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May 5, 2006

Strange but True!

Q. What other species have benefitted most from Viagra, that marital wonderdrug brought to us courtesy of Dr. NO?

A. Dr. NO is nitric oxide (NO), which regulates bodily activities from head to toes — brain, nose, throat, lungs, stomach, kidneys, blood vessels all need it, says John Emsley in "Vanity, Vitality, and Virility." Our body generates a constant supply of NO molecules but none last more than a few seconds. It turns out that erotic thoughts will boost NO, with predictable results. Then an enzyme works to counter the NO, and in some men, especially older men, the counterer goes too far. Result: Problems.


 
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