Thieves broke into a pharmacy in Malaga Spain and stole 2,000 euros worth of Viagra and other similar products, as well as 2,500 euros in cash. They entered the pharmacy through the air conditioning unit and through the false ceiling. The pills will probably be sold individually on-line or at brothels, and have a greatly increased value on the black market.
Lately, the number of armed robberies at pharmacies in Malaga has dropped, but the number of break-ins such as this one targeting products for erectile dysfunction treatment has risen.
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Feds Bust Huge Counterfeit Shoe/Viagra Smuggling Ring
Fulton Mall shelves may be bare this summer since in Baltimore feds have seized 120,000 pairs of fake Nikes, along with counterfeit Coach and Gucci-brand stuff, Cartier watches and Viagra (erectile dysfunction pills) bound for Brooklyn. For smuggling and money laundering they've charged three U.S. citizens along with four partners from China and two from Malaysia, where the goods were manufactured. The AP says that, to avoid paying import duties, the smuggling ring had merchandise delivered to New York and New Jersey, transacting in cash and wiring money to Asia. Officials also seized fake Ugg, Adidas, Versace and Ralph Lauren items. Undercover officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who've been working on the case since 2008, infiltrated the operation and made their arrests last week.
Mum had baby after doctor gave her viagra
THRILLED Kerry Horan is a mum at last after medics broke new ground by treating her infertility - with VIAGRA (the erectile dysfunction pill).
Specialists prescribed the male sex pill after heartbroken Kerry, 34, had a miscarriage and three rounds of IVF failed.
Kerry is believed to be the first success with the method after having 6lb 11oz Grace in December.
The mum and hubby David, 33, started trying for a family after they wed in 2002. She fell pregnant in 2005, but miscarried at 12 weeks.
It showed blood flow to her womb was poor, meaning the lining was too thin for an embryo to implant successfully.
Director Dr George Ndukwe recommended Viagra - a blood flow booster. He said: "It can improve the lining, but can be dangerous and must be taken under supervision."
Kerry said: "I was shocked when they mentioned it, but willing to try anything. Minutes after taking it my body went pink and my face bright red.
"I took Viagra for nine days and it wasn't a pleasant experience."
A scan showed Kerry's womb wall had thickened enough for doctors to implant IVF embryos. Kerry fell pregnant two weeks later.
Teacher Kerry, of Huddersfield, West Yorks, said: "When we saw the baby's heartbeat on a scan we couldn't stop crying. When I finally held Grace it was the most emotional experience. Thanks to Viagra I'm a mother at last!"
Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/2902992/Mum-had-a-baby-after-doctor-gave-her-Viagra.html#ixzz0izOxCUhV
Specialists prescribed the male sex pill after heartbroken Kerry, 34, had a miscarriage and three rounds of IVF failed.
Kerry is believed to be the first success with the method after having 6lb 11oz Grace in December.
The mum and hubby David, 33, started trying for a family after they wed in 2002. She fell pregnant in 2005, but miscarried at 12 weeks.
It showed blood flow to her womb was poor, meaning the lining was too thin for an embryo to implant successfully.
Director Dr George Ndukwe recommended Viagra - a blood flow booster. He said: "It can improve the lining, but can be dangerous and must be taken under supervision."
Kerry said: "I was shocked when they mentioned it, but willing to try anything. Minutes after taking it my body went pink and my face bright red.
"I took Viagra for nine days and it wasn't a pleasant experience."
A scan showed Kerry's womb wall had thickened enough for doctors to implant IVF embryos. Kerry fell pregnant two weeks later.
Teacher Kerry, of Huddersfield, West Yorks, said: "When we saw the baby's heartbeat on a scan we couldn't stop crying. When I finally held Grace it was the most emotional experience. Thanks to Viagra I'm a mother at last!"
Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/2902992/Mum-had-a-baby-after-doctor-gave-her-Viagra.html#ixzz0izOxCUhV
Monday, 22 March 2010
Infertility linked to prostate cancer
Infertile men may have an increased risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, researchers reported on Monday in what could be an important move toward identifying those who will benefit from screening for the disease.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, affecting about 160 per 100,000 every year and killing 26. While doctors can screen for it, many prefer not to do so because most tumours grow slowly and never cause any harm.
The researchers tracked more than 22,000 Californian men who had been evaluated for infertility between 1967 and 1998.
Over the decade following the evaluation, 1.2 percent of the infertile men developed prostate cancer, compared to only 0.4 percent of the fertile men. Both of those figures are higher than would be expected in the general population, possibly because these men are more likely to visit health-care professionals and get diagnosed.
After accounting for age, infertility increased the chances of being diagnosed with aggressive tumours 2.6 times. For slow-growing cancers, the risk climbed 1.6 times, the authors report in the journal Cancer.
"The absolute risk of men developing prostate cancer is still very small," said Dr. Thomas Walsh of the University of Washington, who led the research. "What is surprising is that we see this high rate of high-grade prostate cancer."
He said the specific effect on aggressive tumours was important for two reasons. First, it means the increased risk is not just a result of infertile men being screened more often because of their visits to the urologist. Had that been the case, researchers would expect to see the same increase in slow-growing cancers.
Second, infertility might point to more lethal cancers, singling out men who should give an extra thought to screening.
It is not yet clear what could account for the link between infertility and prostate cancer. But researchers speculate that damages to the male sex chromosome -- for instance through exposure to environmental toxins in the womb -- may be involved.
Other risk factors for prostate cancer include older age, being African American, family history and obesity.
The American Urological Association - of which Walsh is a member -- recommends screening for men aged 40 or older. However, Walsh said he did not believe that all young men with fertility problems should be screened.
Still, he said that if the findings are confirmed, doctors might consider lowering the screening threshold when seeing infertile patients.
Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, agreed. The Cancer Society recommends that doctors discuss the pros and cons of screening with patients at age 50.
"A man who has infertility problems should take (the new findings) into consideration when thinking about prostate cancer screening," Brawley, who was not involved in the study, told Reuters Health.
The treatments for prostate cancer -- surgery or radiation -- may lead to incontinence and erectile dysfunction in about a third of patients.
"We treat a lot of prostate cancers that don't need to be treated," said Brawley. "We desperately need studies that will point to markers of aggressiveness."
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, affecting about 160 per 100,000 every year and killing 26. While doctors can screen for it, many prefer not to do so because most tumours grow slowly and never cause any harm.
The researchers tracked more than 22,000 Californian men who had been evaluated for infertility between 1967 and 1998.
Over the decade following the evaluation, 1.2 percent of the infertile men developed prostate cancer, compared to only 0.4 percent of the fertile men. Both of those figures are higher than would be expected in the general population, possibly because these men are more likely to visit health-care professionals and get diagnosed.
After accounting for age, infertility increased the chances of being diagnosed with aggressive tumours 2.6 times. For slow-growing cancers, the risk climbed 1.6 times, the authors report in the journal Cancer.
"The absolute risk of men developing prostate cancer is still very small," said Dr. Thomas Walsh of the University of Washington, who led the research. "What is surprising is that we see this high rate of high-grade prostate cancer."
He said the specific effect on aggressive tumours was important for two reasons. First, it means the increased risk is not just a result of infertile men being screened more often because of their visits to the urologist. Had that been the case, researchers would expect to see the same increase in slow-growing cancers.
Second, infertility might point to more lethal cancers, singling out men who should give an extra thought to screening.
It is not yet clear what could account for the link between infertility and prostate cancer. But researchers speculate that damages to the male sex chromosome -- for instance through exposure to environmental toxins in the womb -- may be involved.
Other risk factors for prostate cancer include older age, being African American, family history and obesity.
The American Urological Association - of which Walsh is a member -- recommends screening for men aged 40 or older. However, Walsh said he did not believe that all young men with fertility problems should be screened.
Still, he said that if the findings are confirmed, doctors might consider lowering the screening threshold when seeing infertile patients.
Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, agreed. The Cancer Society recommends that doctors discuss the pros and cons of screening with patients at age 50.
"A man who has infertility problems should take (the new findings) into consideration when thinking about prostate cancer screening," Brawley, who was not involved in the study, told Reuters Health.
The treatments for prostate cancer -- surgery or radiation -- may lead to incontinence and erectile dysfunction in about a third of patients.
"We treat a lot of prostate cancers that don't need to be treated," said Brawley. "We desperately need studies that will point to markers of aggressiveness."
Held over homemade 'remedies'
An elderly man was detained by Health Ministry officers recently for making and selling unregistered medicine and pills made from a homemade recipe which included steroids. The man, in his 60s, is believed to have made a good living from the illegal business.
Last week, enforcement officers raided the man's house in Sungai Petani, Kedah, after tests carried out on the medicine and pills sold by him were found to contain steroids and sildenafil, which is popularly known as Viagra.
"The traditional medicines sold by the suspect were produced with a homemade recipe using a cocktail of chemicals which also included steroids and sildenafil," a source said.
"The medicines were purported to help relieve joint pain and erectile dysfunction but they were actually dangerous for consumption."
The source said the house was the location where the man manufactured various types of traditional medicines. "Checks had been carried out a month earlier to detect the illegal factory where unregistered medicines were being manufactured," the source said.
It is understood that during the raid, the man was busy bottling the medicine. When questioned, he initially refused to admit he was producing the medicines.
"He claimed that it had been imported from China based on the labels on the bottles. But the officers later found raw materials which proved he was indeed manufacturing the medicines illegally."
Also found were fake Health Ministry hologram stickers which were pasted on boxes. It is learnt that the medicines were distributed nationwide. The source said the man admitted he had no medical background or expertise in producing traditional medicines.
"He had apparently used information from friends and the Internet before coming up with his homemade formula. Medicines and equipment with a face value of RM200,000 (S$84,423) were seized from the house."
Last week, enforcement officers raided the man's house in Sungai Petani, Kedah, after tests carried out on the medicine and pills sold by him were found to contain steroids and sildenafil, which is popularly known as Viagra.
"The traditional medicines sold by the suspect were produced with a homemade recipe using a cocktail of chemicals which also included steroids and sildenafil," a source said.
"The medicines were purported to help relieve joint pain and erectile dysfunction but they were actually dangerous for consumption."
The source said the house was the location where the man manufactured various types of traditional medicines. "Checks had been carried out a month earlier to detect the illegal factory where unregistered medicines were being manufactured," the source said.
It is understood that during the raid, the man was busy bottling the medicine. When questioned, he initially refused to admit he was producing the medicines.
"He claimed that it had been imported from China based on the labels on the bottles. But the officers later found raw materials which proved he was indeed manufacturing the medicines illegally."
Also found were fake Health Ministry hologram stickers which were pasted on boxes. It is learnt that the medicines were distributed nationwide. The source said the man admitted he had no medical background or expertise in producing traditional medicines.
"He had apparently used information from friends and the Internet before coming up with his homemade formula. Medicines and equipment with a face value of RM200,000 (S$84,423) were seized from the house."
Friday, 19 March 2010
Kevin Jonas And Wife in Spanish Viagra Advert
Just months after swapping his purity ring with a wedding ring, Kevin Jonas is appearing on the ad of a erectile dysfunction product, and he's not happy about it. The oldest of the Jonas Brothers and his wife Danielle are unwittingly being used to front a Spanish libido enhancer.
The 22-year-old singer and his new bride unsuspectingly became sexual enhancer pill models when a picture of them kissing adorned a Spanish-language ad for Libidus.
The ad translates to: "100 percent herbal aphrodisiacs. If you have problems with your sexual life or you want to experiment? Stimulate your energy."
But a rep for the band denies Kevin's willing participation for the company.
The spokesperson was quoted by oceanup.com as saying, "This ad is not authorized. It is either a fake or an illegal use of our image. We are currently investigating this matter and have referred it to our lawyers for appropriate legal action."
The 22-year-old singer and his new bride unsuspectingly became sexual enhancer pill models when a picture of them kissing adorned a Spanish-language ad for Libidus.
The ad translates to: "100 percent herbal aphrodisiacs. If you have problems with your sexual life or you want to experiment? Stimulate your energy."
But a rep for the band denies Kevin's willing participation for the company.
The spokesperson was quoted by oceanup.com as saying, "This ad is not authorized. It is either a fake or an illegal use of our image. We are currently investigating this matter and have referred it to our lawyers for appropriate legal action."
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