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faceless
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 Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject: Man sues over erecetion drink |
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Man sues over erection drink
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
www.metro.co.uk
A man is suing the maker of a health drink, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside. Christopher Woods said he had to be hospitalised because the erection would not go down. His lawsuit said he bought the health drink Boost Plus made by the Swiss-based Novartis pharmaceutical company, at a US drugstore on June 5, 2004.
Novartis' Boost Plus Web site describes the drink as "a great tasting, high calorie, nutritionally complete oral supplement for people who require extra energy and protein in a limited volume," in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Woods' court papers say he woke up the next morning "with an erection that would not subside" and sought treatment of the condition, called severe priapism. They say Woods, 29, from New York underwent surgery that day for implantation of a Winter shunt, which moves blood from one area to another.
The lawsuit says Woods had problems that days later required a hospital visit and penile artery embolisation, a way of closing blood vessels. Closing off some blood flow prevents engorgement of the penis with blood and lessens the likelihood of an erection.
Woods' lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, names Novartis Consumer Health Inc. as a defendant. A spokeswoman for the company, Brandi Robinson, said the company was aware of the lawsuit but did not comment on pending litigation. Woods' lawyer was not immediately available for comment.
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This is an odd case - I wonder if it will stand up in court? |
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Bat
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| ha ha ha "stand up in court" you're a funny guy Face. |
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faceless
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| what's got up your kilt? |
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Skylace
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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It gave him a bigger boost then he expected.
I would think that unless there are other people who have had the same side effect it will make it hard to prove. |
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Bat
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| "stand up" as in erect. But you're right, as soon as I posted it I thought I was writing shite. |
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Bat
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Skylace wrote: | It gave him a bigger boost then he expected.
I would think that unless there are other people who have had the same side effect it will make it hard to prove. |
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Oh! I'm just in a Finbar Saunders mood today  |
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faceless
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| haha, that one went more below the belt than over the head |
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nekokate
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Haha, his name is Woods!!! |
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Bat
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| nekokate wrote: | | Haha, his name is Woods!!! |
Oh dear Kate I think we're gonna have a bit of fun with this post. |
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Mandy
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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Suing ?? The makers should bill him for the amount he saved on Viagra.
It was called "Boost" after all ... they really meant it .. a permanent boost. |
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eefanincan
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Pharmacies around the world will go crazy trying to keep this stuff on the shelves It's a very popular nutritional supplement drink here .... the other popular one is called Ensure..... I wonder what would happen if you used the two of them together???? |
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Skylace
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:23 am Post subject: |
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| eefanincan wrote: | | Pharmacies around the world will go crazy trying to keep this stuff on the shelves It's a very popular nutritional supplement drink here .... the other popular one is called Ensure..... I wonder what would happen if you used the two of them together???? |
I guess it would Ensure a Boost!
They are the two most popular over here as well. My father had to drink Ensure when he was receiving his chemo. |
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Aja
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:47 am Post subject: |
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Aja rushes to the store to buy some ......oh shite .... i better find out whats UP with fella first  |
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alan1254
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| So they will have to pay him half a million compensation and they will sell 30 million extra can's , wheres the downside? |
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eefanincan
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Aja wrote: | | Aja rushes to the store to buy some ......oh shite .... i better find out whats UP with fella first |
Let's hope he doesn't need this.... he'll likely be eating fairly regular food before you know it.
It kills me when you see commercials for stuff like this and Ensure on tv..... the people they show drinking it all look very healthy and happy and that they just drink it when they can't be bothered to prepare a meal. For goodness sake, the stuff is loaded with calories and vitamins and generally the only people who drink it are those who have very poor nutrition (ie- on chemo, anorexic, etc) or people who can't eat solid food.
You'd think it was a milkshake the way they advertise it here! |
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