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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Viagra

    For three weeks, a drug that treats male sexual impotence has been setting prescription and sales records--what's next? Will Viagra be good for mature relationships or encourage men to act like old goats? Will future drugs retard the aging process itself?

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    By Warren Olney • May 4, 1998 • 1 min read

    Dr. Thomas Bruckman: CEO of the American Foundation for Urologic Diseases, Baltimore, Maryland (has the nation's largest database for impotent men--120,000 men listed) James Petersen: Authored the Advisor column for Playboy magazine for two decades; currently writing the "Playboy History of the Sexual Revolution," now serialized in Playboy and to be published in book form next year Joan Hodgekiss: TV and stage actress turned performance artist, who recently wrote and performed "Elements of Flesh OR Screwing Saved My Ass," a solo piece about aging and sexuality Mary Furlong: CEO of Third Age Media, Inc, creator of "thirdage.com," a website serving people 45 and over Bill Strauss: Co-author, with Neil Howe, of "Generations" "The 4th Turning" William Haseltine: Founder and CEO of Human Genome Sciences Inc., Rockville (an emerging gene-based pharmaceutical company); molecular biologist; formerly professor at Harvard Medical School Matt Petersen: Executive Director of Global Greening Phyllis Berry Myers: President of Black America's Political Action Committee's National Center for Leadership Training and Recruitment

    topic: Greening Affordable Housing

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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