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To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (11098)	7/10/1998 1:42:00 AM
From: VLAD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

TA, I think you are right about Viagra being a one quarter wonder. Time is on our side. BTW when is the next Viagra body count going to be updated? I am curious to see if we will hit 50 before PFE decides to fess up to the problems facing their wonder drug. Seems like PFE and the FDA are still in denial.

To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (11098)	7/10/1998 3:00:00 AM
From: VLAD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

TUNA, FWIW, Dow Corning has tentatively agreed to settle the breast implant lawsuit for $3,200,000,000.00 This will amount to about $60,000.00 to about 170,000 women. A lady who was a plaintiff in the suit said on CNBC today, "I am proud of my action. I blew the whistle on a product that was released before it was proven safe." Funny how Dow Corning was driven into bankruptcy over their product yet there was never any solid scientific proof demonstrating a link between silicon implants and the diseases the women claim to have contracted from the implant. You have to wonder after only 3 months what the liability from Viagra linked deaths will be for Pfizer? Also you have to wonder what the liability will be a year from now if chronic Viagra use is linked to retinal degeneration. Its a good thing that Pfizer has a strong pipeline since the income from Viagra probably will not cover the liabilities. Maybe throw in the earnings from Zoloft and a few other goodies.