Archive for the ‘Men's health’ Category
Monday, February 11th, 2008
Recent arrests and trials of HIV-positive men in Egypt are endangering human rights and fueling discrimination against people living with the disease in the country, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports (AP/International Herald Tribune, 2/6). HRW documented several arrests beginning in October 2007, when two ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Breast growth in men is surprisingly common, and affects between 40 and 50 per cent of men at some point in their lives. Gynecomastia, or the benign enlargement of breast tissue, is common in teenage males as well as middle aged and older men.
A clinical practice article on gynecomastia, using ...
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Sunday, August 12th, 2007
UroToday.com- Dr. Dudderidge and colleagues at the University College London, England propose in the online version of BJU International an algorithm to manage prostate cancer (CaP) recurrence following radiotherapy (XRT).
This report is based upon the authors' review of relevant literature and their personal experience. They propose a surveillance plan for ...
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
Health insurance, or Mediclaim as it is popularly known, has become a modern day necessity. Hence, it is vital that we understand how it works to make the best of it.
1. 24 hours: Most health insurance policies reimburse expenses on hospitalisation only if the policy-holder has stayed in a hospital ...
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2007
According to the Durex World Sex Survey - globally we are having sex:
* 103 times per year, or
* 1.98 times per week, or
* 0.28 times per day, or
* 0.012 times an hour, or
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Friday, July 6th, 2007
Organic fruit and vegetables may be better for you than conventionally grown crops, US research suggests.
A ten-year study comparing organic tomatoes with standard produce found almost double the level of flavonoids - a type of antioxidant.
Flavonoids have been shown to reduce high blood pressure, lowering the risk of heart disease ...
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
UroToday.com- Nearly one-quarter of prostate cancer (CaP) patients treated with zoledronic acid (ZA) suffer renal impairment according to a report by Dr. Oh and colleagues in the online version of Cancer.
ZA is an intravenous bisphosphonate given to decrease skeletal related events in CaP patients with bone metastases. In a phase ...
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
UroToday.com- There has been suggestion and debate about whether circumcision affects sexual sensation of the penis but there have been few relevant studies to examine this possible consequence of the procedure. South Korea has one of the highest circumcision rates in the world and most are not performed in the ...
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
UroToday.com- Bicycle riding has been linked to an increased risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) and abnormal perineal sensations in male riders, which are postulated to result from compression of the internal pudendal arteries and/or the pudendal nerves. Bicycle seat manufacturers have responded with a variety of seat designs intended to ...
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