04.26.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:55 am by chicken
An estimated 20 percent of Asian men suffer from erectile dysfunction, according to pharmaceutical major Pfizer.
“It is a prevalent issue,” Jude Selvaraj, Pfizer’s medical adviser in Singapore and Malaysia, said at the launch of Pfizer’s new diagnostic kit to help men deal with erectile dysfunction.
“You are talking about 20 percent plus,” he said, giving a rough figure.
Sex is still a taboo subject in much of Asia and many men are reluctant to admit they suffer from the problem, or to seek medical help, said Selvaraj.
According to Pfizer, which makes the anti-impotency drug Viagra, erectile dysfunction affects between 13 and 28 per cent of all men aged 40 to 80.
The number of men suffering from the condition is estimated to increase to 322 million by 2025, from more than 152 million in 1995, Pfizer said.
Pfizer’s new diagnostic kit, the erection hardness score (EHS), grades erection hardness from one to four to provide a guide for assessing sexual status.
A score of four means the penis is completely rigid while a score of one means it is larger but not hard, Pfizer said in a statement.
“The EHS provides a quantitative measure of the degree of erection hardness and therefore treatment efficacy in patients with erectile dysfunction,” the firm said. Victoria Lehmann, a sex therapist from Britain, said the EHS was easy to use and would help couples address the problem.
“It’s quick. It provides a really clear language to both doctors and patients,” she said at the launch
Source : zeenews
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University of Illinois researchers Soo-Yeun Lee and Shelly Schmidt are trying to solve a mystery: Why doesn't diet soda taste more like regular soda? Can a well-trained panel of "taste testers" pinpoint the exact problem? And can food scientists do anything to fix it? "If we could make diet soda taste better, it would be a big step in fighting the obesity epidemic," said Shelly Schmidt, a U of I professor of food chemistry. "Many people know they should cut calories, but they won't drink diet pop because they don't like the taste"........
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04.20.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:36 am by chicken
Arvind Joshi is the kind of man most men would envy. He is a marketing executive with an international company, has an equally qualified wife and, at 28, owns an apartment. But that was before he became impotent. Before endless rounds of unsuccessful self-medication and neighbourhood quacks forced him to seek medical help.
Arvind, like many other young successful men, failed to connect his loss of virility with an overworked body and mind, jetting around the globe chasing deals and dreams, and a changing lifestyle.
“More and more young men are coming to us with problems of impotency,” said Dr S K Singh, Advanced Urology Centre at PGI. “And most of the cases are psychogenic in nature. Most young people do not suffer from medical problems. Rather, their lifestyle leaves them no time to enjoy sex,” said Dr Singh. “The problem worsens when both partners are working,” the doctor said.
The andrology clinic at PGI sees 20 new impotence cases per OPD and that makes up one-third of all OPD attendance. At the Kidney and Urology Centre in Sector 45, 60 pc of impotence patients are young men.
“Men in their 20s suffer from performance anxiety,” said Dr Anshuman Kapoor, Consultant Urologist. “Most of them have led an overprotected life and are apprehensive or not confident of their ability,” he said.
“For people in their 30s the major cause is stress. Long working hours coupled with heavy smoking and and too much caffeine has a deterrent affect on erection,” he said.
Interestingly, guilt plays a major role in young men who have experimented with sex before marriage or have had extra-marital sex. “When they are with their wives and partners they feel guilty and are unable to perform,” added Dr Kapoor.
Doctors stress that medicines such as viagra do not help in such cases. “So many patients come to us after trying out various medicines. If you are depressed, or have a 18-hour shift, no drug can help till your body and mind are de-stressed,” added Dr Singh.
And if you thought life began at 40, think again. “In the last five years, lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiac problems have taken a toll on the sexual lives of men in their 40s,” said Dr AS Bawa, Director, Urology at Fortis. “At 40, most men are too busy fighting obesity and controlling blood pressure,” he added.
Source : Expressindia
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04.18.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:33 am by chicken
Medicare and some insurers might allow physicians to use either their new National Provider Identifiers or older IDs on claims after the May target date.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 10:33 am by chicken
House and Senate 2008 budget resolutions include enough to cover all eligible children and expand enrollment. Meanwhile, 14 states still need additional funds for 2007.
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