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.

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Writing, writing, writing

It’s been a very busy few weeks around here, as has probably been obvious from the frequency of posts. Why? Because my little fingers have been typing as quickly as they can to complete this book before early April deadline.

Oscar seems to be appreciating it. I’m getting up at 05h30 and working by 6h, and he sits on my lap until his breakfast at 8h, then he pops out for a wander around the garden before coming back in briefly to say goodbye as I leave for work.

In the evening, it’s much the same, except that his dinner comes first, and then he sleeps it off on my lap until bedtime, me tap-tap-tapping above his head all evening. Sometimes he puts his chin on the desk and watches the cursor scooting across the screen, no doubt daydreaming of the girlfriend he seems to have wooed.

I saw them out in the garden the other morning, nose to nose like they were kissing. Then the wind blew their coats up like a big Dr Zhivago muffs and they got all fizzy and chased each other around the garden. If they’re not doing that they sit together in the middle of the cabbage patch watching the world go by.

He seems to have settled into his new home very well. He knows when I get back from work and sits there waiting for me to arrive, then comes in for the night and sleeps on the end of the bed.

That can be dangerous in itself. Last night he managed to hook a claw up my right nostril (don’t ask - nightmares, probably) and pulled it with a curl of my skin attached. From the inside. Swearing, bleeding and running to the bathroom for loo roll ensued as he settled himself into a ball on the end of the bed and went back to sleep.

Anyhow, that’s getting off the point, which was of course writing, writing, writing.

It’s coming on a lot quicker than I expected, and I’m pleased with the progress, but there’s another month of tappety tap to go, and nights with the cat on my knee. And that’s not all bad by any means.

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