Jul
06
2008
Perching on an exam table with arms and legs dangling is not the most accurate (nor medically recommended) position for a blood pressure check, according to a study released in the April 2008 issue of MEDSURG Nursing.
In an eye-opening report on the most common diagnostic test patients receive in the doctor’s office, researcher Melly Turner and her colleagues write that patients who were in the proper Continue Reading »
Jul
05
2008
Symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among caregivers of deceased lung transplant patients are four-to-five times more prevalent than in the average population, according to researchers who analyzed the stress levels of caregivers, as well as their perceptions of the transplant recipients’ quality Continue Reading »
Jul
05
2008
Leadership from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology released the following statement in response to the Thursday announcement of a Food and Drug Administration investigation into Singulair:
There Continue Reading »
Jul
05
2008
Expectant mothers can safely use prescribed antidepressants during their first trimester, according to a new study from the Universit?© de Montr?©al and Ste. Justine Hospital published in the May edition of the Continue Reading »
Jul
04
2008
British Association of Pharmacology evidence-based guidelines published this month by SAGE
A new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government’s policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioural Continue Reading »
Jul
04
2008
Buy generic acomplia UroToday.com - Currently, the most common curative treatment options for men with localized prostate cancer are radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy and interstitial permanent brachytherapy and radical prostatectomy. Treatment decisions should particularly consider the specific risk and toxicity profile of a treatment method.
There is a lack of prospective Continue Reading »
Jul
02
2008
Men’s Health News
Having intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile dysfunction (ED). A study published in the July 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine reports that researchers have found that men who had intercourse more often were less likely to develop ED.
Analyzing a five-year study of 989 men aged Continue Reading »
Jul
02
2008
Men’s Health News
Eating one or more portions of broccoli every week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer, and the risk of localised cancer becoming more aggressive.
For the first time, a research group at the Institute of Food Research led by Professor Richard Mithen has provided an explanation of how eating broccoli Continue Reading »
Jul
01
2008
A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine’s Day.
That’s because scientists say watermelon has ingredients that deliver Viagra-like effects to the body’s blood vessels and may even increase libido.
"The more we study watermelons, the more we realize just how amazing a fruit it is in providing natural Continue Reading »
Jun
28
2008
Men’s Health News
A simple blood test screening for a panel of biomarkers can accurately predict whether a patient who has had prostate cancer surgery will have a recurrence or spread of the disease.
Calling their findings a major step forward in prostate cancer care, Texas researchers report in the June 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of Continue Reading »
Jun
28
2008
Men’s Health News
An Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researcher has identified a protein that is a strong indicator of survival for men with advanced prostate cancer. The C-reactive protein, also known as CRP, is a special type of protein produced by the liver that is elevated in the presence of inflammation.
"This could mean Continue Reading »
Jun
27
2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested that SEI Pharmaceuticals, of Miami, Fla., recall all Xiadafil VIP Tabs sold in 8 tablet bottles (Lot # 6K029) or blister cards of 2 tablets (Lot # 6K029-SEI) because these products contain a potentially harmful, undeclared ingredient that may dangerously affect a person’s blood Continue Reading »
Jun
27
2008
Men’s Health News
A study published in the May 2008 issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Urology demonstrates that the prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) can be used to detect and stratify stage and grade of prostate cancer.(1)
Following recent calls for a more accurate test for the detection of prostate cancer,(2)(3) the results of this study indicate the PROGENSA(TM) PCA3 gene-based urine test may be clinically useful in identifying men with low-grade Continue Reading »
Jun
27
2008
Men’s Health News
Encapsulating magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles within a silica shell has yielded a new multifunctional nanoparticle that has the potential to image, target, and treat tumors with water-insoluble anticancer drugs. comprare generico viagra soft A report of this work appears in Continue Reading »
Jun
26
2008
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Tom Lue discussed autologous stem cell use for ED. He discussed that ability for the planarian species to regenerate any part of its body, but the salamander can only regenerate a limb. In man there are also stem cells, which are undifferentiated cells that have potential to also regenerate.
In adipose tissue there are Continue Reading »
Jun
26
2008
Sciele Pharma, Inc. ("Sciele") (NASDAQ:SCRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, and Plethora Solutions Holdings PLC ("Plethora") (AIM:PLE), the specialist developer of products for the treatment and management of urological disorders, jointly announced that they have initiated patient enrollment for the Phase III clinical trials in the U.S. for PSD502 Continue Reading »
Jun
25
2008
Men’s Health News
Men whose tumors recur after prostate cancer surgery are three times more likely to survive their disease long term if they undergo radiotherapy within two years of the recurrence. Surprisingly, survival benefits were best in men whose new tumors were growing fastest, according to results of a ‘look-back’ study of 635 men by Johns Hopkins Continue Reading »
Jun
25
2008
Men’s Health News
Buy generic cipro Is screening or treatment for prostate cancer the reason for decreased mortality in the USA, compared to the UK?
The striking decline in prostate cancer mortality in the USA, compared with the UK in 1994-2004, coincided with a much higher uptake of screening in the USA.
Nevertheless, conclude researchers at the University of Bristol, speculation Continue Reading »
Jun
24
2008
New research has shown that 1 in 10 men experience erectile dysfunction
(ED) and as many as 1 in 5 men suffer a loss of libido, as a result of
work-related stress.
These latest figures suggest that 90% of men have shown at least one
clinical feature of stress due to work but only 54% of men know that
stress from work may be the cause of their ED. Stress, either at work or Continue Reading »
Jun
24
2008
UroToday.com - This a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group, multicenter study involving 200 men with or without erectile dysfunction. Men (25-64 years of age) did not have ejaculatory dysfunction. Subjects were randomized to daily treatment with vardenafil, sildenafil or placebo for 6 months. Baseline sperm concentrations were compared to specimens acquired after 6 months of placebo Continue Reading »
Jun
24
2008
Men’s Health News
Genetic changes during the initiation and progression of prostate cancer have eluded scientists to date. Now for the first time researchers have identified a specific gene expression profile of prostate cancer stem cells, with important implications for future treatments.
The findings, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Genome Biology, revealed 581 genes that are differentially Continue Reading »
Jun
24
2008
Men’s Health News
Normal developmental changes during the teenage years leave young adult men at higher risk of heart disease than their female counterparts, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
"Women’s protective advantage against heart disease starts young," said Antoinette Moran, M.D., lead author of the study and professor and Continue Reading »
Jun
24
2008
A UK study, made available at the 10th Congress of the European Society of Sexual Medicine in Lisbon, has warned healthcare professionals who treat erectile dysfunction (ED) of the importance of their first patient consultation. Authors observed that the success of the first consultation and treatment is important both directly - on measures Continue Reading »
Jun
24
2008
Men with erectile dysfunction should be examined for testosterone deficiency and the metabolic syndrome, because these conditions commonly occur together, a new study shows. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
"Erectile dysfunction is a portal into men’s health," said the study’s senior author, Aksam Yassin, MD, PhD, of the Clinic for Urology and Continue Reading »
Jun
23
2008
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of sudden reduction or loss of hearing following the use of PDE5 inhibitors, a class of drugs
that includes the erectile dysfunction (ED) medications Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis and also Revatio, used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension
(generishe Continue Reading »