Mtnman1830
07-24-2007, 01:30 PM
Climbers turn to erectile drugs for oxygen
By ERNEST SCHEYDER, Columbia News Service
Friday, March 16, 2007
At 20,000 feet, life and death revolve mainly around one thing: oxygen, or the lack thereof.
In a twist of medical fate, erectile dysfunction drugs, the same prescription concoction that helps millions of men maintain erections and keeps their bedfellows happy, may also help high-altitude climbers
By ERNEST SCHEYDER, Columbia News Service
Friday, March 16, 2007
At 20,000 feet, life and death revolve mainly around one thing: oxygen, or the lack thereof.
In a twist of medical fate, erectile dysfunction drugs, the same prescription concoction that helps millions of men maintain erections and keeps their bedfellows happy, may also help high-altitude climbers