Men's Health
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Prostate Cancer Survival Unhurt by Time Off Hormone Rx
Major Finding: Median overall survival was similar at 9.1 years with continuous androgen deprivation vs. 8.8 years with intermittent androgen...
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Genital Herpes May Double Prostate Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Serologic evidence of HSV-2 infection was associated with an adjusted twofold increased odds of subsequent diagnosis of prostate...
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Dutasteride Fends Off Progression of Early Prostate Cancer
Major Finding: Taking dutasteride 0.5 mg daily reduced relative risk of prostate cancer progression by 38.9% vs. placebo.Data Source: Phase III...
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Analysis: Leave Robotic Prostatectomy in the Hands of Experts
Major Finding: Between 1,500 and 1,600 cases were needed to achieve a positive surgical margin rate of less than 10% during robotic-assisted...
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FDA Clears iPhone/iPad App
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Racial Disparities in HIV Diagnoses Persist
Major Finding: HIV diagnoses in blacks/African Americans continue to be disproportionately high relative to other racial and ethnic groups.Data...
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Behavioral Therapy Halves Persistent Postprostatectomy Incontinence
Major Finding: An 8-week behavioral intervention reduced episodes of urinary incontinence by 55% in men whose incontinence resulted from radical...
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Mild TBI Lacks Lasting Psychosocial Symptoms Without Underlying PTSD
Major Finding: Mild traumatic brain injury is not independently associated with postdeployment psychosocial health problems such as depression or...
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CDC Updates Guidelines on STD Treatment
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Choosing CT or Ultrasound for Acute Abdominal Pain
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Low-Dose Aspirin Cuts Cancer Death Rate by 30%-40%
Major Finding: A total of 674 cancer deaths occurred in 25,570 patients, with aspirin treatment significantly reducing the risk of death compared...