Viagra: What you think

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Viagra: What you think

BBC Television's Panorama is making a programme on Viagra. It wants to hear from anyone who has considered taking the drug or has a strong view on it.

If you are interested in taking part in the programme, ring Panorama on 0181 752 4914.

Viagra should only be used for proven medical usage and Not generally available under the national health service.
P. J. Tucker, UK

Viagra to bankrupt the NHS? 'So what, one in ten men need it', do I hear? Jaded middle-aged males have loud voices, suddenly, in their clamour for Viagra to be freely available on the NHS. Doctors and other health professionals are joining the fray with arguments for a uniform NHS policy across the country for the prescription of this sex-enhancing drug. What planet are they all on? I am a middle-aged man and I have had my share of impotence problems. So what? I certainly would not want one clinically ill person deprived of the medication they need just so I can have an erection on the NHS.
What I would like to know is, just how many people realise that huge numbers of elderly people (my mother among them) suffering from the early symptoms of a genuinely distressing condition - dementia - are at this moment denied access to medication the NHS accepts is effective in the majority of cases, simply because they happen to live in the wrong place? Others, living elsewhere, are more fortunate - they are being treated with new drugs like Aricept and Excelon on prescriptions paid for quite properly by our so-called 'National' Health Service.
Ending this outrageous discrimination against the elderly on the basis of where they happen to live must become a priority for this government before it sanctions a single NHS prescription for Viagra, if its caring credentials for the weakest and most vulnerable in society are not to be seen as a hollow and shabby deception.
John P Bennett, UK

Is it not possible that male impotence is a form of natural selection? Perhaps it is society, its stresses and other environmental conditions that have contributed to the increasing cases of impotence. While I agree it is harsh on those that are impotent, perhaps we should not make Viagra available on the NHS, especially if this is going to cause financial problems as has been suggested.
Dan Cockerton, Cambridge, England

I do not think that Viagra should be covered by the NHS in Britain (nor by medicaid/medicare programs in the USA). In fact, looking at the state of the world and its problems, I think that about the last thing we need is a sex drug. It is an insult to sufferers of cancer, Aids, heart disease, etc to even think that sexual enhancement should compete for monies from the same pot. The problem Viagra deals with is comparable to cosmetic surgery eg breast enlargement or liposuction (excluding cases of life-threatening "morbid" obesity). I also note that the drug is not free of certain risks, and an array of cardiac function tests should accompany prescription.
Dorian Borsella, USA

Research concludes that the vast majority of impotence cases are psychological not physical ie the man can function without his regular partner. Why should the taxpayer pay to resuscitate the sex lives of those who cannot accept the inevitable; that passion is a fleeting emotion.
J Cahill, UK

Viagra is a medicine, just as any other prescription drug is. The indication for which it is meant has lead to unprecedented media hype. This has lead to counter-criticism. For the people who are indeed suffering from ED, Viagra is undoubtedly a godsend. Others, who are not handicapped may feel that it is a luxury or a pleasure medicine or a performance enhancer. It is up to the regulatory agencies to strictly control its prescription. If prescriptions are controlled, then NHS coverage should not be a problem. Just because a majority is obsessed with enhanced performance, the really needy should not be punished.
B Vijayaraghavan, New Delhi, India

I do not believe that Viagra should be made available on the NHS. At the same time I do not agree that many other forms of assistance to the childless should be available, until such time as it is possible to treat properly, and speedily, those patients who find themselves facing serious or debilitating conditions which could be alleviated if only the resources were not being diverted to cosmetic or non-lifethreatening cases.
Chris Rogers, UK

I'm pleased with some submissions to this debate, particularly from those directly involved with the treatment of couples (and yes, this supposedly male only problem also affects the partners). The objective view is that the abuse of this treatment will not help those couples with genuine problems, and that the NHS will not be able to sustain such abuse. However, in response to claims that a fuss would not ensue if Viagra was a drug for women, well, if these respondents had any knowledge of this issue, and submitted comments based on fact rather than dogma, they would be aware that a version is under development for women who have sexual problems, including achieving orgasm. Very worthy, though I suspect that after painting men suffering from impotency as whinging penis worshippers, the typical feminist will perceive this as a genuine medical problem. When this drug is available, I wonder how many women without sexual problems will feel equally tempted to give themselves "something extra"? Indeed, it is believed that some women have already experimented with the male version. Are they sad and obsessed with their vulvas? I'm afraid that this is the usual old tosh; a minority jumping on anything can be used as a lever to further portray men as inferior. Admittedly, some are, but then some women can be considered inferior - it's all relative. It's a shame that this issue is, without fail, reduced to needless sniping at the opposite sex. A more objective look at the quirks of both men and women gives both sexes opportunity for criticism of the other. My opinion is that this drug should only be available from non-NHS clinics, and only on a private prescription. This will unfortunately affect the genuine cases, but we live in a society where the actions of others will spoil things for everyone. There are indeed many other maladies (afflicting both men and women) that should be eligible for treatment under the NHS. I don't agree that anybody (both sexes included, note) should be prescribed such a treatment purely to enhance their sexual performance.
D.T. Coates, England

Let it be over the counter - like aspirin. Anything else and there's going to be a black market.
Andrew Wright

How can we possibly justify making Viagra available on the NHS - it would be a complete and criminal waste of hard-earned taxpayers money. The NHS is stretched enough as it is and priority should be given to providing services that are really needed. Even if the prescription given was for just 1 pill, this would be subsidising the cost by two-thirds or so - a much higher subsidy than for, say, dental treatment. People were much more capable of coming to terms with minor irritations such as this in the past - we've become such a demanding and 'instant' society that we think we have a 'right' to everything (especially when it comes to anything sex-related).
Stewart Brown, England

I am a nurse practitioner operating a clinic for erectile dysfunction (the posh name for Impotence).
1. GPs will not have the time to fully assess each man who arrives asking for viagra. Genuinely impotent men (and their partners) usually take an hour or so to assess.
2. A lot of men will seek this drug as a 'performance enhancer' rather than as treatment for a genuine need.
3. Current treatments for ED are good and effective. They are also cheaper by about 50%.
4. I do not think that the NHS can afford to prescribe for everyone who requests the drug.
5. I suspect that for accurate assessment GPs will have to refer their patients to specialised clinics. This will increase waiting lists for patients and could be devastating to failing relationships.
Peter Clark, UK

We cannot afford to provide full care for genuinely ill people, let alone provide erections for all at public expense.
Elderly people are having to sell their homes to provide for their own care, and the queue to get onto the official waiting list for operations is growing all the time. Should we be pandering to people's sexual desires at the expense of the sick? There is more to life than sex.
Jon Stone, UK

Male impotence is often a psychological problem caused by stress and exacerbated by fear of impotence, creating a vicious circle. In these cases, and where the impotence is having a profound effect on a man's life, I believe Viagra should be prescribed in the same way as Prozac ie as an essential cure for a psychological problem. My problem, and I suspect the problem of many other women, is that I see no reason why men should be prescribed Viagra as a recreational drug, simply in order to improve their performance in bed. As if men weren't overly impressed by their own penises as it is, there is no need to encourage them to make it any worse. And I object very strongly to having the NHS (and us taxpayers!) financially support men's sex lives.
Fiona Kellington, UK

It is a function of social class and occupation as to why a man's capacity to stand and deliver, as it were, is reduced as youthful Romeos are dragged by Time's relentless claws of age into the abyss of the yawning grave. It is very much a delightfully Orwellian form of revenge on the middle classes. If a man passes his life in unscrupulous competition while crushing his prostate sitting in padded chairs wearing bikini briefs instead of driving nails, shovelling sand and welding steel, while standing in proletarian boxer shorts, then, yes, he is going to have terrific problems when forty rolls around with deflationary-promoting maladies such as epididymisitis, prostate infections, bent or permanently closed sperm tubes, and other horrible maladies which make me retract at the mere thought of their occurrence.
Many are the eighty year old codgers (amongst them my Dad) who are notoriously priapic and disgustingly active romantically. I do not attribute most of these geezers' continuing success at enjoying living solely to better physical health. The working classes are more inclined to be less willing -or able - to disabuse themselves of such obsolescent notions as "One has to love the person before lovemaking is possible," rather than today's conception of "performance," which is being able to mount anyone, anytime and anywhere, for no good reason at all. They are naive, you see. They believe in all that bumph like good and evil, love and hate, the worth of it all, having a harmless good time, and not particularly giving a damn about their own particular social standing.
Rather than dispense Viagra, I propose the National Health Service distribute an ancient Greek gizmo which consisted of a small stone ring of around 1-1/2 to 2" calibre which you put over your Personality when it is just marginally tumescent. When in Hindenburg mode, the ring served to keep blood from backflowing, so that the old piledriver stayed in position for as long as Nikos and Stavros wanted it to. I still have not figured out how they got the thing off when done, which, I suppose, is why the practice of using these rings was abandoned. Either that or give the middle class ransackers of the poor, scum lords, and lying thieves and lawyers lessons in how to love, care, and express their decent side, or what little of it may be left. I was in an NHS hospital once for walking pneumonia, and I dare say there is no woman more fetching than an NHS nurse (something about the uniform). I wouldn't mind a lesson or two myself, if they're up for it. (You can't end an essay like this without a pun, especially when it is addressed to a country that produced the likes of DJ Enright).
Walt O'Brien, Vermont, USA

For once science has come up with a useful drug. It should be available worldwide as soon as possible. Don't you know that animal species are being made extinct for their body parts which have an alleged aphrodisiac power ie tigers, of which there are less than 5,000 left in the world. Yes, make it available on the NHS.
Malcolm Baird, UK

If Viagra was a potency pill for women I am sure there wouldn't be all this fuss - in fact no one would want to know at all. I am very much against having to subsidise the male obsession with sexual performance through the NHS. I'm sure many other women would agree with me.
Catherine Brake, UK

If Viagra helps men not only phsyically but also mentally - by getting rid of male angst - then I believe it is a very valuable drug which should be available on the NHS. Many marriages must end because of the problems caused by impotency. And if not married, impotent men must still suffer from bad depression. Therefore such a drug has much more wide reaching benefits than simply helping sexual performance and should be considered important enough to be made available through a public service.
Ray King, UK

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Ambrisentan: A New Drug For Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Questions Yet To Be Answered

PAH is a vasculopathy; the vascular abnormalities (e.g., sustained vasoconstriction and excessive vascular remodeling and intimal lesions) occur primarily in the medium-sized and small pulmonary arteries (or distal arteries). Although the potential beneficial effect of ETA-selective blockade appears obvious, more studies need to be done using human pulmonary arteries to confirm that: a ) the ETA receptor on pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells is the predominant receptor that mediates vasoconstriction; b ) the ETB receptor on pulmonary artery endothelial cells is the predominant receptor responsible for production and release of NO, prostacyclin, and EDHF; c ) the ETB receptor on pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and pulmonary artery endothelial cells is involved in ET endocytosis; d) that blockade of ETA receptors can significantly inhibit agonist-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction and mitogen-mediated proliferation and migration in tissues and cells isolated from PAH patients.

Based on kinetic studies, binding of ET-1 to ETA receptor is largely irreversible,[52] so an ETA receptor antagonist (e.g., ambrisentan) should affect only receptors that were not previously bound to ET-1. In other words, it should be very difficult for the blocker (e.g., ambrisentan) to bind to the ET-1-bound form of the ETA receptor. Because ambrisentan is effective in treating patients with PAH, it suggests that the turnover time of ETA receptors is rapid and there are more “unoccupied' receptors than ET-1-bound receptors on the cell membrane. To prove this, it is critical to know the half-life of ETA mRNA and protein in vascular tissue isolated from the lungs of patients with PAH. If ETA receptors in cells from PAH patients are mostly occupied or bound to ET-1 (especially in patients with high levels of ET-1 in the plasma), it may indicate ambrisentan works through mechanisms other than by antagonizing the binding of ET-1 to ETA receptors.  Printer- Friendly Email This

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BBC SPORT | Have Your Say | Caption Comp | Caption Competition 193

This week's competition features friend of the cap comp Sir Bobby Robson.

Robson was in Spain ahead of Newcastle's Uefa Cup second-leg tie against Real Mallorca.

The veteran manager was snapped doing some unorthodox preparation for the match - which clearly paid off, as the Toon won 3-0 to secure a quarter-final showdown against his former club PSV Eindhoven.

But what was the sprightly seventy-one-year-old up to?

This week's winner is Colonel K who came up with this hilarious caption:

Whilst performing the can-can, Sir Bobby shows off his wooden leg

Thank you for your entries and check if yours made it to our favourites.

A new caption competition will be published on Monday afternoon.

SAY WHAT YOU SEE

Eeyore had his jar and balloon. Sir Bobby has his ball and stick.
Clare Falconer, Llandough-juxta-Penarth, Wales

Oh go on then. I'll have one more go. I'll get the hang of this game one day!
Helen Lund, Wales

OUR FAVOURITE Sir Bobby was always easy to please; a football balloon was the best birthday present he could have wished for Buzz, England

As Sir Bobby played happily, he didn't know that Thing was sneaking up behind him to nick his new toy!
Linda Bird, UK

If you think this is good, you ought to see what I'm doing with my other hand!
Philip Mason, United Kingdom

Dear gosh, they don't half make 'gobstoppers' big now
Matt C, Chester, England

Mean old Mr Robson finds enjoyment in trying to burst young Jermaine's ball!
Ian Robertson, Edinburgh, Scotland

Sir Bobby's desperate attempts to distract attention from the latest team punch-up
Phil Kirkham, England

He wasn't smiling a moment later when the ball hit him in the face
Will, Canada

Amazing that at 71 he can still hold on to his post.
Naomi, York

Bobby Robson tries to deflate the match ball to save Real Mallorca from any more embarrassment…what a gentleman he is.
James Hunt, United Kingdom

Clearly enjoying his new role, Sir Bobby Robson gives his first coaching lesson to a group of Americans. Lesson 1: The Ball.
RD, Liverpool

Furious, Sir Bobby bursts the ball of the kids who keep referring to him as "Mr. Blobby."
Nick Fowler, UK

That's the only reason I come to Spain, to get my hands on their giant Chupa Chups
Nick Fowler, UK

Bobby was so impressed by the giant UEFA-licensed Chupa Chup.
NL, Somerset

Bobby Robson displays the only size snooker ball he can see properly!
Andy Dunne, Ireland

Sir Bobby pretended to enjoy himself, despite Roy Keane's arm round his neck.
Anthony, Oxford, UK

A close-up of a new "Hand of God" claim in a recent over-70s friendly clearly shows Sir Bobby Robson's walking stick in contact with the ball. The actual Hand of God, however, appears to be around his shoulder.
Ray, New Jersey, USA

Gerard Houllier puts a consoling arm round Sir Bobby while they compete in the 'Ball's Up' of the Season' contest.
Colin Russell, Isle of Man

Sir Bobby is distracted as a pick pocket slides his hand over his left shoulder.
David D, UK

Tasty lolly!
Luke Stanton, Shropshire

After breaking all of his mums fine china. Booby took to spinning balls rather than plates.
Simon Hodgson, England

Bobby demonstrated in the modern game a football manager couldn't just rely on his coaching skills to keep the fans happy
Ibi, UK

If only my players could be as good with a football as me…..
Chris Langdon, England

UEFA lollipop launched to great amusement
Keith Holmes, Liverpool

The 'spinning-around-a-stick-until-dizzy-then-attempting-to-head-a-ball' drinking game was about to claim another hapless victim.
James Wiffen, Chelmsford, Essex

Robson's snooker career was doomed. Although the balls looked "as big as footballs", he couldn't tell the white from the black.
Marcel Berenblut, UK

Bobby Robson takes time out before Newcastle's latest UEFA cup game to entertain the crowd
Matt C, Chester, England

Call Norris McWhirter….I've been doing this for 6 days.
Mark Tiernan, England

With his advancing years, Sir Bobby needed extra large balls when he did the National Lottery Draw
Nick B, London

Grumpy old man takes great delight in bursting the kids from next door's ball
Huw Williams, Wales

Sir Bobby was always easy to please; a football balloon was the best birthday present he could have wished for.
Buzz, England

Robson's ball spinning spectacular fails to sell a single ticket.
Ian Davies, UK

Sir Bobby's half time display of plate-spinning had the crowd enthralled.
Steve Bradbury, Goring-By-Sea, UK

And for my next trick I will spin a ball on a stick
Keith Holmes, Liverpool

Lollipops. Come buy my lollipops.
simon rowe, taunton, uk

Robson at the UEFA cup quarter final draw, ensured there was no way he'd be lumbered with the shortest straw.
Chris White, Welwyn Garden City, England

Sir Bobby prepares himself for his legendary "balancing-spinning-football-on-my-nose" trick
Phil S, London, UK

PUN FUN

I've heard of the laughing policeman, but the laughing Bobby doesn't have the same ring
Tom Quinn, London

This ball has got more spin than the government
Helena Fogel, UK

OUR FAVOURITE Asked if he required a pen to sign autographs, Robson joked that he had brought his own Ballpoint RD, Liverpool

Unlike most men of his age, Bobby's balls seem capable of defying gravity.
Ben P, UK

The Toon go into the next round…and round…and round…and..
Vincent Hefter, England

Bobby gets ready to give the lads some stick
Naomi, York

Whoops I've burst the ball - that's why they used to call me Pop Robson
Naomi, York

His team talk on how to beat Real Mallorca was a simple one, as he clearly demonstrated; stick to football
RD, Liverpool

Asked if he required a pen to sign autographs, Robson joked that he had brought his own Ballpoint.
RD, Liverpool

After the game, Sir Bobby was having a ball!
Andrew Wade, Canada

Bobby's ball balancing brilliance made it Sur-real Mallorca…
Adrian Wade, Canada

Sir Bobby explains to his team how to stick the ball in the net.
Darren Farr, England

Who said I'm clutching at straws to make it back into Europe?
Darren Lethem, England

Bobby's new sport, snooccer, started to catch on!
Big T, Blighty

He's a spinball wizard!
Martin, Canterbury

Lolly "Pop" Robson
Mark Tiernan, England

Gandalf revealed his true identity saying "I can't help doing party tricks- it's a force of hobbit"
Hywel G, Machen

Sir Bobby takes some stick for his balls up at Bolton.
Ben P, UK

Bobby enjoys taking stick about football
Lee Gardner, UK

Unfortunately the only person left to see Bobby do his trick was the right hand man!
Keith Holmes, Liverpool

Sir Bobby misunderstands the term, 'stick the ball in the air for Shearer'
John Lines, UK

Sir Bobby practices putting a spin on this year's results
Nick B, London

Sir Bobby Robson - the spin-doctor of English football
Nick Fowler, UK

While Bobby was popping a party balloon, someone was taking his buTOON hole.
Alan J. Heath, Pitmedden, Scotland

Entertainer Bob Robson never palls, With his famous act on the halls, His favourite trick, Is to wave around a stick, Whilst balancing one of his balls.
Rob Falconer, Wales

SUR-REALLY GREAT

The evil child snatcher sure knew how to lure the kids with his giant lollypop
Linda Bird, UK

Sadly Bobby is still lagging behind. Alex Ferguson can swallow swords and Arsene Wenger can juggle with fire balls.
Simon Hodgson, England

OUR FAVOURITE Whilst performing the can-can, Sir Bobby shows off his wooden leg Colonel K, Under a letterbox

Sir Bobby, tiring of football, decided to audition to go on 'The Generation Game'
Demelza Tuxford, UK

Sir Bobby unveils the "precision implement" for placing the ball on Shearer's head - a perfect replacement for Nol Solano.
Buzz, England

Bobby is fascinated by his new miniature globe and when asked which one is England he replies: 'We're the black star'
Charlie, Brown

Sir Bobby Robson tries out the New Improved Viagra. The ball was never the same again!
Stuart Dempsey, UK

Notice: If found, please return my scarf to: Gerard Houllier, Anfield, Liverpool
Ewan Swail, Norwich

Bobby was so busy messing with his cue, that nobody noticed a UFO shaped like a football fly by in the background.
Ewan Swail, Norwich

Bobby chuckled as he was shown the theory again. "So the earth is round and spins on its axis? Amazing! When I was a lad I was told it was flat" he laughed.
Phil Lendon, England

Greek God Sir Bobby demonstrates how he controls the rotation of the earth
Nick Fowler, UK

In time for the release of his new Fitness and Training video, Bobby 'Spinning Balls' Robson, demonstrates a few moves for his fans.
Joan Percival, UK

It's called Quidditch, and there are Bludgers flying about like this see, and you've got to beat them out of the way like this…
Jane Carter, UK

I am bound to win the Turner Prize with this one canny idea. Much better than sheep or unmade beds
Christopher Jones, UK

If Craig Bellamy had been around when I was growing up, he would have got the cane.
Jimmy Patterson, Germany

Veteran Quidditch Championships
Rob Henderson, Co. Durham, UK

NASA's new planet 'not as big as first thought" says old man with stick
Rich Alderton, Newcastle, UK

Whilst performing the can-can, Sir Bobby shows off his wooden leg
Colonel K, Under a letterbox

Star Wars Episode VII: Obi Wan's brother and the football shaped planet. Coming to a cinema near you…
Otacon, Alaska

Sir Bobby plays snooker oblivious to the Star Wars fighter using laser cannons to zap dark forces (Sunderland fans) in the stands behind him.
Stu, Scottish Borders

When I was little candy floss was pink and fluffy. How things change!
Simon, Taunton, UK

In Bobby's imagination the world cup penalty shoot out went England's way as he raised his own DIY World Cup!
Philip Allinson, London, UK

When he retires, Sir Bobby has already been offered a lucrative job as a lollipop man for the local school.
Nick Fowler, UK

Not wanting to be outshone by the visiting "Harlem Globe Trotters", Robson forms "The Tyne Trotters, Pet".
Rob Morris, UK

Shearer desperately tries to hold Robson down as he floats off into the sky on the end of a novelty balloon.
Mark Tiernan, England

Suddenly the over 70's snooker tournament went horribly wrong for Sir Bobby.
Nick B, London

The Magic-Cam finally shows what Sir Bobby is really concentrating on in post-match interviews.
NL, NL

Auditions were looking promising for the part of the wizard in the new Harry Potter Film
Neil, England

Meanwhile Bellamy quietly ties the gaffer's shoelaces together…
Naomi, York

Robson installs Belisha Beacons so he can cross the road to the training ground safely
Naomi, York

After all these years, Bobby Robson still hadn't thrown his rattle out of the pram.
RD, Liverpool

Sir Bobby was happy to promote snooker for the elderly, now if only he could manage to keep the ball on the baize.
Martin Mills, Morpeth

Newcastle United deny rumours about Bobby Robson's mental state after photo reveals him attacking a child's balloon with a snooker cue.
Mark Tiernan, England

If this ball comes over my fence again, young man, I shall put this stick through it!
Mark Horwood, Byfleet, Surrey

And if we get to the final I'll do this naked on a unicycle, on a tightrope over the Grand Canyon.
Mark Tiernan, England

And if we win the final I'll do this riding a flying pig over Cloud Cuckoo Land.
Mark Tiernan, England

Fears for Robson's sanity increase as he introduces his new assistant Skinny McBallhead
Mark Tiernan, England

"I knew I should have joined the circus!"
Jonny Maxwell, N. Ireland

As Sir Bobby conducted the Newcastle Philharmonic, he failed to notice the stealthy pickpocket making his move.
John in Maine, USA, USA

When his medication wore off Bobby realised he hadn't been parading the Premiership trophy around St. James after all.
Mark Tiernan, England

Sir Bobby unveils a possible Alan Shearer's (but without elbows) future replacement
Jim Cochrane, England

Sir Bobby's baton seemed a little long for conducting his favourite toons
Jim Cochrane, England

Sir Bobby's management skills were so good he even taught his pet stick insect to do keepy-uppies
Jim Cochrane, England

The Save a Pensioner appeal was launching its new hard hitting poster campaign with these images of OAPS made to do tricks while being handled by their owners.
Ibi, UK

Peter Kenyon's initial delight that all it took was a ball on a stick to sign Sir Bobby, was turning into despair as he tried to get the mesmerised Sir Bobby to put pen to paper
Ibi, UK

Poor Sir Bobby didn't know the team had filled the balloon with custard
Darren Starkey's sister, Sunderland

Robson celebrates win with novelty lollypop
Matt, Scotland

Alas poor Bobby is this a ball I see before me?
Andy Dunne, Ireland

Wingardium Leviosa!! Sir Bobby practices his new trick after watching Harry Potter the night before.
Anthony, Oxford, UK

Sir Bobby knew that scouts from Gerry Cottle's Circus were in
Angela Brown, UK

After the 37th movie, it was clear that Harry Potter was getting long in years.
Andrew Wade, Canada

Sing it with me now! "Bobby, the red-nosed veteran…"
Andrew Wade, Canada

After weighing various UEFA Cup outcomes, Sir Bobby, ever the optimist, looks set to enjoy a new career as a Lollipop Man.
Ray, New Jersey, USA

Whilst newly-appointed road crossing operative Sir Bobby Robson is playing with his lollipop, a disaster occurs to the school-children crossing the road
Clare Falconer, Llandough, God's Own Country

Bobby was doing really well until Mr Spock got him with the Vulcan death grip.
Chris Halliwell, England

Robson sponsors "Spot the Ball Competition" for the Visually Impaired
Adrian Wade, Canada

The old Cudger got the Bludger and Gryffindor won Quidditch yet again…
Adrian Wade, Canada, usually

Robson denies rumours that he is to retire from football and take up the role as coach to The Harlem Globetrotters.
Derek Lyttle, Scotland

BR….."so this is what dancing with Kate Moss feels like"
Huw Williams, Wales

Sir Bobby and Thing try to imitate Pele and Adu.
Stephen Tucker, USA

Sir Bobby fails to notice the severed arm hanging limp on his shoulder.
Stephen Tucker, USA

After granting David Gower a new car, Bobby is only too happy to oblige Gary Lineker's cry of "BALLS!"
Ben P, UK

Auditions for the new Harry Potter were not going well
Geoff Dagger, UK

Drunken Premier League manager in giant xylophone fiasco.
Gary, England

I honestly don't think that Bobby's idea of combining snooker and football will catch on.
Simon Hodgson, England

Sir Bobby Robson announces he is to be the new 'Face of Viagra.'
Rob Falconer, Wales

Aye, this could be more popular than even Rubik's Cube
Nick Fowler, UK

Despite a brilliant game, the afternoon was let down by the half-time cabaret
Clare Falconer, Llandough, Wales

Krusty the Clown eat your heart out!
Matt C, Chester, England

UEFA's new Giant-size Champion's League lollipop went down a storm in Newcastle
Ian Davies, UK

Annual Meeting of the Geordie Geriatric Jazz Band
Tom Storey, Hartlepool, UK

After distracting Sir Bobby with a spinning ball, the matador lined him up as the bull's next victim
Buzz, England

Move over Potter! This Quidditch is a piece of cake!
James Wiffen, Chelmsford, Essex

Bobby reveals the reason he had been out of the Cap Comp recently: gallstones.
Stephen Tucker, USA

If you think I could eat this lollipop with my false teeth…..
Nick B, london

The evil football manager laughed diabolically as he popped yet another child's balloon
Nick Fowler, UK

MISCELLANEOUS

"I'm forever blowing bubbles, bubbles every day"
Ed, UK

Hey we won so I don't need my rattle today
Shaun Page, UK

OUR FAVOURITE Sir Bobby knew he shouldn't have smoked that 'cigarette' before challenging Stephen Hendry Matt H, Imperial College, London

Newcastle denied that the launch of their new "Robbopop" was a marketing scam
Richard White, UK

My God, have you seen the size of this twiglet?
Eleanor Rigby, Liverpool

They do say you do strange things when you reach his age.
Bean, Scotland

Man Utd will never pick this ball out against our strip!!
Phil Jordan, York, UK

Robson grabs new skinny striker by the neck and tells him to get his head straight.
Terry Heatley, UK

Bobby played happily unaware of Noberto Solano's finger of death on his shoulder
Philip Jordan, England

At his age, you'll dance with anything!
Sarah L, UK

Alan Shearer kicks ball at frail old man
Chris Garrity, UK

Accusations of drug-taking continue to sweep through the game of snooker.
Zac Harvey, England

Bobby Robson retires to run off with the circus
Stuart, UK

Gary Lineker advertises Walker's, Eric Cantona does Nike, Becks promotes Sharp phones … so why shouldn't I advertise Steradent?
Nick Fowler, UK

Sir Bobby: "Pretend this ball is the Earth. What does the Earth revolve around?" Shearer: "The Sun, boss?" Sir Bobby: "No, Alan. It revolves around me!"
Neal Berridge, Nottingham

So that's why he signed Paul Daniels…
Naomi, York

Sir Bobby's morphine had just kicked in when this photo was being taken.
Neill, UK

Sir Bobby now also has a job as a magician at children's parties!
James Hunt, United Kingdom

For my next trick I will magically take Newcastle through to the next round with a 3-0 mauling
Matt C, Chester, England

Sir Bobby knew he shouldn't have smoked that "cigarette" before challenging Stephen Hendry
Matt H, Imperial College London

A little more practice and I'll be playing for the Harlem Globetrotters
Lee Buswell, Nuneaton, U.K.

These party tricks are sure to make Alan Shearer smile!
Mr Kevin Linehan, Gt-M/cr, England.

I'll stand behind you Sir Bobby and do the spinning trick. You just stand there grinning stupidly and the cameraman will think it is you doing it. No one will be any the wiser! People will then call you "The Geordie Chancer."
Derek Lyttle, Scotland

You can't touch the ball with your hands, but nobody ever said anything about a stick!
Stephen Tucker, USA

You know lad, I've got magical powers now. Haven't you seen me on the telly!
Ben P, UK

Mystic Meg I've found your ball!
Luke Stanton, Shropshire

Robson shows us he still has a few tricks up his sleeve when it comes to playing with balls!
James Lovatt, UK

Sir Bobby's smile would soon fade, after noticing his wallet had gone!
John in Maine, USA, USA

Bobby looked long and hard…. was it the ball spinning, or the rest of the world?
Big T, Blighty

Bobby demonstrated in the modern game a football manager couldn't just rely on his coaching skills to keep the fans happy
Ibi, UK

"I'm always happy on pension day"
Bryan Murphy, UK

No one had the guts to tell him they weren't playing snooker.
Andrew Wade, Canada

Laces on top they told me!!
Alan Evans, Canada

In a split second, Bobby would come to regret teasing the ex-soccer pro ref with a blind man's cane.
Chris Parker, Australia

Bobby resorts to cheating in the pre-match keepy-uppy competition.
Chris Halliwell, England

Lineker says if I can still keep this up for 30 seconds he'll give me his chips!
Adrian Wade, Canada

Bobby Robson proved that his holiday to Greece hadn't been in vain.
Christine Constable, UK

If Harry Potter can do it, then so can I.
TS Dutton, Norway

Sir Booby uses a yard stick to measure the success of the season…pity it broke!
Don, England

Steve Davis, Hurricane Higgins… Eat yer heart out! Betcha can't do this!
Adrian Wade, Canada

This, Alex? It's MY UEFA Quarter Finalist balloon…you mean, YOU don't have one?? (heh-heh)
Ray, New Jersey, USA

Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?
Tom Storey, Hartlepool, UK

Newcastle suddenly realise they play much better when they give something to Sir Bobby to keep him occupied
Nick Fowler, UK

Bobby carries on training to become a clown. He knows that's what he will have to be to take the next managers job at Chelsea.
Simon Hodgson, England

Bobby tries his hand at being a clown in his next life
Matt C, Chester, England

"Err, excuse me Sir, if I could just move you out of the way of the lawn mower…"
James Wiffen, Chelmsford, Essex

"So I hit this big white ball with the cue; which colour do I have to pot?"
Buzz, England

The balloon on a stick amazes both the young and the old
Keith Holmes, Liverpool

It must be rough being a football legend. You do something stupid for one second, and the BBC Sport photographers are all over you.
Rob Falconer, Wales

Sir Bobby romps home in the over 70's weight lifting tournament!
Nick B, london

Sir Bobby manages another balls up
Nick B, london

TOTALLY TOPICAL TASTE

In a cheap re-enactment of the 1986 world cup, Sir Bobby gets to grips with the Poles….
Ollie B, UK

"I know if I put the ball on a stick, there's no way Titus can perform any more howlers"
Matthew Axten, East Midlands

OUR FAVOURITE Sir Bobby was over the moon when he was asked to carry the Olympic torch. His only request is that they don't use a flame, but instead use a football Eleanor Rigby, Liverpool

Mr Bellamy, if you stop hitting my staff I will give you this lollipop!!
Mark Godden, England

Sir Bobby was over the moon when he was asked to carry the Olympic torch. His only request is that they don't use a flame, but instead use a football
Eleanor Rigby, Liverpool

England unveil their new spinner.
Chris Halliwell, England

To stop Craig Bellamy throwing his toys out of the pram AGAIN, Bobby keeps him quiet with some light entertainment.
Daniel Hart, UK

The Newcastle board have been questioning bobby's training tactics. I can't see why!
Simon Hodgson, England

After Muttiah Muralitharan was cleared of a suspect ball-spinning action, the ICC decide to target Sir Bobby over his ability to put three different kinds of spin on the ball at once.
James Hunt, United Kingdom

"This is what I'll do to Craig Bellamy, if he throws any more chairs !!
Tom Storey, Hartlepool, UK

the new Newcastle lollipops were, like robsons tactics, a little hard to swallow
Dave Richman, uk

Bobby never noticed Ronnie O'Sullivan sneaking up behind him, desperate to get his cue back.
Chris White, Welwyn Garden City, England

We're in the quarter finals, which is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
Ian Davies, UK

Bobbo appeared to take most pleasure in the simple things. Little else could explain the signings of Bramble and Bellamy.
Peter N., Ashford UK

CAP COMP CLASSICS

The Geordie dancer's new right hand man gets to work.
Kenny Taylor, Scotland

Despite the appearance of difficulty, it's not so hard when the ball is superglued to the stick
Will, Canada

OUR FAVOURITE Gary Neville adds Bobby Robson's wallet to Rio Ferdinand's in his swag bag Ian Davies, London

That pesky arm turns up in another caption competition.
Stu, Scottish Borders

Sir Bobby refuses to be outdone by Michael Vaughan's "push-a-steamroller-away-with-a-cricket-bat" trick
Phil S, London, UK

Sir Bobby Robson finally does the right thing in firing the Geordie Dancer as Newcastle's pre-match entertainment and also declares himself as the replacement.
James Hunt, United Kingdom

Bobby Robson tries to oust the Geordie dancer to become Tyneside's greatest laughing stock
D. Charlesworth, Co. Durham

With tricks like this, Bobby puts the Geordie Dancer out of a job…
Adrian Wade, Canada

Tyne and Weirder…
Adrian Wade, Canada, usually

(Insert own Leslie Nielsen/ superglue reference here)
Mark Tiernan, England

Robson: "I bet the Geordie Dancer can't do this?!"
Derek Lyttle, Scotland

Gary Neville adds Bobby Robson's wallet to Rio Ferdinand's in his swag bag.
Ian Davies, London

Leslie Neilson is back in Naked Gun 7-1 'the smell of beer'
Ibi, England

Due to a last minute injury, Bobby Robson takes the place of the Geordie Dancer
Ian Davies, UK

MISTAKEN IDENTITY

Gandalf gets a haircut.
Bean, Scotland

I've got the wand. Now all I need is the lovely Debbie McGee.
Nick Fowler, UK

OUR FAVOURITE Bobby had Peter Crouch by the throat Gareth Lewis, UK

Jim Cochrane, England

Bobby had Peter Crouch by the throat.
Gareth Lewis, UK

Dumbledore was amazed to see that after all these years he had still got "it"
Ringo, Scunthorpe

Sir Bobby and Posh play keepy-uppy
Simon, Hitchin

Gosh, hasn't Paul Daniels aged!
Stu, Scottish Borders

Hello Victoria - is David with you?
Martin Welbourn, UK

Now that The Lord of the Rings is over, Sir Ian McKellen goes back to the day job.
Neill, UK

Sir Bobby was delighted that Becks brought Posh along to show off her heading skills.
Mark Jeffery, Wales

After all these years, Patrick Moore still gained great satisfaction from his demonstration of stellar rotation.
Phil, Japan

Leslie Nielsen HAS put on weight
Nick Fowler, UK

Oh look it's Ron Atkinson's head on a stick!!!
Andy Dunne, Ireland

The Harlem Globe Trotters had let themselves go.
Chris Horricks, Svengland

Gandalf waved his staff and turned into Bobby Robson…however the team turned into Orcs ..don't look now Bobby but there is one right on your shoulder.
Don, England

Sir Bobby greeted Victoria warmly and asked if David was around.
Martin Mills, Morpeth

Gandalf quits Middle Earth for Newcastle.
Darren Farr, England

Sir Bobby was delighted to meet Posh.
Ibi, UK

Retirement was clearly agreeing with Gandalf.
Craig Rennie, Scotland

Dennis Taylor was amazed at the difference his new contact lenses made!
Hywel G, Wales

Bobdalf The Footy Wizard waves his magic staff.
Dee Napolitano, UK

Posh Spice, is it really you?
Howard Warren, UK

In front of a sparse crowd, Newcastle's newly appointed cheerleader looked distinctly 'weathered'.
John in Maine, USA, USA

Gandalf revealed his true identity
Hywel G, Machen

Wingardium leviosa! I am Harry Potter!
Sam, Canada

Despite his failing eyesight, Sir Bobby still enjoys a good joke with Niall Quinn
John Lines, England

When the ball disappeared over the stands, Gandalf-the-Grey magically produced another!
John in Maine, USA

Speak softly and carry a big stick? It must be Yoda! (Is he 800 years old though?)
Matt H, Imperial College London

The 'old' Harry Potter still had a few tricks up his sleeve!
Mark Horwood, Byfleet, Surrey

And the mighty Gandalf gave one wave of his sceptre, and the evil Ball of Mordor spun away into the distance
Clare Falconer, Llandough, Wales

Patrick McGoohan bravely fights off the mysterious balloon in this tense scene from "The Prisoner"
Clare Falconer, Llandough, Wales

'Gandalf the Grey' becomes jealous when 'Bobby the Grey' shows off his new wand
Howard Warren, UK

REGULARS' BANTER

'And this is what I'll do to those bleedin' judges if they don't print my captions!!!'
Neill, UK

Sir Bobby laughs when he hears the Cap Comp judges are going to do something at 0900BST sharp
Rob Falconer, Wales

OUR FAVOURITE Presented for 'Services to the Cap Comp', Bobby's honorary goody bag provided him with hours of fun Ed Duffy, UK

Anthony, Oxford, UK

Presented for "Services to the Cap Comp", Bobby's honorary goody bag provided him with hours of fun.
Ed Duffy, UK

The mystery hand from Cap Comp 191 returns.
Stephen Tucker, USA

Sir Bobby larks about whilst being sculpted for the figurehead for Si Griffin's yacht
Nick Fowler, UK

BBC give away the answer in there latest spot the ball competition
Matt C, Chester, England

The things I do to try and win the BBC goody bag
Matt Carswell, Chester, England

The mysterious pickpocket from Cap Comp 191 tries to strike again
Keith Holmes, Liverpool

Si's "Yacht Entrance Exam" gets tougher every year.
Stephen Tucker, USA

Who superglued the ball to this stick?
Andy, Blantyre

Bobby couldn't resist having a play with the Cap comp goody bag contents before handing them over to Phil from Japan.
Chris White, Welwyn Garden City, England

Si's "Yacht Entrance Exam" gets tougher every year.
Stephen Tucker, USA

The BBC Sport Caption Competition is to be officially renamed as the Sir Bobby Robson Caption Competition
Nick Fowler, UK

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Aldosterone Inhibitors in Infants and Children

Adverse Effects

The most frequent adverse effects associated with aldosterone inhibitors are electrolyte imbalances, including hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, and hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. Other less common adverse effects include: drowsiness, headache, lethargy, ataxia, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and gastritis. Rare adverse effects reported with spironolactone include bone marrow suppression, gastrointestinal bleeding, ototoxicity, and nephrocalcinosis. The aldosterone inhibitors have also been shown to produce tumors in rats during chronic toxicity studies, but no cases of cancer have been reported in humans.[4,26]

With prolonged use of spironolactone, up to 10% of patients experience adverse effects from inhibition of testosterone and progesterone, including gynecomastia, impotence, and irregular menses or amenorrhea. These effects are related to both dose and duration of therapy and typically reverse with discontinuation.[4] Eplerenone, with its greater selectivity for aldosterone receptors, has much less potential to cause these effects, and may become the preferred agent for long-term therapy in children.

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The Health Aspect Of Good Sexual Relationship

A healthy sexual state can sometimes be the make or break of serve section in a duo staying together.
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- ower imaginary creature rates for men.
- Fewer days off sick.
- Help the body to disputation infections.
- Decrease of risk of prostrate Crab in men between the ages of 20 and 50.
- Less likelihood of painful urination in old age.
- Alleviation of hostility.
- Change of accent and hatred.

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But sometimes men have a low libido.
Androgens, such as testosterone, are a John Major ingredient of libido.
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Relative Efficacy of Sildenafil Compared to Other Treatment Options for Erectile Dysfunction

 We examined and compared the efficacy of sildenafil in patients previously using other agents or devices for erectile dysfunction (ED) idiom.

Methods.
We identified 47 patients with organic ED who had tried other therapies (intracavernosal solution therapy [ICIT], intraurethral prostaglandin suppositories [IPS], vacuity building devices [VEDs], or yohimbine) before using viagra.
Comparisons of the efficacy of viagra to the previously used official or instrumentation were assessed by electronic equipment questionnaire.
Responses were compared using nonparametric Wilcoxon rank sum and psychotherapy of variation scrutiny.
Results.
viagra therapy was no more effective than ICIT or VEDs but was more effective than IPS.
No significant quality occurred in speech act to viagra with age.
Of 22 patients achieving erections adequate for sexual relation with their previous therapy, 14 (63%) achieved equal or improved erections with sildenafil.
Of the remaining 18 patients who had erections inadequate for sexual congress with previous therapy, 5 (27%) had adequate erections with generic indian sildenafil.
Conclusions.
Oral viagra therapy provides results comparable to those of other available ED idiom modalities.
A trial run of this drug in this case group is warranted.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects a substantial bit of men in the United States.
The available treatments for ED have undergone a steady organic process in the past 25 period of time toward less invasive modalities.
These treatments have developed in parallel of latitude with the sympathy of the pathophysiologic mechanisms at work in ED.
The recent subdivision of the oral participant role sildenafil, a type-5 phosphodiesterase inhibitor, perhaps represents the completion of this transformation. The ease of government of this factor is appealing to a broad aspect of men with ED.

It is likely that viagra has greatly increased the ware of men who receive communicating for ED.
Nonetheless, other available options that predate viagra include emptiness sexual arousal devices (VEDs), intracavernosal shot therapy (ICIT), and intraurethral prostaglandin suppository (IPS).
Many men already using these therapeutic regimens may wish to try sildenafil as an alternative therapy; however, the person efficacy of viagra compared to these treatments object to be defined.
Such knowledge may allow the clinician to distinguish more easily those patients who are likely to public presentation from changing from their flowing attention regimen, sparing unnecessary time and cost to the participant role.

We retrospectively reviewed the natural event of our patients using sildenafil therapy in an activity to compare the organism efficacy of sildenafil to other available treatments for ED.
We identified a mathematical group of patients with organic ED who previously had been using other agents.
A questionnaire was subsequently used in comparing erections during their master copy discussion with those during sildenafil therapy.
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Why do Patients With Erectile Dysfunction Abandon Effective

Although tending with sildenafil in these 234 patients had been determined to be successful, only 161 of these patients (69%) asked for a prescription medicament within 6 months of receiving the point written communication.
The balance, 73 patients (31%), had not requested any ethical drug within 6 months of receiving the start black and white, and were considered to have abandoned therapy.

Results of the telephony resume of the 73 patients who abandoned therapy are shown in Maneuver 1.
In whole, four (5%) patients were unable to be reached by telephone set or by mail, triplet (4%) patients reported newly arisen relevant comorbid healthiness (malignant tumors, hip prostheses), and one participant role had died due to pancreatic carcinoma.
Lack of opportunity or tendency for sexual sexual practice was cited as the module for desertion in 33 (45%) of the 73 patients, which resulted in them not having administered all of the doses in the point in time medicinal drug.
Work-clothes, 19 (23%) patients reported that their partners had shown no sexual fixed cost during this time physical structure.
The high cost of the medicament was given as the faculty for forsaking in only nine (12%) patients.
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