Staff / TruthdigMar 7, 2012
Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner is flipping the script on the contraception debate that's become the top issue for culture war enthusiasts by proposing a bill that would oblige men to go through similar kinds of preliminary steps to get Viagra prescriptions or vasectomies as women will for their reproductive health needs if another bit of legislation becomes law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 18, 2009
Did you know that there's a condition called "hypoactive sexual desire disorder," from which many women suffer? Well, there is, or at least a bunch of scientists have decided there is, and sadly, about 10 percent of premenopausal women grapple with it. Luckily, if unsurprisingly, there might be a pill in the works for just this issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 15, 2008
Now here's one way to win elections: Government officials in Mexico City are offering free medication to hombres of a certain age who suffer from erectile dysfunction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 19, 2008
Dr. Marty Klein, author of "America's War on Sex: The Attack on Law, Lust and Liberty," has some additional questions for John McCain -- who flailed in the face of a perfectly reasonable query about Viagra versus birth control last week -- as well as his rivals for the presidency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 3, 2008
If Bob Dole's dance card isn't full these days, he might consider being a pitch man for watermelon as a follow-up to his stint as the, er, face of Viagra. According to a group of scientists from Texas (perhaps unsurprisingly one of the country's top watermelon-producing states) has discovered that the picnic-friendly fruit contains a substance called citrulline that's similar to the active ingredient found in the famous little blue pill. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 11, 2008
Stephen Colbert is a feisty one, but he might have met his match in Huffington Post editrix Arianna Huffington, who came to his Thursday show sassy in lace and camera-ready with quips like, "You know what it's like for John McCain to be endorsing torture? It's like you becoming the president of the Grizzly Bear Fan Club." In the nick of time, Colbert stole the show back from Huffington with his comeback to her best McCain zinger. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 22, 2006
A New Jersey drug company says Bremolanotide, which stimulates the brain, rather than the genitals, may be the long-sought female version of Viagra. The drug is still in preclinical tests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 24, 2006
PT-141, a nasal spray that is perhaps the world's first legitimate aphrodisiac, may hit the market in under three years. The Observer wonders whether such a "sure thing" will trivialize the emotional aspect of relationships. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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