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NYC man sues over erection

NYC man sues over erection

NEW YORK – A man has sued the maker of the health drink Boost Plus, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside and caused him to be hospitalised.

The lawsuit filed by Christopher Woods, of Manhattan, said he bought the nutrition beverage, which is made by the Swiss-based Novartis pharmaceutical company, at a drugstore on June 5 2004. Novartis’s Boost Plus website describes the drink as “a great tasting, high calorie, nutritionally complete oral supplement for people who require extra energy and protein in a limited volume”, in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.Woods’s court papers say he woke up the next morning “with an erection that would not subside” and sought treatment of the condition, called severe priapism.They say Woods, 29, underwent surgery that day for implantation of a Winter shunt, which moves blood from one area to another.A spokesperson for the company, Brandi Robinson, said on Tuesday the company was aware of the lawsuit but did not comment on pending litigation.Nampa-APNovartis’s Boost Plus website describes the drink as “a great tasting, high calorie, nutritionally complete oral supplement for people who require extra energy and protein in a limited volume”, in vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.Woods’s court papers say he woke up the next morning “with an erection that would not subside” and sought treatment of the condition, called severe priapism.They say Woods, 29, underwent surgery that day for implantation of a Winter shunt, which moves blood from one area to another.A spokesperson for the company, Brandi Robinson, said on Tuesday the company was aware of the lawsuit but did not comment on pending litigation.Nampa-AP

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