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Viagra users are 25% less likely to suffer early death
The little blue pill is good for more than just one body part.
Viagra lowers the risk of heart disease in men by up to 39 percent, according to a new study. And men who take the drug also appear less likely to suffer an early death from any cause.
Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) looked at 70,000 adult men with an average age of 52, all of whom had an erectile dysfunction diagnosis at some point in their life.
Experts believe the drug increases blood flow into the heart’s arteries and improves oxygen flow throughout the body. For this reason, previous research has also linked the use of Viagra to a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s, which can be caused by a lack of blood flow to the brain.
Using ED drugs such as Viagra can significantly reduce a person’s likelihood of suffering severe heart conditions and dying an early death, a new study suggests (file photo)
While the results of this study are promising, physicians do not recommend taking the drug off-label and it has only been approved for treating ED.
The medication works by relaxing muscles in a man’s penis, which allows the flow of more blood to it. It also thins the blood, making it flow easier in the body.
When aroused, the increase in blood flow allows for the man to have a stronger erection.
Elderly men are more likely to suffer high blood pressure and other issues that thicken the blood and reduce its flow around the body.
In turn, they will often suffer from ED because of these conditions.
The latest study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, gathered data from over 70,000 men diagnosed with ED from 2006 to 2020.
Using medical records, they determined which had taken ED drugs – and any subsequent heart problems they may have suffered during the follow-up period.
Among the population, 23,816 used the drugs to help in the bedroom, while 48,682 others did not.
They found that those who used these medications were less likely to suffer heart issues after adjusting for factors such as race, height and weight.
Overall, deaths from heart conditions steeply dropped by almost 40 percent.
Users of ED drugs were also 17 percent less likely to suffer heart failure – when the heart does not pump as well as it should.
Users were 15 percent likely to require a coronary revascularization procedure – used to clear blockages in the heart’s arteries – down the line.
There was also a 22 percent decreased likelihood of developing unstable angina, when plaque in the coronary artery denies oxygen and blood to the heart.
Each of these conditions can be deadly if left untreated and significantly increase the likelihood of a person suffering a fatal heart attack.
Men who used ED drugs also lived longer on average, with their risk of early death dropping by a quarter over the study period.
‘[Use of the drugs] was associated with lower incidence of [heart complications], cardiovascular death, and overall mortality risk compared to non-exposure,’ researchers wrote.
While researchers did not investigate why the medications were linked to better heart health, they cite previous research in their speculations.
This found that use of the drugs lowers a person’s blood pressure, which helps flow throughout the body and decreases the risk of clotting and other blockages that cause severe heart problems.
This is because the drug thins the blood in order to help it flow to the penis, leading to stronger erections.
It also improves flow through the brachial artery, a major blood vessel that supplies blood to the upper arm, elbow and hand.
Studies on mice cited by the researchers found that those exposed to the drugs suffered less severe heart attacks.
Increase in blood flow can be good for the brain too. A 2014 study found men who used the drugs suffered a decreased risk of developing dementia.
A Danish study in 2018 found that 52 percent of men will suffer from ED at some point, with the risk increasing with age.
It is estimated that more than 10million American men, and 40million men worldwide, suffer from the condition now.
Many men will use drugs like Viagra or Cialis to handle these problems.
While data is flimsy, there are anecdotal reports of younger men in their 20s even turning to the drugs to deal with performance anxiety and other issues in the bedroom.
Viagra users are 25% less likely to suffer early death
The little blue pill is good for more than just one body part.
Viagra lowers the risk of heart disease in men by up to 39 percent, according to a new study. And men who take the drug also appear less likely to suffer an early death from any cause.
Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) looked at 70,000 adult men with an average age of 52, all of whom had an erectile dysfunction diagnosis at some point in their life.
Experts believe the drug increases blood flow into the heart’s arteries and improves oxygen flow throughout the body. For this reason, previous research has also linked the use of Viagra to a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s, which can be caused by a lack of blood flow to the brain.
Using ED drugs such as Viagra can significantly reduce a person’s likelihood of suffering severe heart conditions and dying an early death, a new study suggests (file photo)
While the results of this study are promising, physicians do not recommend taking the drug off-label and it has only been approved for treating ED.
The medication works by relaxing muscles in a man’s penis, which allows the flow of more blood to it. It also thins the blood, making it flow easier in the body.
When aroused, the increase in blood flow allows for the man to have a stronger erection.
Elderly men are more likely to suffer high blood pressure and other issues that thicken the blood and reduce its flow around the body.
In turn, they will often suffer from ED because of these conditions.
The latest study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, gathered data from over 70,000 men diagnosed with ED from 2006 to 2020.
Using medical records, they determined which had taken ED drugs – and any subsequent heart problems they may have suffered during the follow-up period.
Among the population, 23,816 used the drugs to help in the bedroom, while 48,682 others did not.
They found that those who used these medications were less likely to suffer heart issues after adjusting for factors such as race, height and weight.
Overall, deaths from heart conditions steeply dropped by almost 40 percent.
Users of ED drugs were also 17 percent less likely to suffer heart failure – when the heart does not pump as well as it should.
Users were 15 percent likely to require a coronary revascularization procedure – used to clear blockages in the heart’s arteries – down the line.
There was also a 22 percent decreased likelihood of developing unstable angina, when plaque in the coronary artery denies oxygen and blood to the heart.
Each of these conditions can be deadly if left untreated and significantly increase the likelihood of a person suffering a fatal heart attack.
Men who used ED drugs also lived longer on average, with their risk of early death dropping by a quarter over the study period.
‘[Use of the drugs] was associated with lower incidence of [heart complications], cardiovascular death, and overall mortality risk compared to non-exposure,’ researchers wrote.
While researchers did not investigate why the medications were linked to better heart health, they cite previous research in their speculations.
This found that use of the drugs lowers a person’s blood pressure, which helps flow throughout the body and decreases the risk of clotting and other blockages that cause severe heart problems.
This is because the drug thins the blood in order to help it flow to the penis, leading to stronger erections.
It also improves flow through the brachial artery, a major blood vessel that supplies blood to the upper arm, elbow and hand.
Studies on mice cited by the researchers found that those exposed to the drugs suffered less severe heart attacks.
Increase in blood flow can be good for the brain too. A 2014 study found men who used the drugs suffered a decreased risk of developing dementia.
A Danish study in 2018 found that 52 percent of men will suffer from ED at some point, with the risk increasing with age.
It is estimated that more than 10million American men, and 40million men worldwide, suffer from the condition now.
Many men will use drugs like Viagra or Cialis to handle these problems.
While data is flimsy, there are anecdotal reports of younger men in their 20s even turning to the drugs to deal with performance anxiety and other issues in the bedroom.
Women living in states with abortion bans suffer greater economic insecurity
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Women living in states that restrict or ban abortion face greater economic insecurity than those living in states where they have access, new research finds.
Since the nearly seven months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, half of all states – 26 in total – have implemented new abortion restrictions or all-out bans.
In nearly all 26 states, there are lower minimum wages, unionization levels, access to Medicaid and unemployment benefits, as well as higher rates of incarceration than states with more lenient abortion policies, according to new research by the Economic Policy Institute.
“These economic policies all compound on each other. And you add to that an abortion ban, it just compounds this financial stress, this economic insecurity,” said Asha Banerjee, an economic analyst with the institute and the author of the report.
Last year, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a similar argument to the Financial Oversight Council.
“I believe that eliminating the right of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades,” Yellen told lawmakers in May.
The lack of abortion access has the greatest economic impact on women of color, especially those already in dire financial conditions, according to Banerjee.
“In many of these states, especially the states which have banned abortion, many of the women who are facing economic challenges already are also women of color,” she said.
Raising the minimum wage is a powerful tool that has been known to have significant impact on closing racial income gaps. But nearly two-thirds of abortion restrictive states have a $7.25 minimum wage, the lowest legal hourly wage for most workers in the United States.
The average minimum wage across the 26 states is $8.17, lower than the average $11.92 for states with no restrictions. (Many of those states also have a higher cost of living, however.)
“If the person denied an abortion is also working a minimum wage job, the negative economic effect is compounded,” the report states.
Many of those low-wage jobs also do not offer benefits like health care, which is why access to Medicaid is critical.
“Medicaid is a lifeline for low-income families and low-income women when jobs might not offer adequate healthcare. Medicaid in the immediate postpartum period is especially important,” said Banerjee.
Just 12 states have not expanded Medicaid benefits since the 2010 Obamacare law, and all of them have restrictive abortion policies.
However, some states with total abortion bans, with few exceptions, have expanded Medicaid, including Missouri. And in five other abortion restrictive states (Idaho, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota later this year) residents voted to expand the benefit.
Access to unemployment insurance is another key indicator of a state’s commitment to economic support for residents. Forty-two percent of residents have access to unemployment benefits in states that have abortion protections. Compare that to 30% in states with abortion restrictions.
Even if unemployment is accessible, the amount differs from state to state. For example, in Mississippi, a state with a total abortion ban with limited exceptions, weekly unemployment checks average $217. Meanwhile in Massachusetts, which has a more protective 24-week abortion ban – checks average $556 weekly.
“When you have unemployment insurance it helps create financial stability. These states which have abortion bans also have really terrible unemployment insurance systems with really low benefits which do not help one support oneself,” said Banerjee.
Although women make up a smaller percentage of those incarcerated than men, it is the economic category with the greatest difference between abortion protected and abortion-restricted states. The rate of incarceration in states with restrictive or total bans on abortion is more than one and a half times higher than the rate of incarceration for states with abortion protections.
“It’s very much a racial justice issue because Black and Hispanic women are very disproportionately incarcerated. And that has huge economic impacts on future earnings and the ability to get a job,” said Banerjee.
In some states with abortion restrictions and higher rates of incarceration – legislation has suggested also criminalizing women, doctors or anyone aiding a woman in seeking an abortion.
“The incarceration argument is especially important because in these states where abortion bans have come into play, there’s a huge criminalization aspect,” said Banerjee.
Tesla shares suffer New Year’s hangover on demand worries, delivery issues
Jan 3 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shares kicked off 2023 with a thud, plunging more than 12% on Tuesday on growing worries about weakening demand and logistical problems that have hampered deliveries for the world’s most valuable automaker.
Once worth more than $1 trillion, Tesla lost more than 65% in market value in a tumultuous 2022 that saw it increasingly challenged by other automakers and face production issues stemming from COVID lockdowns in China.
Tuesday’s slide knocked off nearly $50 billion in market value, roughly equal to the valuation of rival Ford Motor Co (F.N), which last year sold three times as many cars as Tesla.
The sell-off came after Tesla missed market expectations for fourth-quarter deliveries despite shipping a record number of vehicles.
“Tesla, as it has grown is now entering a phase of still solid but slower growth,” Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein said. Being a major auto producer, it “is likely to feel more of an impact from an economic slowdown”, he added.
Several Wall Street analysts said they expected more pressure on the stock in the coming months from increasing competition and weaker global demand.
Global automakers have in the past few months battled a demand downturn in China, the world’s top auto market where the spread of COVID-19 has hit economic growth and consumer spending. Tesla is offering hefty discounts there and a subsidy for insurance costs.
At least four brokerages cut their price targets and earnings estimates on Tuesday, pointing to the deliveries miss and Tesla’s decision to offer more incentives to boost demand in China and the United States, the two largest global auto markets.
The company’s stock was the worst performer on the benchmark S&P 500 index (.SPX) on Tuesday as it fell as low as $104.64 a share – the lowest since August 2020. More than 220 million shares exchanged hands during regular trading hours.
The electric-vehicle maker’s performance in 2022 was among the worst on the S&P 500 index.
“You have so many things working against the stock. One obviously is Musk’s involvement in Twitter,” said Dennis Dick, market structure analyst and trader at Triple D Trading.
Tesla’s market value has declined by about $370 billion since Chief Executive Elon Musk closed the deal to buy social media firm Twitter.
Some of that drop has come from his share sale to fund the $44 billion deal, while the stock also declined due to worries among investors that Musk has been distracted by the social media company.
At a value of about $341 billion, Tesla is still the world’s most valuable automaker, even though its production is a fraction of rivals such as Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T).
Tesla delivered 405,278 vehicles in the fourth quarter, short of analysts’ estimates of 431,117. For all of 2022, its deliveries rose by 40%, missing Musk’s 50% annual target.
The result “came at the cost of higher incentives, suggesting lower pricing and margin,” brokerage J.P.Morgan said in a note, lowering its price target by $25 to $125.
The median price target of 41 analysts on the stock was $250, more than double the current price, according to Refinitiv data. The lowest price is $85, from Roth Capital Partners.
The shortfall highlighted the logistics hurdles facing the company which is known for its end-of-quarter delivery rush. The gap between production and deliveries has widened to 34,000 vehicles as more cars got stuck in transit.
The automaker plans to run a reduced production schedule in January at its Shanghai plant, extending the lowered output it began in December into 2023, Reuters reported.
Meanwhile, California-based electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN.O) narrowly missed its 25,000-unit production target for 2022.
Reporting by Aditya Soni, Eva Mathews and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Amruta Khandekar; Editing by Tomasz Janowski, Shounak Dasgupta and Arun Koyyur
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One-in-ten cigarette smokers in their 40s suffer cognitive decline
Smoking cigarettes can cause a person to suffer cognitive decline in their 40s, a study finds.
A study of 136,018 participants over the age of 45 by a team at Ohio State University (OSU) found that 10 percent of smokers middle-aged or older suffered from memory loss and confusion. Overall, smokers were twice as likely to experience brain problems than their peers.
Kicking the bad habit can stop the decline. Former smokers who stopped smoking more than ten years ago were at a 50 percent increased risk of brain issues – half that of current smokers.
Cognitive issues are rare in people in their middle-ages, as the brain does not start losing function until after age 65 in most cases. Smoking has been linked to many significant health issues later in life, though, such as Alzheimer’s and cancer among others. Women are also more likely to suffer cognitive decline than men.
Researchers found that smoking can caused people to suffer cognitive decline as early as 45 years old (file photo)
Smoking has long been linked to an increased risk of developing cognitive conditions like Alzheimer’s, but presentation of these issues in middle-aged people is rare.
For their research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers surveyed the sample of nearly 140,000 on their smoking habits, and whether they feel they have suffered memory loss during that period.
They found that eight percent of people who had never smoked in their lives experienced cognitive decline.
Meanwhile, 16 percent of current smokers reported suffering from brain issues and memory loss.
Many of these smokers were of an age considered to be too young to deal with these problems.
Just under 10 percent of participants aged 45 to 49 reported brain issues when surveyed – with researchers noting that these were almost all among smokers.
The rate of cognitive issues reported was similar among survey participants in their fifties.
Differences in cognitive decline between smokers and non-smokers had largely diminished in older age, though, as at that point many people develop conditions like Alzheimer’s and dementia for a variety of reasons.
‘The association we saw was most significant in the 45-59 age group, suggesting that quitting at that stage of life may have a benefit for cognitive health,’ Dr Jeffrey Wing, senior author of the study and epidemiology professor at OSU.
Quitting smoking can undo some of the damage, though. Around 12 percent of survey participants that had quit more than a decade ago reported cognitive issues.
This is still a 50 percent increase from the baseline group of non-smokers, a significant decrease compare to non-smokers.
People who had quit within the last ten years had a 13 percent risk of developing the condition, slightly higher than the long-time quitters.
‘These findings could imply that the time since smoking cessation does matter, and may be linked to cognitive outcomes,’ Jenna Rajczyk, a doctoral student at OSU who led the research, said.
‘This is a simple assessment that could be easily done routinely, and at younger ages than we typically start to see cognitive declines that rise to the level of a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia,’ she continued.
‘It’s not an intensive battery of questions. It’s more a personal reflection of your cognitive status to determine if you’re feeling like you’re not as sharp as you once were.’
The study only took self-reported examples of cognitive issues, and did not gather any data on clinical Alzheimer’s or dementia diagnosis.
Signs of the devastating condition often start to emerge decades before the patient is in a position to receive a diagnosis, and it is rare for a middle-aged person to be told by a doctor they have the condition.
Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of dementia in the US. It affects around 6.5million Americans aged 65 and older.
The number of Americans suffering the condition is expected to double over the next 20 years, as longer life-spans will lead to more cases over time.
There is no known cure for the condition, and treatments available to slow down the progression of the disease are sparse.