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July 2, 2008

Erectile Dysfunction Lower In Men Who Have Intercourse More Often

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Having intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile dysfunction (ED). A study published in the July 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine reports that researchers have found that men who had intercourse more often were less likely to develop ED. (more…)

Erectile Dysfunction After Plaque Incision And Grafting: Incidence And Predictors

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ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - In this presentation, the group reported on the incidence and predictors of erectile dysfunction after plaque incision and grafting (PIG).
56 patients undergoing PIG were analyzed with pre and 6-month postoperative IIEF questionnaires. Mean duration of PD at the time of surgery (more…)

June 29, 2008

Adult Stem Cell Therapy For Erectile Dysfunction

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ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. comprare generico viagra soft Tom Lue discussed autologous stem cell use for ED. He discussed that ability for the planarian species to regenerate any part of its body, but the salamander can only regenerate a limb. In man there are also stem cells, which (more…)

June 28, 2008

Department Of Consumer Protection Urges Consumers To Observe Nationwide Recall Of Zencore Tabs

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Men, bikinis’ and their effects on bank accounts and waistlines

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of sexy women tend to whet men’s sexual appetite. kaufen viagra soft Ohne Rezept But stimulating new research in the Journal of Consumer Research says there’s more than meets the eye.
A recent study shows that men who watched sexy videos or handled lingerie sought immediate gratification-even when (more…)

Good sleep patterns paramount to health in older men

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It appears that disrupted rest and activity rhythms are associated with increased mortality rates among older men, according to new University of Minnesota research.
A group of about 3,000 men older than 67, were tested for rest and activity biological rhythms via a wrist device called an actigraph. The device tracked participants’ movement, including the peak times of (more…)

June 27, 2008

Seven elevated biomarkers predict prostate cancer risk with 86.6 percent reliability

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A simple blood test screening for a panel of biomarkers can accurately predict whether a patient who has had prostate cancer surgery will have a recurrence or spread of the disease.
Calling their findings a major step forward in prostate cancer care, Texas researchers report in the June 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, that (more…)

Online Treatment Service For Male Impotence To Be Launched By Chelsea And Westminster And DrThom, UK

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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust becomes the
first NHS body to venture into online treatment by launching a remote
treatment service for erectile dysfunction in partnership with DrThom
(), the UK’s leading online healthcare provider.
Chelsea and Westminster and DrThom will make it easier for the 2.3 million
UK men who suffer from erectile dysfunction (more…)

Screening or treatment for prostate cancer?

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Is screening or treatment for prostate cancer the reason for decreased mortality in the USA, compared to the UK?
The striking decline in prostate cancer mortality in the USA, compared with the UK in 1994-2004, coincided with a much higher uptake of screening in the USA.
Nevertheless, conclude researchers at the University of Bristol, speculation over the role of screening and treatment for prostate cancer will continue until evidence (more…)

June 26, 2008

Maxi-K Gene Transfer May Prove To Be Safe And Effective Erectile Dysfunction Treatment

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Maxi-K gene therapy may be a safe and effective future option for men whose erectile dysfunction (ED) is not treatable with oral therapy. Two studies presented at the 103rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) may give hope to these individuals. Researchers present their findings to reporters in a special (more…)

Complications Of Penile Prosthesis Surgery

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ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Levine moderated this session on penile prosthetic (PP) surgery. Penile prosthetic devices have been implanted for over 40 years.
The overall satisfaction with penile implants in one study was 83%, compared to 51% for PDE5 inhibitors and about 30% for injection therapy. About a 10% mechanical failure rate can be expected at 10 years, although it may decrease with newer devices. There is good satisfaction by both (more…)

Predictors of personal stigma among those with high levels of depressive symptoms

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Personal
stigma associated with depression is higher among men and the less well educated, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry. The findings by the Australian team highlight the importance of developing (more…)

June 25, 2008

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Trial For ZoraxelTM To Treat Erectile Dysfunction

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Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:RNN), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative treatments for cancer, central nervous system disorders, sexual (more…)

Seven biomarkers found that predict with 86 percent accuracy prostate cancer recurrence

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A simple blood test may help doctors better predict whether prostate cancer will recur or spread in patients who have undergone surgery for the disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
Buy levitra without prescription In a study published in the June 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, UT Southwestern scientists identified a panel of (more…)

June 24, 2008

Premature Ejaculation: International Consensus Will Aid Future Diagnosis, Treatment And Research

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International experts from ten countries have teamed up to develop the first ever evidence-based definition of lifelong premature ejaculation (PE) in the hope that it will aid future diagnosis, treatment and research.
The results of their in-depth study, conducted by the Standards Committee of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, have just been published online by two leading Wiley-Blackwell publications, the urology journal BJU (more…)

Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors In Management Of Erectile Dysfunction Secondary To Treatments For Prostate Cancer

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UroToday.com - A group from the UK led by Bridget Candy report a meta-analysis in the BJU International on phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i) for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) secondary to treatments for prostate cancer (CaP).
Only randomized controlled trials were included and outcomes using validated scales such as the IIEF and SEP, successful sexual intercourse, (more…)

Over-The-Counter Solution To Erectile Dysfunction

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For couples worldwide, erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the leading contributors to a man’s inability to perform. As millions of men in America each year look for a solution, many seek alternative treatments to prescription medications and surgery that may have dangerous side effects. A new published study reveals that Prelox, a patented and proprietary blend of Pycnogenol, (more…)

Finasteride for prostate cancer

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A comprehensive re-evaluation of the largest prostate cancer prevention study ever completed produced new findings suggesting that men and their doctors should consider a more aggressive approach that includes finasteride to prevent the development of prostate cancer.
A pathologic analysis of that same study sheds light on the significance of the cancers found in that (more…)

40Over40: A New Campaign To Tackle Low Awareness Of Erectile Dysfunction And Its Health Implications In Younger Men

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A new survey of 1,000 men aged over 40, commissioned by Eli Lilly and Company Limited (Lilly UK) as part of a new erectile dysfunction awareness campaign, 40over40, reveals that just over 10% of men in their early 40s are aware that ED strikes regularly in the fourth decade even though (more…)

June 23, 2008

FDA Reports Hearing Loss Linked To Viagra And Other PDE5 Inhibitors

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of sudden reduction or loss of hearing following the use of PDE5 inhibitors, a class of drugs
that includes the erectile dysfunction (ED) medications Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis and also Revatio, used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension
(PAH).
The FDA has approved manufacturers’ label changes for the ED drugs that highlight this risk more prominently and advise (more…)

Teaching Patients To Use Their Penile Prosthesis Requires Compassion

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While penile prosthesis devices are the most invasive and least chosen treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED), the devices garner the highest patient satisfaction rates. In the April 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Annette Liechty and Susanne A. Quallich review a teaching process that nurses can use to show a patient to successfully operate the device.
Liechty and Quallich say the single (more…)

Have A Smoke Free Holiday

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Smoking cigarettes causes cancer and increases the risk of cardiovascular and other diseases, but there’s even more bad news for men who smoke. They have an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according to a study by Tulane University researchers published in (more…)

1 In 10 Men Suffer From Erectile Dysfunction Due To Work Related Stress

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New research has shown that 1 in 10 men experience erectile dysfunction
(ED) and as many as 1 in 5 men suffer a loss of libido, as a result of
work-related stress.
These latest figures suggest that 90% of men have shown at least one
clinical feature of stress due to work but only 54% of men know that
stress from work may be the cause of their ED. Stress, either at work or
home, (more…)

Single drug treatment a viable option to radiation for early testicular cancer

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The results of research into early testicular cancer has found that a single chemotherapy treatment is just as effective as radiation therapy while much less toxic.
The researchers from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London have found that for men diagnosed with early-stage seminoma, one of the most common types of testicular cancer, a single dose of the chemotherapy drug carboplatin is an effective treatment.
The study leader (more…)

Developmental changes during the teenage years raise men’s heart disease risk

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Normal developmental changes during the teenage years leave young adult men at higher risk of heart disease than their female counterparts, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
"Women’s protective advantage against heart disease starts young," said Antoinette Moran, M.D., lead author of the study and professor and division chief of pediatric endocrinology (more…)

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