In November 2008, illegal Chinese-made sex pills made headlines when ten men in Singapore died rather gruesome deaths after taking them. For the two years following, Shanghai authorities have struggled to reign in the counterfeit Viagra market but have been held back by a bureaucratic loophole: vendors claim that the drugs are herbal in nature and thus a health supplement and not a drug (and so out of the FDA's reach.) Now, armed with new intellectual property rights legislation, a joint government force has begun a crackdown on these potentially fatal little blue pills. more ›

Last week we reported that those sexed-up Olympians could continue taking Viagra despite evidence of performance-boosting qualities on the field as well as in the sack. But the situation may be different if animal genitalia is involved: turns out the traditional Chinese injury remedy of deer's penis (usually taken soaked in alcohol) may contain banned substances. There's a lesson in there somewhere, we're sure of it. more ›

Turns out that the ever-miraculous Viagra can do more than help you get it on: recent findings show that the drug increases blood flow to the lungs, potentially enhancing performance on the field, as well as in the bedroom. But Olympian users of the famous little blue pill, or "Vitamin V" as it's known in the athletic world, shouldn't have to curb their habits just yet, since testing is probably still in too early a stage to ban the drug for 2008. more ›