DISPENSARY CORNER 22 Sep 15
September 22, 2015
A British man caused quite
a stir last month when he was
admitted to hospital after taking
35 Viagra pills in an hour.
According to the UK Sun
newspaper, Daniel Medforth
was dared by a mate to take the
tablets and did so “for a laugh”.
After he took the Viagra
Medforth began to fell unwell
and told his wife, who called an
ambulance.
“I ended up feeling sick, dizzy
and hallucinating, everything I
saw was green,” he said.
“The paramedics were very
professional but you could see
they were trying not to laugh. The
doctors and nurses told me off,”
Medforth said.
He ended up with periodic
erections over the next five days
which “would not go away”.
“Every time I brushed against
something...it sprang into life and
it was no use to me,” he added.
Doctors may soon be
prescribing a dose of Tai Chi,
after a study published in the
British Journal of Sports Medicine
found the ancient Chinese art
helped with the pain and stiffness
associated with arthritis.
The researchers from the
University of British Columbia
in Vancouver, Canada reviewed
several dozen studies looking
at the health benefits of Tai
Chi, confirming it had also been
helpful in improving the quality of
life for patients suffering chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease.
“Tai Chi can improve some
physical performance outcomes
in four chronic conditions (cancer,
osteoarthritis, heart failure and
COPD) but not at the expense
of worsening pain or dyspnoea,”
according to lead author Dr
Yi-Wen Chen, who suggested in
the future it may be possible to
consider prescribing the exercise.
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