Men's Health
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Radium-223 prolongs survival in metastatic prostate cancer
Major finding: The primary end point, median overall survival, was 14.9 months in the radium-223 group, which was significantly longer than the 11...
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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...
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Disability, not death, colors Americans' health
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Tight inflammation control could reduce CV risk in men with gout
Major finding: The odds ratio for any CV event was 5.71 for CRP levels greater than 5 mg/L on multivariate analysis.
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Despite low-risk prostate cancer, high-tech treatment rises
Major finding: The use of advanced treatment technologies in men who were the most unlikely to die of prostate cancer increased from 13% at the...
Conference Coverage
Weight loss, exercise didn't affect heart outcomes in Look AHEAD
Major finding: A total of 403 patients in the intervention group and 418 patients in the control group had met the trial’s primary outcome, with...
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Workplace wellness programs: Helpful or burdensome?
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STD screening strategies: Urine not enough in MSM
Major finding: Screening practices in young men who have sex with men need to account for a significant number of nongenital chlamydia and...
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HIV prevention recommendations for IV drug users updated
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Cohort study shows link between colonoscopy, overall mortality
Major finding: 18.5% vs. 23% of deceased vs. living patients had a colonoscopy, 17.4% vs. 23.9% had colonoscopy plus FOBT, and 41.4% vs.