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PSA predicts treatment success in advanced prostate cancer 08/23/2006
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A test used to detect prostate cancer can also help doctors know when treatment is working.
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F.D.A. Strengthens Warnings on Stimulants 08/22/2006
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Federal drug regulators have ordered that strong warnings be put on the labels of stimulants like Ritalin to caution against their use in adults or children with heart problems and to alert doctors that the drugs cause one child in a thousand to experi
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New Details in Reported Secret Deal Over Generic Drug 08/18/2006
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New Details in Reported Secret Deal Over Generic Drug
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Treatments For Cancer Are Linked To Heart Ills 08/15/2006
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Two widely used treatments for breast cancer -- radiation and the drug Herceptin -- can cause heart problems, researchers are reporting.
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U-M study finds some prostate cancer patients potentially overtreated 08/15/2006
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More than half of men with lower-risk prostate cancer received surgery or radiation treatment when a wait-and-see approach of no therapy and active surveillance would have been a reasonable option, according to a new study from the University of Michig
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Researchers publish largest genome-wide study of prostate cancer in African American men 08/11/2006
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Researchers from 14 institutions across the country today announced the results of the first genome-wide linkage study of prostate cancer in African Americans.
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Marketers of Plavix Outfoxed on a Deal 08/09/2006
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Marketers of Plavix Outfoxed on a Deal
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Scientists learn how the brain 'boots up' to process information from the senses 08/08/2006
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The same chemical in the body that is targeted by the drug Viagra® also helps our brains "boot up" in the morning so we can process sights, sound, touch and other sensory information. The discovery could lead to a better understanding of
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Merck Wins a Vioxx Case in Los Angeles 08/03/2006
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Merck Wins a Vioxx Case in Los Angeles
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Over 65? Cocktail Time May Be Your Finest Hour 08/01/2006
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A drink or two a day -- beer, wine or liquor -- may help protect against heart failure, a new study suggests.
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Home Alone? Your Heart May Be in Danger 08/01/2006
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New research suggests that people ages 30 to 69 who live alone are almost twice as likely as those who live with a partner to suffer angina, heart attacks or sudden cardiac death.
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UCLA study shows altering fatty acid levels in diet may reduce prostate cancer growth rate 08/01/2006
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UCLA researchers found that altering the fatty acid ratio found in the typical Western diet to include more omega-3 fatty acids and decrease the amount of omega-6 fatty acids may reduce prostate cancer tumor growth rates and PSA levels.
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Two-thirds of patients say erection drug didn't work for them 07/29/2006
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Two-thirds of patients stopped using Uprima, a drug commonly prescribed for erection problems, because they felt it wasn't effective, according to a large-scale study published in the July issue of the urology journal BJU International.
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Impotence and aspirin 07/28/2006
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Painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen, widely used by men for arthritis, may increase the risk of impotence, it was claimed yesterday.
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Researchers uncover how prostate cancer cells defy death 07/27/2006
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New findings about how prostate cancer cells are able to resist hormone treatment and defy death may lead to more effective drug treatments, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.
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Viagra improves high altitude exercise performance up to 45% for some 07/26/2006
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Sildenafil (Viagra) significantly improved the cardiovascular and exercise performance measures of trained cyclists at high altitude, mostly because the drug helped some participants improve a lot -- up to 45% -- while others showed little change. Sild
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Heart Pill to Be Sold by Itself 07/26/2006
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Heart Pill to Be Sold by Itself
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Pomegranate juice slows PSA acceleration rate after prostate cancer surgery, radiation 07/21/2006
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Pomegranate juice packs a punch on prostate cancer that prolongs post-surgery PSA doubling time, drives down cancer cell proliferation and causes prostate cancer cells to die, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Resear
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$1.4 million grant helps professor see the light 07/17/2006
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University of New Hampshire professor Rick Cote has received $1.4 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue research into the central enzyme that controls initial steps of vision and that, when defective, can result in retinitis
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Merck Wins Vioxx Case in New Jersey 07/14/2006
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Merck Wins Vioxx Case in New Jersey
