Archive for February, 2008

VIVUS Initiates Avanafil Phase 3 Trials For Males With Erectile Dysfunction

Posted by poster on February 25th, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags: , ,  •  Comments Off

VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic products, today announced it has initiated the first of several pivotal phase 3 studies of avanafil, our investigational product for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Avanafil is a next-generation, fast-acting, selective, investigational oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor. […]

Vitamin K appears to slow development of insulin resistance in elderly men

Posted by poster on February 16th, 2008 under Uncategorized  •  Comments Off

Men’s Health News
Vitamin K slowed the development of insulin resistance in elderly men in a study of 355 non-diabetic men and women ages 60 to 80 who completed a three-year clinical trial at the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA).
"Men who received vitamin K supplementation had less progression […]

Regular exercise good for the sex lives of older men

Posted by poster on February 16th, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags:  •  Comments Off

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According to Turkish scientists regular exercise can increase men’s sexual prowess - the researchers say physical activity might also boost erections in old age.
The study by researchers at the Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, involved using two year old rats which equates to 60 years in human terms.
The rats were […]

Discovery of novel approach to suppress prostate cancer progression

Posted by poster on February 15th, 2008 under Uncategorized Tags:  •  Comments Off

Men’s Health News
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have found that inactivating a specific biomarker for aggressive prostate cancer blocks the development of prostate cancer in animal models.
Researchers say the upcoming study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Married men more likely to be screened for prostate cancer

Posted by poster on February 15th, 2008 under Uncategorized  •  Comments Off

Men’s Health News
Although the link between early screening and prostate cancer survival is well established, men are less likely to go for early screening unless they have a wife or significant other living with them, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
"In […]