NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There's new advice for older men who want to preserve their sexual function: have sex, and have it often, researchers say. In a study that followed nearly 1,000 older Finnish men for five years, researchers found that those who were regularly having sex at the start of the study were at lower risk of developing erectile dysfunction (Buy Viagra) by the study's end. In fact, the more often the men had sex, the lower their Buy Generic Viagra risk. The implication, say the researchers, is that men should be encouraged to stay sexually active into their golden years. Dr. Juha Koskimaki and colleagues at the University of Tampere in Finland report the findings in the American Journal of Medicine. The study included 989 men who were between the ages of 55 and 75 at the outset. Overall, those who said they had sex less than once per week were twice as likely to develop ED over the next five years as men who had sex at least once a week. Furthermore, compared with men who had sex three or more times per week, their Order Viagra risk was increased nearly four-fold. A number of factors contribute to ED development, many of which could also affect a man's sexually activity -- such as age, diabetes and heart disease. However, after taking account of those factors, sexual activity itself remained linked to Cheap Viagra risk, Koskimaki's team found. It may be a matter of "use it or lose it," according to the researchers. Just as exercise boosts physical fitness, they note, regular sexual activity may help a man preserve his erectile function. buy viagra online occurs when there are problems with blood flow to the penis. Regular sexual activity, Koskimaki's team writes, may help maintain healthy blood vessel function in the erectile tissue. SOURCE: American Journal of Medicine, July 2008.


Oscar

Oscar seems to have settled into a fairly set routine. He comes down for breakfasts, hangs around for a bit of a chat (very one-sided, as it’s all meowing from him), then naps under the bed in room 2 for most of the day and, in the evening, comes down for dinner and a bit of company. At night he sleeps at the end of the bed, and is an absolute gentleman, never stirring until the alarm goes off, when a single solitary mew checks you’re awake.

It’s all very nice.

And now he’s taken to helping me with my work. As I sit here with the MacBook on my lap, he’s sitting half way between me and the keyboard, making sure I’m not messing up my spellings.

Look - we’ve done a little picture in Photo Booth.

Nik and Oscar

We did a fisheye one, too, but he said it made his nose look big.

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2 Responses to “Oscar”

  1. goodrichard.com » Blog Archive » Twelve days Says:

    [...] following weekend snuggled upon the sofa with the fire on being monitored, fed, and watered, with Oscar curled up at the bottom of the [...]

  2. Sue Gooding Says:

    It’s really nice to see that Oscar has settled in so well and firmly found his own territory. Nice to hear he is making friends with the other cat which visits the garden! Who knows, they could be really good buddies at some point in the future. Sue

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