To spice up the sex lives of the commoners, the mayor had been distributing Viagra to groups of elderly men and their partners

Icos will go down as a “winner” because of Cialis, Gray said, but not as big as it could have been.

For the large majority of men, PDE-5 inhibitor use is conducted in a stable, committed partner relationship. Under such circumstances, the risk of HIV infection is relatively small. Clinicians and educators did emphasize, however, the importance of safe sex practices for those engaging in risky sexual relations.

Bayer plans to close its West Haven, Conn., location and a research site in Richmond, Calif. About 600 jobs will be eliminated, mainly from those two sites, and another 200 will be cut in other lo cations at a cost of about $350 million.

However the country’s patent review board, the State Intellectual Property Office, revoked the license in July 2004 following complaints by 12 Chinese pharmaceutical companies.