Archive for the ‘Men's health’ Category
Monday, April 30th, 2007
UroToday.com- Makedonsky investigated the effect of intramuscular human chorionic gonadotropin administration on penile enlargement before genital surgery as well as its influence on penile skin histology and testicular descent. The study examined 45 boys with a median age of 8 months and a range of 3-28 months with total epispadias ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
Few men who have sex with men in Jakarta, Indonesia, are aware of HIV/AIDS and how to prevent the spread of the virus, and social stigma associated with being HIV-positive has hindered HIV/AIDS prevention efforts among the MSM community, the Jakarta Post reports. Yakub Gunawan, an HIV/AIDS advocate who is ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
One in four men in New York City (23%) report binge drinking, according to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's (the Department) most recent annual phone survey. Overall, nearly 900,000 New Yorkers (14%) reported binge drinking in 2005. Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks on ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
For many men with early-stage prostate cancer, sorting out the treatment options can be overwhelming. Yet they feel pressured to choose a course of therapy quickly. The first issue of a new quarterly bulletin about prostate disease published by Harvard Medical School says that the most important thing to do ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
From 2000 to 2005, 416 patients underwent cryoablation for localized CaP using the Cryocare System with a urethral warming catheter. Most patients were discharged home the day of treatment and had a voiding trial 6 to 7 days post-procedure. Patients potent at intervention used a vacuum therapy devise and advised ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
UroToday.com- There are few studies that address the subject of sexual function after reconstructive surgery for anterior urethral stricture disease. In an effort to better define sexual dysfunction after urethroplasty for anterior strictures, a recent study was performed by Chris Gonzalez and colleagues from Northwestern University in Chicago. The paper ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
Chemicals in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, watercress, cabbage and cauliflower, appear to not only stop human prostate cancer cells from growing in mice but also may cut off the formation of blood vessels that "feed" tumors, says a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute study. The study, abstract number 4200, ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
Regular ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms can sharply reduce the likelihood of dying from a ruptured aneurysm among men age 65 and older, according to a new review of recent studies.
Screening helped cut the odds of death nearly in half for men ages 65 to 79 but did ...
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
Between one and four standard appointments with a general practitioner or nurse can reduce a patient's alcohol consumption by an average of five standard drink units (*see note 1) a week, according to a Cochrane Review. The effect of brief advice about alcohol is more pronounced in men and a ...
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