<p>No, there's no cause for alarm over the FDA-approved Cialis or Viagra. But some illegal anti-impotence drugs in Singapore contaminated with the diabetes drug glyburide <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090211/hl_nm/us_sex_sugar;_ylt=ApZ5EeT64wIE0dShSFR2lm3VJRIF" title="">have caused</a> dangerously low blood sugar levels in a reported 150 people—and led to the deaths of four men. "Power 1 Walnut" and "Santi Bovine Penis Erecting Capsule" are the names of two of the offending drugs—or, rather, herbal supplements promoted for sexual enhancement. A counterfeit version of Cialis was also found by authorities. Canada had already issued a <a href="http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_fpa-ape_2008/2008_06-eng.php" title="">Foreign Product Alert</a> against the "Santi Bovine" last year, but that obviously did no good for people in Singapore.  A summary of the recent findings was <a href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/360/7/734" title="">reported in the <em>Journal of New England Medicine</em></a>. Whether it includes the <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/149497_cialis22.html" title="">risk of 36-hour erections</a> remains to be seen. Related Content: Discoblog: <a href="/health/aphrodisiac-squared-viagra-powered-oysters" title="">Aphrodisiac Squared: Viagra-Powered Oysters</a> DISCOVER: <a href="/health/are-you-getting-worse-or-did-it-stop-working" title="">Are You Getting Worse, or Did It Stop Working?</a> 80beats: <a href="/health/viagra-helps-women-combat-the-sexual-side-effects-of-antidepressants" title="">Viagra Helps Women Combat the Sexual Side Effects of Antidepressants</a></p><div class="vert-display-toggle collapsible relative flex flex-col items-center "><div class="vert-unit mt-4 mb-3 top-20"><div ad-type="mobile-desktop" class="ad-wrapper vert min-h-boombox flex items-start justify-center" data-ad-mapping="inline" data-ad-slot="Discover/inline-ad" id="div-inline-ad-0"></div></div><span aria-label="Advertisement" class="text-ad mt-1 text-[11px] uppercase">Advertisement</span></div><p><em>Image: Flickr / </em><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/95268887@N00/294948597/" title="">Ozchin</a></p>

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No, there's no cause for alarm over the FDA-approved Cialis or Viagra. But some illegal anti-impotence drugs in Singapore contaminated with the diabetes drug glyburide have caused dangerously low blood sugar levels in a reported 150 people—and led to the deaths of four men. "Power 1 Walnut" and "Santi Bovine Penis Erecting Capsule" are the names of two of the offending drugs—or, rather, herbal supplements promoted for sexual enhancement. A counterfeit version of Cialis was also found by authorities. Canada had already issued a Foreign Product Alert against the "Santi Bovine" last year, but that obviously did no good for people in Singapore.  A summary of the recent findings was reported in the Journal of New England Medicine. Whether it includes the risk of 36-hour erections remains to be seen. Related Content: Discoblog: Aphrodisiac Squared: Viagra-Powered Oysters DISCOVER: Are You Getting Worse, or Did It Stop Working? 80beats: Viagra Helps Women Combat the Sexual Side Effects of Antidepressants Image: Flickr / Ozchin

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