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There’s no question that Viagra® and drugs like it provide the best option for men with mild to moderate cases of erectile dysfunction (ED). It’s been around for 10 years now and oral medications work well for the not-so-impaired. Peter J. Muench M.D., a urologist with Delaware Urologic Associates (DUA) in Newark, Delaware says improvements in penile implants make them the way to go for anyone Continue Reading »

Young researchers presented innovative, early-stage research at the 16th Annual Summer Research Conference, a collaborative project of the AUA Foundation and the Society for Basic Urologic Research (SBUR). The AUA Foundation hosted the forum for young investigators Continue Reading »

Online Internet shopping today offers many benefits. You can research a product in the privacy of your own home and purchase most anything by clicking a mouse. But should we be allowed to buy prescription drugs via the Internet, bypassing a traditional office visit or conversation with a physician? In the August issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers from Utah and several colleagues compare the relative safety of two systems — an Continue Reading »

Men’s Health News
In one of the first examinations of PSA screening in younger men, a study published by researchers at Duke Medicine’s Prostate Center finds that one-fifth of men under age 50 reported undergoing a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to detect prostate cancer in the previous year, yet only one in three young black men reported ever having a PSA test in the previous year.
Overall, that’s pretty Continue Reading »

Men’s Health News
New Zealand’s Director-General of Health, Stephen McKernan, is warning people about the potential health dangers associated with three products promoted and sold in New Zealand for sexual enhancement or the treatment of erectile dysfunction which may contain an undeclared therapeutic substance.
This statement about the three products is being Continue Reading »

UroToday.com Peyronie’s disease is a scarring phenomenon affecting the tunica albuginea of the penis. Scar tissue forms "plaques" that can result in pain with erection, penile deviation, penile shortening, indentation, and/or erectile dysfunction. It is associated with difficulty with sexual intercourse and as such it is associated with loss of self-esteem and Continue Reading »

Men’s Health News
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a novel approach to treating advanced prostate cancer that could be more effective with fewer side effects.
Professor Wayne Tilley and Dr Lisa Butler of the University’s Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories have discovered that by using existing prostate cancer drugs in combination with new drugs at lower doses, Continue Reading »

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For the first time, a strategic plan for research into benign prostate disease, based on the latest scientific knowledge, has been published by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIDDK Prostate Research Strategic Plan is the culmination of discussions and meetings among experts over Continue Reading »