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Erectile dysfunction ads are targeting young men. But do they actually need the meds?

Erectile dysfunction ads are targeting young men. But do they actually need the meds?

Euphemistic ads for ED medication are as old as the internet, but in recent years, direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical companies are using memes and unmistakable messaging to reach young men concerned about their sexual health on social media. Doctors caution young men often only need medication after steps like lifestyle changes haven’t improved sexual health and performance.

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'I was very scared,' migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard says at human smuggling trial
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November 20, 2024

‘I was very scared,’ migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard says at human smuggling trial

A human smuggling trial has heard from a migrant who…

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Largest N.B. measles outbreak in decades pushing Canada's case count to 5-year high
Star

November 20, 2024

Largest N.B. measles outbreak in decades pushing Canada’s case count to 5-year high

A measles outbreak in New Brunswick is set to pushÂ…

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Parole board open to allowing victims' families to confront Paul Bernardo at parole hearing
Star

November 20, 2024

Parole board open to allowing victims’ families to confront Paul Bernardo at parole hearing

The Parole Board of Canada says it will now try…

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Stephen Harper appointed chairman of Alberta Investment Management Corporation
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November 20, 2024

Stephen Harper appointed chairman of Alberta Investment Management Corporation

Former prime minister Stephen Harper has been appointed the new…

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Canadian WNBAers embracing women's hoopla — the good and bad
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November 20, 2024

Canadian WNBAers embracing women’s hoopla — the good and bad

From March through September there was palpable, permeable excitement. Women’s…

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2-year-old gorilla Eyare died after hydraulic door mistakenly activated, Calgary Zoo confirms
Star

November 20, 2024

2-year-old gorilla Eyare died after hydraulic door mistakenly activated, Calgary Zoo confirms

Calgary Zoo officials confirmed on Wednesday that the recent death…

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Man pleads guilty to unprovoked fatal stabbing of 16-year-old at Toronto subway station
Star

November 20, 2024

Man pleads guilty to unprovoked fatal stabbing of 16-year-old at Toronto subway station

Jordan O’Brien-Tobin, the man who stabbed a 16-year-old to death…

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P.E.I. school faces backlash for planning to remove memorials to students who have died
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November 20, 2024

P.E.I. school faces backlash for planning to remove memorials to students who have died

A central P.E.I. school’s decision to remove tributes to students…

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The PWHL is a gift for queer hockey fans like me
Star

November 20, 2024

The PWHL is a gift for queer hockey fans like me

From kiss cams to advertising, Mel Brown writes they haven’t…

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