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December 27, 2008

Horseback Riding: Impact On Sexual Dysfunction And Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Men And Women

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Buy acomplia without prescription Does Persistent Perineal Impact Increase Likelihood of LUTS and Sexual Dysfunction?
UroToday.com - Bicycle riding has been reported to be related to male sexual dysfunction. Dr. Shaheen Alanee and colleagues from Minneapolis hypothesized that similar force impacts might be seen in equestrian sports. They (more…)

December 24, 2008

Male bisexuality

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The landmark "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" report revealed major insights into bisexual behavior and orientation — without even using the word "bisexual" — when it was published 60 years ago by pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey and his research team at Indiana University.
The iconic "Kinsey Report" unveiled the seven-point Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale, commonly known as the (more…)

December 16, 2008

VIVUS Initiates Avanafil Phase 3 Trials For Males With Erectile Dysfunction

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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 (more…)

Unmarried dads’ involvement with child secured during pregnancy

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The best chance of "reeling-in" an unmarried father and building the foundations for a stable family life are the critical months of pregnancy, says new research from the University of Maryland.
"Unmarried dads are less (more…)

December 13, 2008

Discovery of novel approach to suppress prostate cancer progression

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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 - now available online - may lead to a novel cancer therapy for humans.
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Hispanic Men Face Elevated Risk Of Erectile Dysfunction

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Hispanic men between the ages of 20 and 50 are two and one half times as likely to develop erectile dysfunction (ED) as men of other races and ethnicities, according to a 2005 study of 2126 men published in the American Medical Association’s "Archives of Internal Medicine".(1) Put another way, study results show 12.5% of Hispanic men in this age range are afflicted with this condition, and when the population is expanded to include (more…)

December 7, 2008

Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Erectile Dysfunction: Still A Neglected Risk Factor?

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UroToday.com - Erectile dysfunction (ED) and sleep disordered breathing (SDB) have recently been correlated in a scientific manner. Previous attempts to link these two entities consisted mainly of case reports as well as observations of the impact of hypoxic conditions on erectile function.
The literature on this topic involves the review of early studies by Sir Edmund Hilary (more…)

December 5, 2008

Early detection program for men with a high prostate cancer risk

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Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult.
"There have been years of effort to try to identify genes and genetic mutations associated with prostate cancer as there are for breast cancer," (more…)

December 3, 2008

Antisocial behaviour in young men linked to low levels of stress hormone

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A British research team have discovered a link between antisocial behaviour in male adolescents and reduced levels of the ’stress hormone’ cortisol.
As a rule levels of cortisol in the body increase when people undergo a stressful experience, such as public speaking, sitting an exam, or having surgery.
Cortisol enhances memory formation (more…)

Link Found Between Obesity And Erectile Dysfunction

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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 (more…)

December 2, 2008

Media images of female models have negative effect on men

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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 male magazines on college-age men. Completing three different studies, Jennifer Aubrey, assistant professor of communication in the College of Arts and (more…)

Vitamin E and selenium do not prevent prostate cancer

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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.
comprare il cialis pillole The study, the ‘SELECT’ trial, conducted by the National Cancer (more…)

December 1, 2008

One dose chemo treatment the best for testicular cancer

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New research from the UK has found that one dose of chemotherapy is the best way to cure testicular cancer in many patients.
If testicular cancer is spotted early enough it is highly curable - it is commonly treated with either the drug carboplatin or radiotherapy - carboplatin is also used to treat ovarian and lung cancer.
In a trial funded by the Medical Research Council it has been found that the drug offered a similar (more…)

Coping and copulation behavior may help calculate diabetes risk

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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 (more…)

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