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To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (6038)	3/21/1998 2:00:00 PM
From: east	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 23519

I just Emailed this to 20/20, and ABC...I think we all should send them an Email and demand correction... Email Address: abcnews.com <<Respectfully, I watched your 20/20 news about ED...I used to have a great respect for your show, I almost watch every Friday night your show... but by seeing the infomercial news by Pfizer on your report without any one on your show editing, auditing, etc. I doubt I will be watching your show any longer... I think it was demeaning for ABC, and 20/20 to air the Pfizer infomercial, without someone check, and editting them properly... For your information there has been a drug out there which revolutionized ED market from early 1997, it is called MUSE, by a company called VIVUS, INC. I think your report lacks integrity, by not mentioning this drug even one time, (although other small competitors to viagra mentioned)... I think 20/20 got abused by this pfizer infomercial, and if I don't hear a correction in the next show about existing drug (MUSE) currently in the market, and best seller ED thrapy for millions of impotent ment, I will no longer watch your show, and I encourage everyone not to watch this used to be great reporting media by allowing to be a forum for big pharmacuetical company as a infomercial... God Bless>>

To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (6038)	3/21/1998 2:03:00 PM
From: BigKNY3	Respond to of 23519

TA <<Big KNY 3, " TA << a guy with an earring in his left ear>> TA, please explain the relevance of your above comment >>". The relevance is that it describes the person I am referring to.It has no other relevance, Good investing, TA>> In my opinion, any man who goes on national television to discuss his erectile dysfunction is brave and helping to inform the public....regardless of what he is wearing. Good investing! BigKNY3

To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (6038)	3/21/1998 5:26:00 PM
From: east	Respond to of 23519

Pfizer fear of MUSE didn't allow it to mention MUSE in infomercial! or in the wsj article! <<This is from Pfizer thread: Why not looking eye to eye! Why pfizer never mentions even once MUSE (although mentions others) on its infomercials!...I think this is worth considering! <<Subject: Pfizer fearful? Date: Sat, Mar 21, 1998 03:50 EST From: Euleon Both WSJ articles and 20/20 mentioned other methods but not transurethra,ie, MUSE. Was it because the reporters were ignorants? I don't think so since the 20/20 reporter is an MD - if he was ignorant, then he is a disgrace to the medical community. When a boxer goes into the ring, he looks into the eyes of his opponent fearlessly. It seems to me Pfizer has a symptom of fearfulness because it does not look into the eyes of its opponent.>>