An injectable drug called Xiaflex may help men who suffer from Peyronie's disease, a condition that causes the penis to be permanently bent. Peyronie's disease is a difficult-to-treat disorder that affects about one to two percent of men, causing erectile dysfunction, pain, and difficulty with intercourse. But in clinical trials, men who were given Xiaflex showed a 29.7 percent improvement in the curvature of their penis than men given a placebo. Xiaflex was approved this week for claw hand, a...
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