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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Motor money

It’s a conspiracy.

The government wants to introduce toll roads across the UK.

Drivers would be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis, with black boxes in their cars working out how far they drive on toll roads. (Source: BBC News)

Douglas Alexander, the Transport Secretary, outlined in a leaked letter that…

It would also help to pave the way for a national road-pricing scheme in the medium to long term… We are considering pilots on the trunk road network as an important stage towards national road-pricing. (Source: BBC News)

During his time as Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling had detailed how under the scheme…

The maximum price would be £1.34 a mile on busy motorways like the M25 at peak times. (Source: BBC News)

This could force us off the motorways and onto roads that are way too small for heavy traffic flow in an effort to avoid the toll. So, to force us back onto the toll-charging motorways,

SPEED limits across the country are to be changed, with the 60mph ceiling on rural roads cut in many areas in an attempt to save lives.

The Government has asked local authorities to reconsider limits on all roads, with the introduction of more 20 mph limits in urban areas currently covered by a limit of 30 mph. (Source: The Times)

And, as the Daily Mail (spit) explains,

The changes also mean that 60 mph limits on country roads - where 63 per cent of deaths occur - could be brought down to as low as 30 or 40mph. (Source: Daily Mail)

Admittedly some will increase a little where they are unrealistically low and hence likely to lead to ‘disrespect for the speed limit’. So, they’ll be increased where people are likely to take no notice anyway. Kind of like sweeping the problem under the carpet.

So, if you want to get anywhere, on a properly maintained road where limits are enforced for the purpose of your own personal safety, not simply ignored because they are too expensive the underfunded local police force to control, you’ll have to pay for the honour of driving on a motorway.

And on a motorway, of course, you’ll be driving faster, which uses more petrol, which is another way in which you’ll be paying more tax.

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