Men's Health
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Clinical data support earlier PSA testing in black men
Key clinical point: Screen PSA earlier in black men than their white peers.Major finding: Significantly more older vs. younger black men had...
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Midlife PSA measure predicted lethal prostate cancer
Key clinical point: One PSA before age 60 years may be enough to predict risk of lethal prostate cancer later in life. Major finding: The risk for...
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Registry data: No increase in prostate cancer risk with long-term TRT
Key clinical finding: Testosterone replacement poses no increased risk of prostate cancer when used long term in hypogonadal men.Major finding:...
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VIDEO: Best practices in treating low testosterone in men
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Testosterone therapy may not be associated with CV risk
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Testosterone is insulin sensitizing in diabetic men with hypogonadism
Major finding: Insulin sensitivity improved by 32% in the testosterone group but remained the same in the placebo group.Data source: A randomized...
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Delaying ADT for PSA-only prostate cancer relapse appears safe
Major finding: Among men with rising PSA after definitive prostate cancer therapy, estimated 5-year overall survival was 87.2% for men who delayed...
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Phase III study: Prucalopride eases severe chronic constipation in men
Major finding: Thirty-eight percent of men with longstanding severe chronic constipation achieved a mean of three or more spontaneous complete...
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A simple way to reduce catheter-associated UTIs
The administration of a prophylactic antibiotic when a surgical patient’s urinary catheter is removed can cut the rate of urinary tract infections...
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Vitamin D deficiency predicts aggressive prostate cancer
Major finding: Vitamin D deficiency was strongly associated with a biopsy finding of prostate cancer among African Americans (odds ratio, 2.43),...
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Air pollution linked to suicide risk
Major finding: A 20% increase in suicide risk was found when levels of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide are at their highest and a 5% increase when...