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To: Anthony Wong who wrote (2774)	5/22/1998 5:17:00 PM
From: MR. PANAMA (I am a PLAYER)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

They probably died in Xstacy...with a big smirk on their faces...I am sure that there are many more that have died ....but then there are many every day that use Aspirin and are we to infer that Aspirin did them in...

To: Anthony Wong who wrote (2774)	5/22/1998 5:17:00 PM
From: HoodBuilder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9523

Regardless of whether or not this is true I predict a mass exodus by the retail investor on Tuesday when they return from the holiday to react to what will be Alan Abelson's "I told you so article" in Barrons. I lightened up 1/2 my LEAP position today, bought some June 105 Puts to cover the other half and will re-enter in the <$100 level which I predict we'll see by Tuesday mid-day.

To: Anthony Wong who wrote (2774)	5/22/1998 5:22:00 PM
From: MR. PANAMA (I am a PLAYER)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9523

If the average age is 78 .... then 78 times 365 = 28470 Assume that 1,000,000 men are on Viagra (placebos) then we can assume that about 35 will die every day or so...So if only 6 have died over a period of a month or so...while on VIAGRA.... Then VIAGRA is extending the life span....Q.E.D

To: Anthony Wong who wrote (2774)	5/22/1998 7:29:00 PM
From: zurdo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9523

Anthony, when the full facts come out, this scare will turn out to be unfounded, imo...The FDA report and the several versions of what the report actually said can certainly lead to negative assumptions, since we have really not been told why the people died. I agree with Dr. Nieto, the epidemiologist from John Hopkins University School of Public Health who states that nothing can be concluded from the numbers provided in the FDA report. Six men out of over one million does not prove anything, since they could have died from many causes other than taking Viagra. The circumstances and actual causes of these deaths, other than they were among the one million plus Viagra users, have not been reported. Pfizer clearly states that they are obligated to report any deaths among Viagra users. It does not mean that Viagra use was the cause.