January 22nd, 2010 by admin

It seems the FDA does very little to protect the American consumer. When you look back at this last year, there have been an alarming number of problems with produce causing food poisoning, there have been new warnings about household-name drugs, and several refusals by the management team to follow the scientific evidence to ban or limit the use of various medical devices and products on the market. But, in one area at least, the FDA does take its role seriously. Put another way, there is sufficient funding given to this division to allow it to carry out its duties effectively. So, when you browse around the news media in both printed form and on the internet, the FDA monitors how drugs and devices are marketed. If there is evidence the ads are not properly balanced or actually misleading, the manufacturer and distributor can be ordered to change the wording. In this, one of the key considerations is whether the public are given adequate warning of the possible side effects from taking medications. That’s why, when you sit through a fifty-second commercial on television, you get the voice-over spending most of the time listing the possible problems. Read the rest of this entry »

January 22nd, 2010 by admin

Otherwise known as male impotence, we define erectile dysfunction, or ED, as the failure for a man to perform mutually satisfactory sexual intercourse with his partner due to an inability to achieve and/or maintain an erection.

As we grow older, disorders such as erectile dysfunction or impotence become more important because the sexual health and function we take for granted greatly helps to determine our quality of life. Nowadays, it is common for men and women of all ages to improve their relationships and sex lives by seeking guidance. This is largely thanks to the media bringing the topic out into the open and making it a socially acceptable subject of discussion.

Conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, nervous system disorders and depression are all known causes of sexual dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction in particular can be a medicinal side-effect or a symptom of another disorder. Read the rest of this entry »