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ED in type 1 diabetes often resolves
Major finding: Two-thirds of men with type 1 diabetes who developed erectile dysfunction later recovered sexual function, but many had subsequent...
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Chronic cocaine abuse tied to ‘profound metabolic alteration’ in men
Major finding: Cocaine affects fat regulation, not appetite suppression, in cocaine use.Data source: Cross-sectional, case-control study of 65 men...
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Varenicline helps smokers with stably treated depression
Major finding: Smoking cessation rates among patients with stably treated major depressive disorder were higher at 9-12 weeks in those treated...
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Erectile dysfunction, sexual disinterest result from drops in both testosterone and estrogen in men
Major finding: Declines in testosterone, estrogen, and both hormones in tandem – not simply a decline in testosterone alone – are responsible for...
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Metformin might block prostate cancer progression
Major finding: Prostate cancer mortality dropped 24% for each additional 6 months of metformin treatment following diagnosis.Data Source:...
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Elevated free T4 predicts death in older men
Major finding: In older men without thyroid disease, free thyroxine levels of at least 17.32 pmol/L were linked to an increase in all-cause...
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Low blood pressure may harm rather than help patients with chronic kidney disease
Major finding: The results – which include the finding that a diastolic blood pressure value below 70 mm Hg was associated with higher mortality...
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Finasteride use in prevention not linked to higher mortality
Major finding: At 15-years, survival was 78% with finasteride and 78.2% with placebo, a nonsignificant difference, and the median age at prostate...
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Overtreatment common in high-risk diabetes patients
Major finding: Nearly half of diabetes patients at high risk for serious hypoglycemia, based upon advanced age, renal dysfunction, or cognitive...
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Androgen deprivation therapy linked to acute kidney injury
Major finding: Men with prostate cancer who used androgen deprivation therapy had a significantly increased risk of acute kidney injury, with an...
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Testosterone gel's pain relief modest in opioid-induced androgen deficiency
Major finding: Men treated with testosterone gel for 14 weeks had about a 5-W improvement in their toleration of a blunted pressure pin applied to...