Israel approved the sale of the anti-impotence drug Viagra. The decision to legalize drug sales based on doctors’ prescriptions came one day after a 64- year-old man suffered a non-fatal heart attack after taking the pill. Israeli medical officials have warned that heart patients should not take the drug.
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