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Viagra oysters face stiff opposition

May 31, 2007

A group of NSW oyster farmers are attempting to chemically boost the aphrodisiac qualities of their oysters — by feeding them Viagra.

The farmers have patented the process and are now preparing to export to the Asian market, which they estimate could be worth $220 million dollars.

But their use of the Viagra trademark in their marketing has drawn the ire of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, setting up a David and Goliath-style showdown.

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Marketing executive George May came up with the idea of feeding Viagra to oysters after he underwent surgery for prostate cancer.

A common side effect of prostate cancer surgery is impotence. Following the operation, his doctor prescribed a low dose of Viagra to assist with his recovery.

The 59-year-old from Brisbane Waters initially crushed the tablets and sprinkled them on his oysters, hoping the combination would somehow fast track his return to normality.

An idea was born, and Mr May approached struggling oyster farmers Royden Whitten and Barry Lambert to discuss whether it was possible to feed Viagra to growing oysters.

“The boys were there and I said to them, ‘Why don’t we feed oysters viagra and make an ultimate aphrodisiac?’” Mr May said.

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Oysters are filter feeders, so they grow by absorbing nutrients in the water. The farmers harvest the oysters and transfer them into tanks of Viagra-infused water.

Mr May claims tests have proven the oysters show trace elements of sildenafil citrate — the active ingredient in Viagra.

The farmers have registered the name “ViagraOysters”, but that has attracted unwanted attention from the manufacturer of Viagra, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

Law firm Baker & McKenzie, acting on behalf of Pfizer, has threatened legal action if the farmers don’t deregister the business name.

The threat of a law suit has only strengthened the farmers’ resolve and they’re now preparing to take on one of the world’s most powerful pharmaceutical companies in the courts.

While the research and development of their product is still in its early stages, the NSW food authority says it’s unlikely Viagra Oysters will be approved for sale in Australia.

Viagra is a prescription drug and therefore oysters containing traces of the drug would not be permitted for general sale.

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Viagra to stunt jet lag?

May 25, 2007

Worried about jet lag? Researchers think they might have just the ticket to perk you up: Viagra.While it’s too early to know if it will work in humans, Argentinean researchers are reporting that the drug sildenafil - better known by the brand name Viagra - appears to reduce symptoms of jet lag in hamsters.

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Viagra does come with potential side effects, and some men might not appreciate experiencing a temporary respite from erectile dysfunction at 30 000 feet. Still, a sleep specialist called the research promising.

“We do need more effective therapies for jet lag and for sleep difficulties that occur as a consequence of shift work,” said Dr Robert Vorona, an associate professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School who’s familiar with the study findings.

In the study, researchers administered small doses of sildenafil to hamsters before adjusting the cycles of light and dark they lived in. This reset their body clocks as if they’d taken a six-hour plane trip to the east.

25-50% faster recovery
The hamsters recovered 25 percent to 50 percent more quickly from the equivalent of human jet lag, needing less time to synchronize themselves to the new schedule, said Dr Diego Golombek, a researcher with the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes in Buenos Aires. He said sildenafil worked at least as well as melatonin, a jet-lag treatment.But the drug didn’t help hamsters who underwent a simulation of westward jet travel.

The findings were published in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The drug, originally developed to treat high blood pressure and angina, might alleviate jet lag by interfering with a molecule that sends signals to the hamster brain’s body clock mechanism, Golombek said.

But the potential impact on humans isn’t clear, and Golombek said people shouldn’t rush out to prevent jet lag with doses of Viagra. For one thing, Viagra can cause side effects such as low blood pressure.

As for the next step, Golombek said “a full-scale clinical trial has to be performed in humans, which is indeed quite expensive and time-consuming. Jet-lag trials might involve laboratory simulations, but we also need ‘the real thing,’ which means testing pharmacological treatments on long-haul air travel.

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Viagra May Help Recover From Jet Lag

May 25, 2007

The male impotence drug Viagra may be useful for treating jet lag, say Argentine researchers who gave it to hamsters made to feel like rodent globe-trotters.

The researchers manipulated the schedule of turning lights on and off to induce jet lag in the laboratory animals, they reported Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Adult male hamsters given Viagra, also called sildenafil, recovered from jet lag up to 50 percent faster than hamsters that were not given it, the researchers said.

The scientists stopped giving the hamsters the highest dose they had been using in the experiment due to a certain side effect.

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“However, we used the intermediate dose for the rest of the experiments because at that dose animals did not manifest the effects of sildenafil-induced penile erections,” they wrote.

Flying across multiple time zones can confuse one’s sleep-wake cycle, resulting in the condition called jet lag, marked by insomnia, sleepiness and difficulty concentrating.

Researchers Patricia Agostino, Santiago Plano and Diego Golombek of the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes in Buenos Aires gave doses of Viagra to the hamsters at night, then switched on bright lights six hours early to simulate eastbound flight.

They judged how well the hamsters adjusted to the changes by observing when they began running on exercise wheels.

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Jet lag: Another reason for taking Viagra

May 24, 2007

The male impotence drug Viagra may be useful for treating jet lag as well, according to Argentine researchers who gave it to hamsters made to feel like rodent globe-trotters. The researchers manipulated the schedule of turning lights on and off to induce jet lag in the laboratory animals, they reported this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Adult male hamsters given Viagra recovered from jet lag up to 50 percent faster than hamsters that were not given it, the researchers said. The scientists stopped giving the hamsters the highest dose they had been using in the experiment due to a certain side effect. “However, we used the intermediate dose for the rest of the experiments because at that dose animals did not manifest the effects of penile erections,” they wrote.

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Flying across multiple time zones can confuse one’s sleep-wake cycle, resulting in the condition called jet lag, marked by insomnia, sleepiness and difficulty concentrating. Researchers at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes in Buenos Aires gave doses of Viagra to the hamsters at night, then switched on bright lights 6 hours early to simulate eastbound flight. They judged how well the hamsters adjusted to the changes by seeing when they began using exercise wheels. The drug helped the rodents cope with jet lag only when given before the equivalent of an eastbound flight, not the reverse when they delayed turning on lights to simulate westbound travel, the study found.

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France seizes 3 million euros of fake Viagra headed to Dominican Republic

May 16, 2007

Santo Domingo.-  The French Customs have confiscated almost 50,000 boxes of faked Viagra brand erectile drug, and seized the shipment headed to Dominican Republic, and which originated in India.

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According to the Customs Directorate the value of the seized merchandise is estimated at almost 3 million euros.

Customs officers in the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport uncovered the bogus Viagra on May 11.

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Cypriots love Viagra

May 11, 2007

ERECTILE dysfunction medication is popular among Cypriot consumers compared to other Europeans, with sales on the increase with each passing year, reports said yesterday.

According to Politis, 60,500 packets of three different brands, Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, were sold in 2006 reaping £1.5 million, up more than 30 per cent since the products first appeared on the market three years ago.

Specifically, from 2004 to 2005, sales increased by 15 per cent, and from 2005 to 2006 a further 25 per cent, according to pharmaceutical services records. Levitra only appeared on the market in August last year.

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By this account, the Health Ministry estimates 252,000 pills were consumed last year alone. Nevertheless, the estimations do not include likely purchases made over the internet, a practice the health services strongly advise against due to the dangers posed by ingesting prescription medication without medical advice.

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Postal Authority employees suspected of drug smuggling

May 10, 2007

Police have arrested 14 people suspected of smuggling narcotics, Viagra pills, cellular phones, and fashion accessories into the country. Several of the suspects are Postal Authority employees. The covert investigation was initiated two months ago following the interception of a Cocaine shipment from Argentina. Discount Pharmacy - Buy Pharmacy at discount prices including free shipping.Discount Pharmacy provides confortable and easy way to order discount pharmacy online. “When the package arrived, we waited to see who would pick it up and, indeed, a couple of days later two suspects arrived to pick up the package, which contained a kilogram of Cocaine,” said Tel Aviv Police investigator Moshe Rachamim.

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