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Alternative News:

• Preliminary observations on the use of propionyl-L-carnitine in combination with sildenafil in patients with erectile dysfunction and diabetes - Curr Med Res Opin. 2004 Sep;20(9):1377-84 - "Salvage therapy with PLC plus sildenafil was more effective than sildenafil in the treatment of ED in patients with diabetes refractory to sildenafil monotherapy" - The way I understand it, propionyl-L-carnitine is the l-carnitine available over-the-counter.  See HealthTouch and "alternative names" at HealthGate.  See iHerb or Vitacost acetyl-l-carnitine products and propionyl-l-carnitine at iHerb.
• Herbal Viagra Alternative Works -- at Least on Rats - WebMD, 10/23/00

News & Research:

• Viagra Increases Release Of Key Reproductive Hormone, Study Finds - Science Daily, 8/23/07
• Viagra's Other Uses - Science Daily, 7/27/07
• Viagra Boosts Heart Performance And May Save Lives, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 7/11/07
• ED Drugs May Treat Urinary Problems - WebMD, 5/23/07 - "When he evaluated their erectile function and urinary symptoms, he found 73% of the men with severe symptoms improved to having mild or moderate symptoms at the end of the study"
• 'Erectile Dysfunction' Drugs Heighten Natural Anti-cancer Activity - Science Daily, 12/7/06 - "Tests at Hopkins on mice with implanted colon and breast tumors showed that tumor size decreased two- and threefold in sildenafil-treated animals, compared to mice that did not get the drug"
• Sildenafil Improves Depression in Men With Erectile Dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 11/15/06
• Head to Head Study Proves Non-Inferiority of Vardenafil HCI in Comparison to Sildenafil for Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/06 - "men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and risk factors for cardiovascular disease expressed a treatment preference - 53% preferred Levitra® (vardenafil) compared to 47% who preferred Viagra® (sildenafil)"
• Sildenafil May Yield Modest Benefits in Systolic Heart Failure - Doctor's Guide, 9/18/06
• Phosphodiesterase Type 5 (PDE5) Inhibitors in Erectile Dysfunction - Medscape, 8/24/06 - "29% (n = 85) of men chose to continue with sildenafil and 71% (n = 206) of men chose to continue with tadalafil (p < 0.001) for the 8-week extension phase"
• Viagra Improves High Altitude Exercise Performance Up To 45% For Some - Science Daily, 6/24/06
• Sildenafil and Alfuzosin Combination Improves Both LUTS and Sexual Dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 5/29/06
• Viagra May Help Crohn's Disease - WebMD, 2/23/06
• Use Of Statins Shows Improvement In Erectile Performance Of Some Men Who Previously Did Not Respond Well To Viagra - Science Daily, 2/23/06 - "There did seem to be some improvement for those who received Lipitor versus the placebo ... We theorized that if you could make the edothelium healthier through the use of statins -- so that there is more nitric oxide available -- you would improve the endothelial dysfunction and Viagra would work better for the patient"
• In Recent Study, Canadian Men with Erectile Dysfunction and their Partners Prefer Cialis (Tadalafil) over Another Leading Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 12/5/05 - "Cialis® (tadalafil) was preferred over Viagra® (sildenafil)"
• Viagra Improves Urinary Tract Symptoms In Men With Erectile Dysfunction - Science Daily, 11/21/05
• Viagra May Treat Other Ailments - WebMD, 11/7/05
• Viagra Blunts Effects of Stress on the Human Heart - Doctor's Guide, 10/26/05
• Viagra Blunts Effects Of Stress On The Human Heart - Science Daily, 10/25/05
• Viagra Label May Note Rare Vision Problems - WebMD, 5/27/05
• Recreational Use Of Sildenafil Can Be Risky For Some - Doctor's Guide, 5/26/05
• Viagra May Help a Man's Heart - WebMD, 5/19/05 - "treating impotent men who have high blood pressure with Viagra reduces blood vessel stiffness -- a marker of atherosclerosis and a risk factor for heart disease ... using Viagra to treat hypertensive men with erectile dysfunction may change the vessel wall, increasing its elasticity" - See Viagra at SuperSaverMeds.com.
• Viagra Prevents Anti-Cancer Drug Induced Heart Damage - Doctor's Guide, 4/5/05
• Viagra 'stops pregnancy disorder' - BBC News, 4/4/05
• Study Suggests Viagra (Sildenafil ) May Contribute to Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy in Some Men - Doctor's Guide, 3/30/05
• Viagra Plus Testosterone Gel May Treat ED Better - WebMD, 8/6/04
• Viagra (Sildenafil)/Testosterone Gel Combination May Benefit Men Who Fail Treatment with Pill Alone - Doctor's Guide, 8/5/04 - "For men with erectile dysfunction and low testosterone who do not respond to Viagra®* (sildenafil) alone, the supplemental use of AndroGel®** (testosterone gel) improves erectile function and overall sexual satisfaction"
• Sildenafil Treatment Less Effective in Men With Diabetes Than in Non-Diabetics - Doctor's Guide, 7/9/04
• Vardenafil (Levitra) Can Work When Sildenafil (Viagra) Fails - Doctor's Guide, 5/20/04
• Nightly Viagra May Restore Normal Erections - WebMD, 5/13/04
• Nightly Sildenafil Therapy Leads to Early Improvement of Erectile Dysfunction After Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 5/12/04
• Can Viagra Cure Impotence? - HealthDay, 5/10/04 - "After a year, the men were taken off Viagra, and the researchers found 59 percent of those who had taken Viagra nightly had normal erectile function after discontinuing the drug"
• Significant Benefit With Sildenafil in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/04
• Study Finds Viagra Works for Women - ABC News, 4/28/04
• Sildenafil Effective For Erectile Dysfunction In Some Men Diagnosed With Congestive Heart Failure - Doctor's Guide, 3/10/04
• Longer-Lasting Erection Drug Approved - WebMD, 11/21/03 - "Which one do men like best? In a recent head-to-head-to-head study of all three drugs taken at the recommended starting dose by men with erectile dysfunction: ... 47% preferred Levitra ... 34% preferred Viagra ... 19% preferred Cialis"
• Viagra Improves Sex for Some Women - WebMD, 1/7/04
• Impotence Drugs Duke It Out - WebMD, 11/17/03
• Patients with Erectile Dysfunction Prefer Treatment with Levitra (Vardenafil HCl) - Doctor's Guide, 11/17/03 - "In terms of overall preference, most men rated vardenafil as the preferred option (47%) compared with tadalafil (19%) or sildenafil (34%) at the recommended starting dose. Vardenafil was also the preferred option at the maximum dose (43% compared to 40% taldalafil, 17% sildenafil)"
• Early Response Predicts Long Term Durability of Sildenafil (Viagra) for Erectile Dysfunction after Radiation Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 10/20/03
• Viagra Works for the Long Haul - WebMD, 10/21/03
• New Drug Helps Those Let Down by Viagra - WebMD, 10/13/03
• Short-Term Testosterone Therapy May Boost Effectiveness of Viagra - Clinical Psychiatry News, 10/03 - "The study is the first to indicate that men who have low, but not hypogonadal, levels of testosterone and who fail on Viagra can be helped with testosterone supplementation"
• Sildenafil Effective, Well Tolerated Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction Among Congestive Heart Failure Patients - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/03
• Sildenafil (Viagra) Well Tolerated in Men with Comorbid Depression - Doctor's Guide, 7/4/03
• Viagra May Be More Than Impotence Drug - HealthDay, 7/2/03
• Long-Term Canadian Safety Data Demonstrates Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) Remains Safe, Effective - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/03
• Sildenafil (Viagra) Safe and Effective for Erectile Dysfunction After Renal Transplant - Doctor's Guide, 6/20/03
• Sildenafil Effective, Well Tolerated as Long-Term Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/03
• Sildenafil Works Faster Than Expected - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/03
• Sildenafil Plus Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Improves Endothelial Function More Than Either Agent Alone - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/03
• FDA Warns Of Unapproved Impotence Remedy - Intelihealth, 5/21/03
• Sildenafil Safe for Heart-failure Patients Taking Ramipril - Doctor's Guide, 5/20/03
• No Impact On Ocular Health With High-Dose Sildenafil For Pulmonary Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 5/7/03
• Viagra Works in Women, Too - WebMD, 5/5/03
• Sildenafil (Viagra) Effective in Reversing Serotonergic Reuptake Inhibitor-Related Sexual Dysfunction in Women - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
• Postoperative Nightly Sildenafil (Viagra) Promotes Erectile Function Post Prostatectomy - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
• Viagra May Help Restore Erections After Prostatectomy - WebMD, 4/30/03
• Women with Sexual Arousal Disorder Improve with Sildenafil - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/03
• Oral Sildenafil Helpful in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension - Medscape, 4/23/03
• Deciphering Viagra's Heart Benefit - HealthDay, 3/21/03
• Sildenafil and Antidepressant-Associated Sexual Dysfunction - Medscape, 3/20/03
• Mystery of Viagra Deaths Unravels - WebMD, 1/9/03 - "the drug may actually encourage potentially dangerous blood clots to form in men with certain risk factors, such as hardening of the arteries"
• Viagra Doesn't Damage Vision - WebMD, 1/8/03
• Sildenafil Improves Sexual Dysfunction in Depressed Men - Doctor's Guide, 1/7/03
• New Study Of Viagra's (Sildenafil Citrate) Onset Of Action Finds Majority Of Men Respond Within 20 Minutes - Doctor's Guide, 12/2/02
• Viagra Appears to Be Effective for Women Diagnosed With Sexual Arousal Disorder - Clinical Psychiatry News, 12/02
• Sildenafil Improves Endothelial Function In Coronary Artery Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/1/02
• Time Tames Side Effects of Sildenafil for Erectile Dysfunction - Clinical Psychiatry News, 10/02
• Sildenafil Improves Arterial Pressure and Compliance in Hypertensive Heart Transplant Recipients - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• New warning with Viagra - USA Today, 9/25/02
• Viagra (Sildenafil) May Improve Exercise Tolerance in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 9/20/02
• Sildenafil Alleviates Pulmonary Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/02
• Sildenafil (Viagra) Effective In Treating Pulmonary Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 6/10/02
• Viagra, Paxil Help Premature Ejaculation - WebMD, 5/29/02
• New Impotence Drugs Nearing Approval - WebMD, 5/28/02
• Education Program Turns Sildenafil Failures Into Successes - Doctor's Guide, 5/27/02
• Sildenafil Effective for SSRI-Induced Sexual Dysfunction in Men - Doctor's Guide, 5/24/02
• Sildenafil Effective in Patients on Multiple Antihypertensive Treatments - Doctor's Guide, 5/17/02
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Effective for Erectile Dysfunction in Men with Multiple Sclerosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/19/02
• Exercise Okay For Men With Coronary Artery Disease Taking Sildenafil - Doctor's Guide, 2/13/02
• Viagra Safe for Men With Heart Disease - WebMD, 2/12/02
• New Erection Drugs on the Way - WebMD, 2/8/02
• Viagra: Good for the Brain, Too? - WebMD, 2/8/02
• Patients Who Use Sildenafil Report Greater Satisfaction In All Aspects Of Life - Doctor's Guide, 1/22/02
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Alleviates Erectile Dysfunction After Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 11/27/01
• Safety Profile of Viagra (Sildenafil) in Stable Angina Patients Confirmed - Doctor's Guide, 11/14/01
• Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction Can Improve Depression - WebMD, 10/3/01
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Used to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 9/25/01
• Italian Study: Viagra May Be Risky for Men With Heart Failure - WebMD, 9/25/01
• Sildenafil (Viagra) Improves Erectile Dysfunction In Men With Type-1 And -2 Diabetes - Doctor's Guide, 9/17/01
• Viagra a Breath of Fresh Air for Kids With Rare Lung Disease - WebMD, 8/9/01
• Viagra Does Not Cause Retinal Abnormalities, Research Shows - Doctor's Guide, 6/25/01
• Type 1 Diabetics With Erectile Dysfunction Benefit from Sildenafil (Viagra) - Doctor's Guide, 6/24/01
• Sildenafil (Viagra) Effective in Diabetic Patients Irrespective Glucose Control Level - Doctor's Guide, 6/24/01
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Effective For Erectile Dysfunction Associated with Rectal Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 6/7/01
• Patients May Need A Few Doses Of Sildenafil (Viagra) To Treat Erectile Dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 6/5/01
• Sildenafil (Viagra) May Help Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/01 - "sildenafil (Viagra), given intravenously, causes pulmonary vasodilation while reducing pulmonary vascular resistance and increasing cardiac output"
• Sildenafil For Erectile Dysfunction Effective, Well-Tolerated In Men With Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 5/20/01
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Mitigates SSRI-Induced Sexual Dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 5/9/01
• Till Viagra do us part? - USA Today, 3/21/01
• No Increased Mortality With Viagra (Sildenafil) - Doctor's Guide, 3/20/01
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Not Linked With Increased Risk Of Heart Attack In Men - Doctor's Guide, 3/19/01
• Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) Safe, Effective For Men Taking Antihypertensives - Doctor's Guide, 3/7/01
• Majority Of Patients Taking Viagra (Sildenafil) Two To Three Years Satisfied With Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 11/29/00
• Ocular Complications Associated With Viagra Not A Cause For Concern - Doctor's Guide, 10/23/00
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Safety Profile Confirmed - Doctor's Guide, 10/10/00
• Viagra Meets the Rave Scene - WebMD, 8/18/00 - "Ecstasy makes it so you can't get an erection."
• Sildenafil Effective For Type 1 And 2 Diabetes - Doctor's Guide, 6/11/00
• A New Focus on Female Sexuality - WebMD, 6/9/00
• Viagra Said OK For Heart Patients - Intelihealth, 6/1/00
• No Direct Adverse Cardiovascular Effects From Viagra (Sildenafil) in Severe Coronary Artery Disease - Doctor's Guide, 6/1/00
• Viagra fails to help women - Intelihealth, 5/23/00
• Health Focus: Viagra - Now That The Honeymoon's Over - Intelihealth, 5/17/00
• Viagra Safe in Combination With Antihypertensives - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/00
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Effective For Women With Sexual Dysfunction Related to Antidepressant Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/00
• Viagra (sildenafil) may reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/3/00
• Sildenafil may prevents hysterectomy-associated sexual dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 5/3/00
• Viagra May Find a New Market -- Women - WebMD, 5/1/00
• Women, too, may benefit from Viagra - CNN, 5/1/00
• Two-Year Checkup: Viagra Effective, But No Cure-All For Troubled Couples - Intelihealth, 3/27/00
• Doctor reports three pregnancies in infertile women after using Viagra - CNN, 3/23/00
• Viagra (Sildenafil) Linked To Adverse Cardiovascular Effects - Doctor's Guide, 3/14/00
• Viagra Effective In MS Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/15/99
• Physicians To Use Caution When Prescribing Viagra In Heart Patients - Doctor's Guide, 8/30/99
• Viagra Appears To Have Effect In Women - Doctor's Guide, 5/5/99
• Viagra Is Changing Practice Patterns - Doctor's Guide, 5/5/99
• Study Shows Viagra Helps Sexual Function In Women - Intelihealth, 5/5/99
• Viagra And Muse More Effective When Combined In Some Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/4/99
• Viagra Not A Cure For All Sexual Problems, Researchers Says - Doctor's Guide, 3/8/99
• Viagra Offers Little Benefit To Women, Say Researchers - Doctor's Guide, 3/5/99
• Viagra Effective Treatment For Diabetes-Related Impotence - Doctor's Guide, 2/2/99
• Viagra for women, more and more are turning to the impotence drug - CNN, 11/5/98
• Viagra Combined With Nitrates May Be Lethal - Doctor's Guide, 8/11/98
• Paramedics warned against Viagra, nitroglycerin mix - CNN, 5/21/98

Abstracts:

• Chronic administration of Sildenafil improves markers of endothelial function in men with Type 2 diabetes - Diabet Med. 2008 Jan;25(1):37-44 - "In DM2 patients, daily sildenafil administration improves endothelial function and reduces markers of vascular inflammation, suggesting that the diabetes-induced impairment of endothelial function may be improved by prolonged phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition"
• Long-term use of sildenafil in the therapeutic management of heart failure - J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Nov 27;50(22):2136-44 - "In CHF, improvement in exercise ventilation and aerobic efficiency with sildenafil is sustained and is significantly related with an endothelium-mediated attenuation of exercising muscle oversignaling. Chronic sildenafil seems to be a remedy based on CHF pathophysiology and devoid of remarkable adverse effects"
• Tadalafil vs sildenafil patient preference in Spanish men with erectile dysfunction: results from an International Multicentric Study - Actas Urol Esp. 2006 Jan;30(1):67-79 - "7 out of 10 patients preferred tadalafil and its dosing instructions to sildenafil, for the treatment of their ED"
• Adjunctive use of AndroGel (testosterone gel) with sildenafil to treat erectile dysfunction in men with acquired androgen deficiency syndrome after failure using sildenafil alone - Urology. 2006 Mar;67(3):571-4 - "At week 16, almost all (22 of 24, 92%) of the men reported improved potency with combination therapy. Improvement in erection quality was also observed"

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