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Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL), a specialty biopharmaceutical
company, today announced that the first patients have been dosed in
the Company’s U.S. phase IIb trial of XIAFLEX(TM) for the treatment
of Peyronie’s disease. Peyronie’s disease is the development of a
collagen plaque, or scar tissue, on the shaft of the penis Read the rest of this entry »

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Brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients, according to a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
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Pfizer announced today that it has withdrawn its application to switch the legal status of the 50 mg tablet strength of Viagra from ‘prescription only’ to ‘non-prescription’ in the European Union (EU).
Viagra is a well established oral medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) and all current doses of Viagra will continue to be available to patients by prescription from Read the rest of this entry »

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Initial, independent review of study data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health shows that selenium and vitamin E supplements, taken either alone or together, did not prevent prostate cancer.
The data also showed two concerning trends: a small but not statistically significant increase in the Read the rest of this entry »

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A man’s height is a modest marker for risk of prostate cancer development, but is more strongly linked to progression of the cancer, say Bristol researchers who conducted their own study on the connection and also reviewed 58 published studies.
In the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 12 researchers at four universities in England studied more than 9,000 men with Read the rest of this entry »

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acheter generic kamagra Black men living in England are three times more likely to get prostate cancer than White men and tend to be diagnosed five years younger, researchers have found.
The PROCESS study is the first population-based study to compare rates of prostate cancer between Black Read the rest of this entry »

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Scientists are suggesting that common painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen could possibly lower a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer.
It appears that the painkillers lower the PSA level in the blood - PSA levels are biomarker widely used by doctors to determine whether a man is Read the rest of this entry »

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Buy lexapro pills Health-related quality of life appears to deteriorate as the number of cigarettes smoked per day increases, even in individuals who subsequently quit smoking, according to a report in the October 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Smoking has been shown to shorten men’s lives between Read the rest of this entry »

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A major study on whether vitamin E and selenium prevent prostate cancer has been stopped because the supplements are not effective and also because there is a suspicion of a risk.
kaufen levitra Ohne Rezept The study, the ‘SELECT’ trial, conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has been stopped by government health Read the rest of this entry »

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The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University.
This large analysis known as the Nashville Men’s Health Study included 1,277 participants referred to a urologist for a biopsy of their prostate. Approximately 46 percent of the men reported taking an NSAID, mostly Read the rest of this entry »

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A new study shows that men are more likely to lose vision as a result of a particular cause of intracranial hypertension, or increased pressure in the brain, than women with the condition. The research is published in the October 15, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) Read the rest of this entry »

The UK’s ten million Smokers may see pictures of rotting teeth, throat cancer, and indications of male impotence (erectile dysfunction) on cigarette packets they buy at the beginning of October. The Department of Health (DoH) says "The warnings illustrate the devastating effects that tobacco can have on health."
Written warnings were introduced in January 2003. The DoH says they have been a great success. It says over 90,000 smokers have been moved by written warnings Read the rest of this entry »

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Kenya’s plan to launch a male circumcision campaign in the province of Nyanza in late September to curb the spread of HIV is facing difficulties from some members of the Luo community, IRIN/PlusNews reports.
The Luo community in Nyanza traditionally does not practice male circumcision, and members of the Luo Council of Elders — an advisory body that still holds significant Read the rest of this entry »

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In the December issue of European Urology Dr. Curtis Nickel and associates report on the evidence of a relationship between prostate inflammation and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men enrolled in the REDUCE trial.
The REDUCE (Reduction by DUtasteride of prostate Cancer Events) trial Read the rest of this entry »

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Scientists at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) are developing and commercializing a promising novel therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer that may offer patients a faster and more precise treatment than existing clinical alternatives, with fewer side effects.
The new treatment-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided transurethral ultrasound-uses heat from focused ultrasound to treat cancer in the prostate Read the rest of this entry »

A new study states that obese men with erectile dysfunction (ED) are shown to have low levels of hormones, such as testosterone. The findings also show that certain conditions associated with obesity, particularly hypertension, are the most important determinants of obesity-related ED. The study was published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the International Society Read the rest of this entry »

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According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which could lead to a lower likelihood of undergoing Read the rest of this entry »

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Young and healthy African-American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white counterparts, signs that the African American men are developing hypertension early and with little outward sign, according to a new study.
While the study found Read the rest of this entry »

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African health workers performing male circumcision in an effort to curb the spread of HIV need better tools and more training to avoid high rates of complications, according to a World Health Organization study published Monday in the WHO Bulletin, Read the rest of this entry »

Prostate cancer is being detected and treated at an earlier age, resulting in more cases of erectile dysfunction in younger men. While Read the rest of this entry »

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Neither vitamin E nor vitamin C supplements reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events in a large, long-term study of male physicians, according to a study in the November 12 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.
The article is being released early online November 9 to coincide with the scientific presentation of the study findings at the American Heart Association meeting.
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Discussion of a man’s background, attitude, and sexual history isn’t just the fodder of Sex and The City episodes - in the future, it could also be a way of evaluating his risk of diabetes.
Risk of developing type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome is determined by an individual’s genetic background. Since this background has in turn been influenced by environment and behavior, it’s important to consider Read the rest of this entry »

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Many studies have shown that media images of female models have had a negative impact on how woman view their own bodies, but does this same effect hold true when men view male models?
A leading researcher of media effects on body image at the University of Missouri looked at the effect of Read the rest of this entry »

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TADALAFIL PROVES EFFECTIVE THERAPY FOR PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
New research shows that the erectile dysfunction drug, tadalafil, may be an effective adjunct therapy for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Italian researchers randomized 405 patients with PAH, of whom 53 percent were Read the rest of this entry »