t get used as often as they should. But an innovative new product by a British biotech firm may change men’s minds: called CSD500, the condom helps men keep their erection longer.

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Ginseng + Saffron = Good Sex? Aphrodisiacs Found in Common Spices

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Improving sexual function and desire is a pretty lucrative, albeit pricey, industry. But what if spicing up your love life were a lot cheaper and as simple as opening up your kitchen cabinet or heading to a health-foods store?

Medical Marijuana Sales Grow to Rival Viagra’s: New Report

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Medical marijuana is becoming big business — racking up sales totals that rival those for Viagra, according to a new report.

“Female viagra” fails to lift ladies’ libido

This Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hear from an expert panel about the merits of, flibanserin, a drug that has been touted as potentially being the female equivalent of Viagra. Yet, an initial FDA review posted online today already indicates that Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of flibanserin, may have trouble getting [...]

Viagra for women?

Some of the best inventions come about by accident—take corn flakes, for example, silly putty, or, of course, Viagra, which was originally designed as a heart medication. And now, in the tradition of accidental innovation, a team of U.S. researchers are hopeful that while their attempt to create a successful antidepressant for women was a [...]