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.
At the time of its construction in the early 1950s, Lucky Peak's primary purpose was flood control, with a secondary purpose of irrigation. The normal operating elevation of the full reservoir is 3,055 feet (931 m) above sea level, the empty reservoir's elevation (Boise River) is 2,824 feet (861 m). Construction began in November 1949 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the dam was operational in 1955 and its resulting reservoir is Lucky Peak Lake. Most of the federal dams in southern Idaho, including the others on the Boise River, were built by the Bureau of Reclamation, not the Corps of Engineers.