http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ViagraFind stories, videos, and photos about Viagra from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:07:13 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Viagra14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Viagra from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/03/swine.flu.drugs.warning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/03/swine.flu.drugs.warning/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of Internet scammers offering fake anti-swine flu drug Tamiflu has surpassed those selling counterfeit Viagra, a UK body said Friday.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/06/01/Tf.Unemployed.Boyfriend.Now.What/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/06/01/Tf.Unemployed.Boyfriend.Now.What/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe economic crisis continues unabated: the stock market is at its lowest in twelve years, unemployment is at its highest in decades, and nobody knows how bad it's going to get. Your 401K might be tanking, but canned food will always be valuable. And so will the shoulders of those you love and who love you back, even if, at this moment, some shoulders have to bear a greater weight than others.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/05/ep.secrets.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/05/ep.secrets.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTextDo you remember the scene in the movie "Something's Gotta Give" where Jack Nicholson's character lies about Viagra to a doctor in the emergency room?Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/technology/fake_drugs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/20/technology/fake_drugs.fortune/index.htmAs consumers everywhere look to scale back their discretionary spending, many people are cutting corners in what could turn out to be the worst possible place - their drugs - and falling prey to a dangerous new breed of pharmaceutical counterfeiters. Thanks to a spiraling economy and the loss of health insurance that typically accompanies job loss (not to mention huge profits for perpetrators) the global market for knock-off drugs is expected to reach a staggering $75 billion next year, according to a recent report by The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. The World Health Organization estimates that 10% of the global pharmaceutical supply is counterfeit, and the number is accelerating, especially in developing nations.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/13/counterfeit.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/13/counterfeit.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextA slim, easy-to-use device that checks the authenticity of medicines would be available in every pharmacy if Facundo Fernandez had his way.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/12/10/viagra.ten.years/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/12/10/viagra.ten.years/index.html#cnnSTCTextBefore middle-aged men started singing "Viva Viagra" in TV ads, before former Sen. Bob Dole appeared in its commercials in the '90s, before the blue pill with a funny name entered the public lexicon, impotence was hush-hush.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:41:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20241105,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20241105,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe engaged British singer says gestures like giving flowers are "cheesy" but effective Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/04/magazines/fortune/colvin_brains.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/04/magazines/fortune/colvin_brains.fortune/index.htmI have long held that brainpower trumps all economically - that intellectual capital is the most reliable way to wealth, for a person or a company. But sometimes even brilliance can't outperform the brute force of giant economic trends, and that has been a major theme of the past several years - much to my surprise.Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/24/ep.women.sexual.dysfunction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/24/ep.women.sexual.dysfunction/index.html#cnnSTCTextSexually dysfunctional women in the United States are, well, mostly out of luck.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825519,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825519,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViagra's effect in women has been disappointing, but a new small study finds those on antidepressants may benefit from taking the little blue pillsTue, 22 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820026,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820026,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWatermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of a compound that helps relax the body's blood vessels, similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra, said scientists in TexasThu, 03 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1733809,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1733809,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFederal regulators have warned Pfizer Inc. for not mentioning the risks of Viagra in an advertisement featuring country musicians singing the praises of its popular impotency pillMon, 21 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183623,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183623,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnPlus: The governor's fall from grace makes for good material for talk-show hostsWed, 12 Mar 2008 21:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/12/healthmag.no.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/12/healthmag.no.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTextNot getting any? You're not alone: Women today have less time for sex than their 1950s counterparts. And it's estimated that 40 million Americans have what experts call a sexless marriage (having sex less than 10 times a year).Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:59:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/19/news/companies/ED_Drugs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/19/news/companies/ED_Drugs/index.htmMen taking any of the three erectile dysfunction drugs - Viagra, Levitra or Cialis - or the blood pressure medication Revatio may be at increased risk for sudden hearing loss, prompting Food and Drug Administration officials to require label changes by the manufacturer.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/18/hearing.loss/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/18/hearing.loss/index.html#cnnSTCTextMen taking any of three erectile dysfunction drugs -- Viagra, Levitra or Cialis -- may be at increased risk for sudden hearing loss, prompting Food and Drug Administration officials to require label changes for the medications.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/23/viagra.love.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/23/viagra.love.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextImpotence drugs such as Viagra may do more than help men physically have sex -- they may also boost levels of a hormone linked with feelings of love, U.S. researchers reported Thursday.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/20/news/companies/drug_launch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/20/news/companies/drug_launch/index.htmThe successful launch of a blockbuster drug depends heavily on Big Pharma's ability to custom-tailor its sales pitch country-by-country, a difficult task in which few drugmakers excel, according to a study from research firm IMS Health.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/20/sarkozy.offenders.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/20/sarkozy.offenders.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday pledged tougher treatment for sex offenders following a scandal over a convicted pedophile suspected of raping a 5-year-old boy shortly after his release from prison.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/19/france.pedophile.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/19/france.pedophile.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextA French paedophile accused of raping a five-year-old boy just over a month after he was released from jail was taking the impotence drug Viagra that he says was prescribed by a prison doctor, his lawyer said on Sunday.Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/news/companies/vivus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/news/companies/vivus/index.htmVivus, Inc., a company specializing in drugs for sexual dysfunction and obesity, is proving that there is life after Viagra.Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117059/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117059/index.htmE-mail, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing! But it wasn't always so. A lifetime ago, I signed up for CompuServe and received my first exposure to electronic messaging. My reaction: Cool. Now I don't have to call people and leave voice-mail. Zapping information back and forth at the speed of light will be a big productivity boost.Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387112/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387112/index.htmTucked in an alley off Manhattan's financial district is a darkened storefront dotted with eight futuristic-looking white pods. Reclining in the capsules are two Wall Streeters who've ducked in for... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/12/01/8395001/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/12/01/8395001/index.htmMany years have become synonymous with revolution: 1776. 1848. 1917. 1989. Is 2007 about to join the list? No, we're not talking about the violent upheavals of the past, but instead surprising inno... Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396729/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396729/index.htmMaking blockbuster drugs may be highly profitable - but it's never been efficient.Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/biz2/revolutions/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/biz2/revolutions/index.htmlBusiness 2.0's Chris Taylor highlights the most significant innovations, events and launches that are planned for the New Year.Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmImagine this: a worldwide network of radio-tagged pharmaceuticals, weeding out the multi-billion dollar counterfeit drug market with a universal security system.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370612/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370612/index.htmWill Internet prescription services ever be legit?Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/26/news/companies/RFID/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/26/news/companies/RFID/index.htmBig Brother is watching your Viagra. And your OxyContin. And, within five years, maybe the rest of your medicine cabinet, too.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/20/news/companies/cialis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/20/news/companies/cialis/index.htmSales for Lilly's anti-impotence drug grew dramatically in 2005, but Cialis' future and that of competing sexual dysfunction drugs remains uncertain.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/05/news/companies/sexdysfunction/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/05/news/companies/sexdysfunction/index.htmThe glory days of sexual dysfunction drugs may have come and goneThu, 05 Jan 2006 14:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/25/news/fortune500/viagra/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/25/news/fortune500/viagra/index.htmScientists from Johns Hopkins University have discovered that Viagra, Pfizer's treatment for erectile dysfunction, could also be used to reduce stress that can lead to heart attacks.Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/10/19/25.years.advances/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/10/19/25.years.advances/index.htmlSome of the biggest medical discoveries have come in the last 25 years -- everything from Viagra to laser vision correction.Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/18/pf/sivy_bargains_0509/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/18/pf/sivy_bargains_0509/index.htmAfter watching the stock market go mostly sideways for more than a year, you may be wishing that you could just doze off and have someone wake you when things get interesting again.Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/11/news/midcaps/alprox/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/11/news/midcaps/alprox/index.htmSince Pfizer launched Viagra back in 1999, patients have gotten used to the idea of popping pills to make impotence go away. But what would they think of a skin cream that treats erectile dysfunction?Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/27/news/fortune500/metoo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/27/news/fortune500/metoo/index.htmSome scientists look down their noses at me-too drugs, but they can't help but notice the smell of money.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/24/house.viagra/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/24/house.viagra/index.htmlThe House voted overwhelmingly Friday to ban Medicare and Medicaid from paying for erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra.Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/17/technology/onlinedrugs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/17/technology/onlinedrugs/index.htmPssst! Want some Viagra? How about Xanax? Prozac?Fri, 17 Jun 2005 15:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/06/news/fortune500/revatio/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/06/news/fortune500/revatio/index.htmThe Food and Drug Administration approved Revatio, a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension that uses the same active ingredient as Viagra, said Pfizer Inc. on Monday.Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/05/29/viagra.gupta/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/05/29/viagra.gupta/index.htmlU.S. health officials are investigating reports that some men who use Viagra and other impotence drugs are getting a rare form of blindness.Mon, 30 May 2005 03:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/27/news/fortune500/viagra/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/27/news/fortune500/viagra/index.htmPfizer is in talks with the Food and Drug Administration to update the label on Viagra, its blockbuster treatment for sexual dysfunction, to reflect cases of vision loss in a small number of patients, the company said Friday.Fri, 27 May 2005 13:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/23/offenders.viagra/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/23/offenders.viagra/index.htmlNew York's comptroller urged the nation's top health official Sunday to ban high-risk sex offenders and convicted rapists from receiving Viagra paid for by Medicaid.Mon, 23 May 2005 05:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/02/8258501/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/02/8258501/index.htmEvery business has its secrets. And if you ask anyone in Big Pharma, the most closely guarded information isn't found among the lab's beakers and Bunsen burners but in the backrooms of doctors' off...Mon, 02 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/04/01/8256027/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/04/01/8256027/index.htmHeaded in for a physical this month? Chances are your doctor will be in a better mood. Less happy, though, will be as many as 11,000 of Pfizer's global sales reps who could be laid off by year's en...Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/14/viagra.falls/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/14/viagra.falls/index.htmlIn 1999, when Elizabeth Dole launched her improbable campaign for president, political satirist Mark Russell used a reference to former Sen. Bob Dole's work as a TV pitchman for a new sexual performance prescription drug to explain what made Elizabeth run.Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/01/news/fortune500/viagra/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/01/news/fortune500/viagra/index.htmMedicare beneficiaries will be able to receive drugs treating erectile disfunction, including Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, as part of their coverage next year, so long as their prescriptions are deemed necessary on a case-by-case basis, according to a Medicare spokesman.Tue, 01 Feb 2005 16:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/12/27/8217957/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/12/27/8217957/index.htmWE ARE MEDICATION NATION. WE ♥ DRUGS. WE'RE THE land of the free--but please, not chemical-free. Mon, 27 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/12/27/8217960/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/12/27/8217960/index.htmON THE PAIN SCALE, WATCHing bad comedy probably falls somewhere between dental surgery and having dinner with Anna Nicole Smith. It's pain that John Hakel, vice president of government relations fo...Mon, 27 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/13/turing.test/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/13/turing.test/index.htmlSounds like something out of "The Twilight Zone," doesn't it?Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186665/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186665/index.htmIn the world of technology, if you're too early or too late, you're toast. Investors look for that inflection point just before a technology begins to dominate. It's the moment when a piece of hard...Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/17/369582/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/17/369582/index.htmHalf Moon Bay, Calif. Founded 1999 Mon, 17 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/14/news/fortune500/viagra_free/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/14/news/fortune500/viagra_free/index.htmIn an effort to hold its market share in the increasingly competitive erectile dysfunction (ED) market, Pfizer is now offering a free Viagra prescription after users buy the first six.Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/07/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/07/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmThe Bull is back. I know this for certain. My spam tells me so.Wed, 07 Apr 2004 16:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/10/pf/aphrodisiac_pizza/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/10/pf/aphrodisiac_pizza/index.htmOver the centuries, people have searched for foods to put them in the mood. Edibles as varied as artichokes, oysters, even sparrow brains have, at one time or another, been considered aphrodisiacs.Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/01/26/358858/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/01/26/358858/index.htmYou, the guest in room 201, thanks for letting me hijack your computer to spew Viagra ads over the Net. Mon, 26 Jan 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/22/356103/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/22/356103/index.htmScience geeks may debate the exact beginning of the New Millennium. Was it Jan. 1, 2000, or a year later, in 2001? Drug company investors, though, have no doubt when the new era commenced. On the f...Mon, 22 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355095/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355095/index.htmSomewhere in the inner circle of hell where virus writers and spammers maintain their offices, a young entrepreneur is crafting a marketing campaign for pills that will shrink your penis and enlarg...Mon, 08 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352829/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352829/index.htmAmber Low spent more than six years struggling to get pregnant, trying fertility drugs and surgery. In a desperate build-it-and-they-will-come hope, she and her husband, David, even constructed a h...Mon, 10 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/11/01/358298/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/11/01/358298/index.htmAmber Low spent more than six years struggling to get pregnant, trying fertility drugs and surgery. In a desperate build-it-and-they-will-come hope, she and her husband, David, even constructed a h...Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/09/01/348665/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/09/01/348665/index.htmWho wouldn't want an anti-impotence drug that lasts 24 hours? Samuel Isaly, manager of Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences fund, recently scooped up shares of Icos (ICOS), maker (with Eli Lilly) ...Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/06/09/343975/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/06/09/343975/index.htmIt's somewhat disconcerting that Nancy K. Bryan knows more about how men regard their penises than any woman--no, any person--I've ever met. She's sitting across from me, dressed in what looks like...Mon, 09 Jun 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/04/28/341720/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/04/28/341720/index.htmPurveyors of diet pills and "herbal Viagra" have a new enemy. The people who made Napster the scourge of the music industry have taken on spam. Software engineer Vipul Ved Prakash and Napster's co-...Mon, 28 Apr 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/04/14/340888/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/04/14/340888/index.htmTelevision is No. 1 on your list. Network news, reality shows, the ads--especially those for Viagra, Metamucil, and Ditech.com. William Wilson of Boston has this for Ditech: "I just refinanced my h...Mon, 14 Apr 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/12/01/333857/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/12/01/333857/index.htmHere are ten words you'll probably never hear an employee say--or utter yourself: "Boy, I really learned a lot from that performance review!" Sun, 01 Dec 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/11/25/332594/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/11/25/332594/index.htmYou get a prescription, you pop your pills, and in a few days you feel better. Sounds easy. But taking medicine is not as simple as it seems. And we'd do a much better job of treating what ails us ...Mon, 25 Nov 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331649/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331649/index.htmIn a darkened room on the 18th floor of a downtown San Francisco high-rise, Wilson Cheng scans his e-mail. "Cheapest Viagra Guaranteed." "Affordable Mortgages NOW!!!" "Toilet Cams JUQYZJIV." He get...Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2002/06/07/pf/mag_sivy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2002/06/07/pf/mag_sivy/index.htmThe collapse of tech stocks since March 2000 has been so devastating that lesser disasters aren't getting the attention they deserve. Pharmaceutical giants were premier growth stocks throughout most of the 1990s. And despite current problems, the group stands to profit mightily from long-term increases in the demand for health care as the population ages. Nonetheless, over the past 18 months or so, the share prices of big drug companies have dropped as much as 57 percent, and most analysts have turned bearish on the group.Fri, 07 Jun 2002 15:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/06/01/324584/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/06/01/324584/index.htmIn the realm of online marketing schemes, pay-for-performance search is a doozy. 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