American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (first issue)
...NARY PROBLEMS A drug commonly prescribed for male erectile dysfunction, sildenafil, is capable of protecting men against the development of high altitude-induced pulmonary hypertension, helps to improve pulmonary gas exchange, and limits altitude-induced hypoxemia (deficient oxygenation of the blood). Resea...Viagra used in stroke recovery study
..., or sildenafil, is a commonly prescribed drug for erectile dysfunction. "We realized that we need to look at what we can do to help people who have had a stroke get their lives back," says Brian Silver, M.D., principal investigator and a neurologist at Henry Ford Hospital. The hospital will enroll 84 patient...U of M researcher says Viagra may cause permanent vision loss in some men
...agnosed in a small group of men who have taken the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. The condition, nonarteri...AION within 36 hours after ingestion of Viagra for erectile dysfunction. Seven similar cases have been previously reported. "For years, we've known that som...