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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is looking into 42 reports of blindness among men who have used the impotence drugs Viagra and Cialis. Officials say they have no evidence yet that the drugs are to blame.  The type of blindness reported was detailed by University of Minnesota researchers and published in a medical journal back in March. 

 host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Dr. Howard Pomeranz, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is looking into 42 reports of blindness among men who have used the impotence drugs Viagra and Cialis. Officials say they have no evidence yet that the drugs are to blame.  The type of blindness reported was detailed by University of Minnesota researchers and published in a medical journal back in March. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Dr. Howard Pomeranz, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.


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