Researchers say Tuesday that impotence drugs like Viagra or Cialis can increase the risk for men with a history of heart disease or high blood pressure to also develop eye damage.

Scientists at the University of Alabama in Birmingham found that men who suffered a heart attack were 10 times more likely to suffer damage to their optic nerve, if they had been taking anti-impotence pills

According to Government statistics, nearly one in ten American teenagers experienced major depression last year. The results also show that depressed youths are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol or abuse drugs.

The survey showed that fewer than half received treatment for depression

About 2.2 million adolescents ages 12 to 17 (9 percent) suffered at least one major depressive episode in the past year. These adolescents were more than twice as likely to have used illicit drugs in the past month than their peers who had not experienced a major depressive episode.

For the survey that asked respondents questions about lifetime and past major depressive episodes or experiences, researchers used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)

According to the government, life expectancy in the U.S. has hit an all-time high of 77.6 years. For men, life expectancy in 2003 was 74.8 years, for women 80.1 years. The report says deaths from heart disease, cancer and stroke continue to drop. But the research also includes some warnings about potential health problems.

Half of Americans in the 55-to-64 age group, including the oldest of the baby boomers, have high blood pressure, and two in five are obese. That means Americans in the same age group born a decade earlier were in better shape. The health of this large group is of major concern to American taxpayers, because they are now becoming eligible for Medicare and Social Security

According to the government, life expectancy in the U.S. has hit an all-time high of 77.6 years. For men, life expectancy in 2003 was 74.8 years, for women 80.1 years. The report says deaths from heart disease, cancer and stroke continue to drop. But the research also includes some warnings about potential health problems.

Half of Americans in the 55-to-64 age group, including the oldest of the baby boomers, have high blood pressure, and two in five are obese. That means Americans in the same age group born a decade earlier were in better shape. The health of this large group is of major concern to American taxpayers, because they are now becoming eligible for Medicare and Social Security