Sex and Prostate Cancer

It can be a really disturbing situation when you are still very sexually active and have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Most people in this situation always get very afraid, especially when their doctor mentions that they might eventually have prostate surgery.
They always feel that their sex life will be drastically and adversely affected [...]

Program Helps Improve Management Of Chronic Pain

Patients with chronic pain who took part in a collaborative care intervention that included patient and clinician education and symptom monitoring and feedback to the primary care physician had improvements in pain-related disability and intensity, compared to usual care, according to a study in the March 25 issue of JAMA.
Chronic noncancer pain is associated with [...]

Scientists Find Link Between Vertigo And Osteoporosis

Scientists in Korea found that people with osteoporosis, a disease that lowers bone density and increases risk of fracture, are also more likely to have vertigo, a dizziness disorder caused by problems in the inner ear.
The study was the work of Dr Ji Soo Kim, of Seoul National University College of Medicine in Korea, and [...]

Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain

Successful intervention included doctor training, patient education and feedback
A team effort may be a better approach to helping people battle chronic pain, new research suggests.
In a study including more than 400 U.S. veterans, researchers found that a collaborative strategy for chronic pain management — one that included education for patients in pain and their [...]

How to Increase Your Sex Drive

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
* 0.00019 times [...]