African-American men are more likely to have their prostate cancer return after treatment, but their disease is no more aggressive when it does recur than that of their white counterparts, according to a study led by Duke Prostate Center researchers.
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Men with chronic heart failure can have active sex lives 10/04/2007
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By John Murphy
Although medication can help extend the lives of men with chronic heart failure, several factors associated with this disease can interfere with a person’s ability to engage in and enjoy sexual activities. Fatigue, depression, medication side eff
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New prostate cancer research findings 10/04/2007
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By Sharon Reis
The 2007 Prostate Cancer Foundation Scientific Retreat will feature new studies by the world’s leading researchers in prostate cancer. Presentations include discoveries expected to lead to new diagnostics and treatments, and the potential to help
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Standard treatment for prostate cancer may encourage spread of disease 10/01/2007
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By Christen Brownlee
A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.
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Heart Patients’ Guidelines for Having Other Surgery 09/28/2007
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By Lawrence Altman
The nation’s two leading heart groups issued new guidelines yesterday about what should be done for patients with heart disease before they undergo surgery on other parts of the body.
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Report Says Smoking Ban Helps to Cut Heart Attacks 09/28/2007
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By Anthony Ramirez
Government curbs on secondhand smoke in New York led to nearly 4,000 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in 2004, according to a new statewide study.
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Jury Backs Merck in Vioxx Lawsuit 09/27/2007
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By Associated Press
Jury Backs Merck in Vioxx Lawsuit
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New York City Plans Limits on Restaurants’ Use of Trans Fats 09/27/2007
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By Thomas Lueck
New York City Plans Limits on Restaurants’ Use of Trans Fats
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The toll of racism? 09/24/2007
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By Susan Brink
The stress of discrimination, real or perceived, may be shortening black men's lives.
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Sexual Function Affected By Stem Cell Transplant 09/21/2007
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By Science Daily
A long-term study found that a type of stem cell transplant used for patients with life-threatening diseases, such as leukemia and lymphoma, results in decreased sexual function and activity for recipients.
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One-Third Of Spam Is 'Health'-Related 09/20/2007
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By Science Daily
A new study has found that a third of all spam messages advertise health products such as drugs and natural health products and that it is easy to purchase prescription drugs and controlled substances advertised in these messages.
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Report Urges Screening for Family of Heart Patients 09/18/2007
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By Eric Nagourney
Doctors know that siblings and other close family members of people who have heart attacks are at increased risk for heart problems of their own. So when patients are brought to a hospital, why not identify them and suggest that they get a screening?
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Sex After Cancer 09/17/2007
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By Science Daily
Significant sexual problems often are an unexpected -- and unwelcome -- side effect of the treatment of early-stage cervical and endometrial cancer for many women following hysterectomy.
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Health-related spam 09/17/2007
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By Andrew Hyde
A new study in PLoS Medicine has found that a third of all spam messages advertise health products such as drugs and natural health products and that it is easy to purchase prescription drugs and controlled substances advertised in these messages.
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University of Minnesota study refutes belief that black men have more aggressive prostate cancer 09/17/2007
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By Patty Mattern
A University of Minnesota study of prostate cancer tumors from Caucasian and African-American men has shown no evidence that the cancer is more aggressive in black men.
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New Study Favorable to Drug-Coated Stents 09/14/2007
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By Barnaby Feder
New Study Favorable to Drug-Coated Stents
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Erectile Dysfunction Treatment For Men With Spinal Cord Injuries 09/14/2007
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By Science Daily
The drug tadalafil appears to improve erectile function in men with spinal cord injuries, according to an article posted online that will appear in the November 2007 print issue of Archives of Neurology.
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Young Men Lead Surge in Viagra Use 09/12/2007
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By Sid Kirchheimer
Research Shows Threefold Boost Among Men Aged 18-45
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2 More Studies Cast Doubt On Safety of Diabetes Drug 09/12/2007
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By Gardiner Harris
Two more studies published in yet another prominent medical journal have raised questions about the safety of Avandia, a once-popular diabetes medicine.
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Shrinkage of prostate led to overestimation of cancer risk in trial 09/12/2007
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By Sherri McGinnis González
Reanalysis of data from the first long-term randomized trial of a chemopreventive agent for prostate cancer shows that the excess prevalence of high-grade prostate cancer in the drug-treated group may be attributable to shrinkage of the prostate at the
