World Cup 2010 - England recommended Viagra at World Cup

A sports scientist has recommended giving the England team Viagra at next year's World Cup in South Africa to help them cope with playing at altitude.

Doctor Richard Pullen, who is working with the FA, said the anti-impotence medication would boost the players' lung capacity while they train and play in Rustenburg, nearly 5,000 feet above sea level.

He said: "I'll point out to the England squad the potential benefits of using Viagra for games played at altitude.

"It's scientifically proven that the process of how Viagra works in the body, by enlarging the blood vessels, can improve performance of some athletes.

"Also known as sildenafil, it's been used by football teams in South America and some cyclists because it's not a banned substance.

"I'm sure several countries at the World Cup will consider using Viagra."

England are expected to pitch their tent in the north-western city of Rustenburg where they will play the USA in their opening game, on paper their stiffest opponents in Group C.

Should England qualify as runners-up from a group that also includes Algeria and Slovenia, progress is likely to be more difficult as there is a good chance they will face old rivals Germany in the second round.

Bookies have installed England as third favourites for the tournament, making them bona fide contenders, but an FA spokesman said the drug was unlikely to be used to help the players raise their game.

"The England medical staff are conducting detailed research with a variety of experts ahead of next year's World Cup," the spokesman said.

"However, there has been no discussion with regard to Viagra and certainly no plans for the players to take it in South Africa at the tournament."

Viagra for women

Viagra is the most famous prescription only drug for erectile dysfunction in men. The term "Female Viagra" has been around for some time although there was nothing as such available for use in women. It has now been reported by the BBC that a drug that failed tests as an antidepressant is being hailed as "Viagra for women" after surprising but not unpleasant side effects.

The drug surprisingly increased women's sex drive in three separate trials. The accidental discovery of this drug is similar to Viagra's discovery ten years ago. Viagra was originally designed as a heart medicine.

Police seize thousands of fake Viagra pills in Costa Blanca swoop

The haul in Calpe is one of the biggest ever made in Spain

A National Police operation has seized more than 160,000 fake Viagra pills, one of the biggest hauls ever made in Spain. They are reported by Europa Press to have come from India and China, and were seized in the course of three property searches which took place in the town.
Officers also found 15 kilos of benzylpiperazine, a synthetic recreational drug which is known as BZP and which has effects similar to those produced by amphetamines.
Five suspects were taken into custody and will now face charges from the courts.

Smoking not cool - most children think

According to a Government research, nine out of 10 children hate cigarettes and want their parents who smoke to quit. A poll of 1,000 children aged between eight and 13 found of those with a parent who smokes, 96 per cent wanted them to stop and almost two thirds would give up the chance of extra pocket money if they would.

The research coincides with the launch of a new Department of Health campaign aimed at getting loved ones to stop smoking. It features real children, not actors, talking about how concerned they are about their parents’ smoking.

Professor Terence Stephenson, President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said: “This research is extremely significant and we need to look at the health outcomes and effects when adults smoke in the presence of their children.

"It is encouraging to hear that those children who were consulted knew the health risks related to smoking and the harmful effects of people smoking around them.

Future boob jobs will use excessive body fat

Every Women wants to look beautiful and now there is a good news for those looking to lose weight as well as have big bust. Using a new technique, called the "two in one" operation, surgeons transfer unwanted fat from hips, thighs and stomach into the boobs. The pioneering technique has been tested in the UK and the US and is expected to be offered to British women by early next year.

Photo Credit: charlietphoto.com

According to the Harley Medical Group, the technique has originated from reconstructive surgery and was tested in Britain after a 10-year study on global developments in fat grafting. They said that the results experienced by patients in the US and UK, who had the procedure four or five years ago, have shown that the effects are lasting.

Harley Medical Group chairman Mel Braham said: "This really is the most exciting breakthrough in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery that I have seen over the last two decades."

Should couples not sleep together?

Sounds a bit weird but yes this is what new research has suggested. According to Dr Neil Stanley, decent night's sleep is more important than cosying up with your partner. Research evidence suggests that sharing a bed is bad for sleep. One study found that if one partner moved in his or her sleep there was a 50% chance of it disturbing the other.

"If you want to live a happy and healthy life, diet and exercise are important but so is sleep," said Dr Stanley, speaking at the University of Surrey in Guildford.

Dr Stanley, who set up one of Britain's leading sleep laboratories at the University of Surrey, said poor sleep was linked to depression, heart disease, strokes, lung disorders, traffic and industrial accidents, and divorce. Yet sleep was largely ignored as an important aspect of health.He said the modern tradition of sleeping together began with the industrial revolution, when people moving to overcrowded towns and cities found themselves short of living space however before the Victorian era it was not uncommon for married couples to sleep apart.

So what do our readers think about this story?

Viagra UK

Viagra has helped thousands of men in the UK get back in the bedroom. The erectile-dysfunction remedy was introduced 10 years ago and became one of the best-selling drugs in history. According to Pfizer pharmaceutical's Web site about Viagra, 25 million men have taken it.


A report published by the Harvard School of Medicine titled "Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond" suggests that while the drug may help resolve relationship pressure, it can cause other issues: "When intercourse is suddenly a possibility again, relationship issues can emerge or resurface, as can dramatic differences in libido. The bottom line is that couples should try to regard these drugs as an opportunity to renew their sexual relationship while realizing that ED drugs are neither a mandate to have intercourse nor a panacea for every problem in the bedroom."
The report helps readers understand how to deal with emotional issues concerning sex, including taking Viagra. While there are millions of success stories about Viagra use, the study notes, "The medication works only if the man is feeling sexual desire for his partner."

Viagra UK is available online at www.medical-specialists.co.uk who can supply the erectile dysfunction treatment throughout the UK & Europe.

Tamiflu Supplier

Medical Specialists is pleased to announce we now supply the anti viral drug Tamiflu. Tamiflu is used for prevention of flu symptoms & also for treatment of flu symptoms such as Bird flu & Swine flu.

Antibiotics will not work against viruses and only an antiviral treatment such as Tamiflu will shorten the effects of flu strains like Swine Flu.

If you are interested in Tamiflu and would like to Buy Tamiflu online please visit www.medical-specialists.co.uk

Hair

Hair loss Facts.

Hair loss affects approximately 40% of men and 20% of women aged 50 and over. In the US there are an estimated 40 million men and 12 million women suffering from some degree of baldness. The estimated market size for hair regeneration products and treatments is over $1 billion for both men and women but only 2% of patients suffering hair loss currently seek any treatment.
Existing Treatments.
Hair loss treatments available today a few and far between, so far there is only two medicines which have been licensed for use as a Male hair loss product. 1 Propecia & 2 Regaine.
Propecia is the more successful treatment out of the two and has many papers and happy customers that have used the product who have either stop hair loss in its tracks or regained lost hair.
Regaine can be bought over the counter at most pharmacies & supermarkets and has worked on a smaller percentage to some degree.

Hair Cloning
But now a company in Manchester called Intercytex have been busy working on cloning, hair cloning that is. Already phase 1 & 2 of the hair cloning trials have been completed and are showing some promising results.
The ICX-TRC procedure
A small sample of hair follicles is taken from the patient during a simple 30 minute operation carried out under local anaesthetic at a hair or skin clinic. The clinic sends the biopsy to Intercytex’ GMP compliant manufacturing facility where the DP cells are dissociated from the rest of the follicle. These cells are cultured and expanded in proprietary media over three weeks and subsequently returned to the clinic in a sterile suspension.
sing a specialised delivery system, the DP cells are microinjected intradermally into the patient’s scalp. The treatment is performed under local anaesthetic and comprises a single procedure of superficial injections, each injection delivering a minute volume of media containing DP cells. These cells are able to stimulate the generation of new hairs when injected in close proximity to the epidermal cells which generate the hair. Following the procedure, new hair growth should become evident after approximately three months.
ICX-TRC clinical and commercial development

For the full article please visit http://www.medical-specialists.co.uk/news/index.php/2009/07/16/hair-regeneration and feel free to leave comments either on here or on our main website..

Boots Viagra

Boots’ bid to provide Viagra in-store has started to look like a ‘false hope’ as frustrated patients struggle with appointments, long queues and time consuming repeat supplies of Erectile Dysfunction medicine.
Buying Viagra from Boots does not mean in anyway that patients simply walk in and just buy it. Patients need to complete a questionnaire before having almost an hour long consultation with a pharmacist, who takes medical history, conducts a series of blood tests, including checking men's glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
After a disappointing experience of dealing with Boots, many Erectile Dysfunction patients are referring to online clinics for their Erectile Dysfunction medicine.

For the full story please visit http://www.medical-specialists.co.uk/news/index.php/2009/06/22/boots-viagra and feel free to leave your comments.

Over the counter slimming pill Alli - Does it really work?

The newly launched over the counter diet pill Alli (weight loss pill available without prescription) is becoming extremely popular among obese and over-weight people. Alli by GSK was recently launched as the first over-the-counter weight loss pill to be available in pharmacies across the UK and Europe.

Alli has previously been available on prescription for some time but the Government has decided it should be more accessible to the public. According to the claims made by GSK, the manufacturers of Alli, Alli helps dieters lose 50 per cent more weight than through willpower alone, by preventing the body absorbing fat. GSK also stresses that it is not a 'magic' pill and is designed to enhance, rather than replace, the effects of diet and exercise.

The drug, which actually is a half-strength version of the prescription-only diet pill Xenical, is only available to those with a body mass index of 28 and over after a consultation with the pharmacist has taken place. If you are looking at buying Alli over the counter, be ready to be weighed and measured at your pharmacy if do not know your BMI (Body Mass Index). Alli is not available to under 18s. A monthly course of Alli costs around £50.

So is Alli really worth trying? Are there anyother weight loss pills better than Alli - Read complete story here:

http://www.medical-specialists.co.uk/news/index.php/2009/04/28/slimming-pill-alli-and-xenical

HEALTHYGOSSIP - The start of a specialized health related new social news website

Web 2.0 is really amazing. It is so because it brought a totally new idea of collaboration on the world wide web. It is the social web era and more and more social book marking and social media web sites equiped with latest technologies are coming up. Now the focus is on specialized social media web sites.

Why bother with a social media web site where you cannot even find what you are actually interested in. The launch of Healthygossip has opened a new door of opportunities on the people interested in health related web sites. Its interface is simple and elegant and it doesn't confuse you with loads of clutter here and there. Registration is really simple and easy and you can start posting news stories straight after registration. and most importantly, the Healthygossip web site is DO FOLLOW !!! - So what you guys are thinking about? Just visit Healthygossip and see how we all can promote healthy websites through collaboration and supporting each other.

Erectile Dysfunction, Diabetes and Heart Disease

Men with diabetes having trouble keeping an erection could be at increased risk of serious heart problems”, A report presented on BBC has revealed. According to the report, people with erectile dysfunction are twice as likely as other men with diabetes to develop heart disease. This finding could apparently be used to “alert both patients and healthcare providers to the future risk of coronary heart disease”.

The study followed 2,306 diabetic men for four years and found that the men with erectile dysfunction were 1.58 times more likely to have a cardiac event (fatal or non-fatal heart attack or surgery for heart disease).

Despite its shortcomings however, this research corroborates what other studies have suggested. It suggests that an assessment of erectile dysfunction could be useful when assessing the risk of heart disease in men with diabetes.

Obese women 'significantly more likely to have children with birth defects'

Researchers at Newcastle University have found that obese mothers are significantly more likely to have children with birth defects than slim mothers. The research highlights the dangers of obesity in expecting mothers at a time when an estimated one in six pregnant women in Britain is overweight or obese. Experts are calling for UK Government's anti-obesity campaign (Change4Life) to specifically target and educate women in the child-bearing age about the complications related to being pregnant when you are over-weight or obese. This research also calls on the Doctors to be made more aware of the complications that obese or over-weight expecting mothers can possibly suffer.

According to the review of 39 separate scientific studies, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there were more than twice babies as likely to be born with spina bifida, (with incomplete spinal cord causing disability) and 30 per cent more likely to have heart defects and 20 per cent more likely to be born with a cleft palate.

A separate study warns that doctors routinely miss warnings signs of heart disease in pregnancy, despite the condition being responsible for 2.27 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies, twice the rate it was in the 1990s.

These studies have shown that obesity can result in critical consequences for obese mothers. It is definitely the right time to start tackling obesity before it gets too late.

Further Reading:

Download support materials from Change For Life campaign
Read more on how fat mothers are associated with birth defects
Help and advice from Manchester Slimming Clinic

4 Steps To A New Lifestyle For A Slimmer, Healthier, Happier YOU

So you want to lose weight to look better and feel better. You
are not alone. You have the same desire and need as millions of
others out there want to look better, feel better, live longer
and in general have a better lifestyle once you take off the
extra weight.

That said, if you are one of those who have lost weight, then
put it back on, perhaps a more important question is how to you
keep the weight off once you've lost it. You've tried all the
different diets. You've read all the books about losing 10
pounds before the big graduation, wedding or other big event
coming up this weekend. If you've been through that insanity
before, isn't it time for a change of your lifestyle rather than
another stretch of suffering through another diet and feeling
worse than you did when you started?

So, what are the keys to losing weight?

There are four main elements to losing weight and keeping it off.

1. Following an exercise program. 2. Increasing your metabolism
3. Changing your eating habits 4. Changing your lifestyle


1. Following an exercise program.


Starting a good exercise program is a great idea and one of the
best ways to start changing your health and the way you look.
You will gain three benefits from exercise.

1. You will burn calories during your work out. 2. You will
increase your metabolism to burn more calories even when you are
not working out. 3. You will build muscle that will make you
look taller, leaner and healthier. 4. You will build muscles
that will burn more calories than fat.

Your very first step should be to talk to your doctor about your
health and your goals. It might save your life. Your next step
should be to find a partner who will help you be more
responsible to show up for a work out and to complete the work
out. A work out partner should also make the work out more
enjoyable. If you are not able to find a partner and do not feel
you have the discipline to work out regularly, you may want to
start your exercise program by paying a person personal coach
for training and discipline. Most people need 21 days to make
working out a habit, so hire them for at least the first 21
days. Check with your local YMCA or other gym for partners and
coaches.

However, if you cannot afford to join a gym, don't let that slow
you down. You can still walk or run outside, or workout inside
using video tapes or walk on a treadmill. If you don't have
money for work out tapes, you can rent them from the library.
The bottom line is if you want to work out, you will find a way.
Finally, once you have your workout schedule working for you,
offer to help someone else become disciplined to work out.

Helping others always helps you feel better as well. Give it a
try!

2. Increasing your metabolism.

Plain and simple, exercising will increase your metabolism and
will help you lose weight at all hours of the day, even at night
when you are sleeping! Your metabolism is the amount of calories
you burn during the day. Conversely, your body also has a built
in system for self-survival in case of famine. If you don't eat
enough food, you can also reduce your metabolism and make it
harder to lose weight. We will talk more about that in just a
moment.

3. Changing your eating habits.

You're doing better now, but working out and increasing your
metabolism is only a part of the solution. You still must change
your eating habits. Have you found yourself doing this crazy?
Are you eating a Granola bar for breakfast, a salad for lunch
and then eating chocolate shakes and hamburgers from the drive
through late at night on the way home from the gym? That won't
work! You are starving yourself and lowering your metabolism in
the long run, and eating food late at night that will not get
burned off and only makes you feel more miserable the next day
when you look in the mirror or step on the scale.

Do you know that you are setting up yourself for failure? Your
body is smart... so smart that it knows if you are not giving it
enough food, that there may be a problem, and you start to burn
fewer calories. That will not help you look or feel better in
the long run, so don't try it in the short run.

4. Changing your lifestyle and your mindset.

The final way to change your body and the way you look and feel
is to become more active. Walk the stairs to your office instead
of taking the elevator. Park your car way from the rest of the
cars at the mall so you walk a few extra steps. Go for a walk
when you get home from school or work instead of turning on the
TV or the computer. Ask your friends to join you for a game of
horse in basketball. If that is not an option, take your
basketball to a local park, be brave and ask someone to play a
game of one on one there. They might have been feeling just like
you and will be thankful to have the opportunity to exercise and
perhaps make a new friend.

It's all about changing your attitude one-step and one day at a
time. Just remember you did not gain the weight in one day and
you cannot take it off in one day. It is a series of steps that
will lead to success. Another analogy is that it would be nice
to make one large jump over a mountain, but in reality it takes
many steps to get over the mountain, and it is possible. Most
importantly, you just have to take that first step, starting
right now, by reading this article again and then deciding to
"Just do it!"

Article Source: 4 Steps To A New Lifestyle For A Slimmer, Healthier, Happier
YOU!

Evidence mounts on overeating and obesity link to gene

FURTHER evidence that gluttony can be genetic has been uncovered by British scientists.

Researchers studied 131 children aged four and five who were offered a plate of biscuits right after eating a meal. They found children who kept eating biscuits were more likely to have versions of a gene which has been linked to eating when full and being overweight...

Complete Article: http://news.scotsman.com/health/Evidence-mounts-on-overeating-and.4864402.jp

Viagra may be effective in preventing heart failure

Viagra, Pfizer's erectile dysfunction blockbuster, also has the potential to treat and prevent heart failure, US researchers have claimed.

A Johns Hopkins University team has shown that Viagra (sildenafil) does not just aid blow flow but also protects the heart from the effects of high blood pressure that can cause it to balloon and pump blood less efficiently. The scientists report what is believed to be the first direct, in vivo evidence that the drug amplifies the effects of a key heart-protective protein ...

Complete Article: http://www.pharmatimes.com/WorldNews/article.aspx?id=15037