Eastward with Viagra

Viagra 'could help jetlag', says the article, easily attracting attention.

Viagra could be used to help people flying eastwards recover from jetlag, according to new research. A team of Argentine scientists found the drug helped hamsters recover up to 50% faster from forward shifts in their daily time cycles.

However, the drug only worked in conjunction with light therapy, and only in one time direction - the equivalent to flying eastbound. The study features in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Whether it is a momentous discovery or just another candidate for an Ig Nobel prize, remains to be seen. However, the article omits answers to some important questions:

• What are the correct times to take Viagra: before the flight, during or after it?
• How to manage the consequences of the intake? Esp. during the flight?
  
• Wouldn't celibacy and lots of cabbage soup work for the westward flights as the natural opposite of Viagra?

Questions, questions, questions...

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