L-arginine has been studied in combination with the standard of care, oral type-5 phosphodiesterase (PDE-5) inhibitors, for erectile dysfunction. The efficacy of a combination of L-arginine, nicotinic acid, and propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC) with and without the PDE-5 inhibitor, vardenafil, was assessed in men with diabetes and erectile dysfunction.
Oroville Dam. Once called the ninth wonder of the world, the Oroville Dam is the tallest dam in the United States, besting Hoover Dam by more than 40 feet. Built between 1962 and 1968, the Oroville Dam is comprised of more than 85 million cubic yards of earth. Tours are available by appointment only.
Henry Hagg Lake was created through the earthfill construction of the Scoggins Valley Dam in 1975 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: The bureau had to relocate 17 households and a church. Scoggins Valley Park opened in 1978. The dam was built primarily to provide water for irrigation. It was named in honor of an Oregon Dairy farmer.(2) Photographs of before and after the dam construction can be found on Washington County Heritage Online: Hagg Lake and Scoggins Valley.