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Why 'Pink Viagra' won't solve your marriage crisis 07/04/2010
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By Dr Petra Boynton
Viagra, the pill for erectile dysfunction, was launched just over a decade ago.
Predictably, it became a huge success. And ever since, the search for a female equivalent has become a holy grail for drugs manufacturers seeking to
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Predicting The Return Of Prostate Cancer: New Study Betters The Odds Of Success 07/03/2010
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By Science Daily
Cancer experts at Johns Hopkins say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis.
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Whooping cough vaccines offered 07/02/2010
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By Erin Allday
Bay Area counties are offering free or discounted whooping cough vaccines to adolescents and adults as the bacterial infection spreads throughout California, with more than four times as many cases so far this year as last year.
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Oldest New Dad, 79, 'Didn't Use Viagra' 07/02/2010
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By Foxnews.com
Raymond Calvert is Britain's oldest new dad at 79—after fathering a son with a woman 54 years his junior.
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Internet Crime: Vuvuzela Meets Viagra 07/02/2010
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By Matt Robinson
"FIFA World Cup Scandal News." Headlines like that are red meat for rabid soccer fans. But click on the e-mail message it heralds and you might land on a "Canadian Pharmacy" web page, not the scintillating dispatch from South Africa
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Health overhaul may mean longer ER waits, crowding 07/02/2010
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By Carla Johnson
Emergency rooms, the only choice for patients who can't find care elsewhere, may grow even more crowded with longer wait times under the nation's new health law.
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Ohio lake's algae dangerous to swimmers, economy 07/02/2010
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By Randolph Schmidt
The oldest among us seem to have chosen their parents well. Researchers closing in on the impact of family versus lifestyle find most people who live to 100 or older share some helpful READ MORE
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Will you lose more pounds at a bigger diet center? 07/02/2010
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By Lynne Peoples
Will you lose more pounds at a bigger diet center?
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Davie couple's dispute over Viagra leads to arrest for battery 07/02/2010
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By The Sun-Sentinal
When Nelson Grizales arrived home Monday and asked for his Viagra medication, his wife replied that she had crushed the pills and tossed them into the front yard, a Davie police complaint states.
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Blood Pressure Adversely Affected by Diets High in Sugar 07/02/2010
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By Susan Brady
Salt has long been the enemy for people suffering from hypertension
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Millions of vaccine doses to be burned 07/01/2010
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By Mike Stobbe
About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired — meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million are being written off as trash.
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S.B. Doc Treats Lung Disease with Viagra Drug 07/01/2010
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By Kelly Jones
Initial findings of a Santa Barbara doctor’s recent study show that the drug used in Viagra can improve quality of life for those suffering from a progressive disease that scars lung tissue.
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Testosterone gel linked to increase in heart problems in frail men, study finds 06/30/2010
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By LA Times
Many men use a testosterone supplement to treat symptoms linked to testosterone deficiency in older age, such as poor libido and deteriorating muscle strength.
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Calistoga raises $40 million to fund drug trials 06/30/2010
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By Jason Bacaj
The small Seattle biotech company Calistoga Pharmaceuticals has landed $40 million in fresh venture capital to fund its drugs' advance through clinical trials. With the latest infusion, Calistoga has raised nearly $100 million since it was founded in 2
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Caffeine Could Be an Athlete’s New Best Friend 06/30/2010
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By Susan Brady
Concentrated doses of caffeine can boost athletic endurance, with certain caveats, and with the removal of caffeine from the list of banned substances, could have an impact in major sporting events.
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Sex and shopping – how retail therapy really is bad for men's health and fertility 06/29/2010
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By Richard Alleyne
Men and shopping really are a toxic mix, claim scientists who have discovered that a spot of retail therapy could make them impotent.
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Statins Associated With Lower Cancer Recurrence Following Prostatectomy 06/29/2010
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By Science Daily
Men who use statins to lower their cholesterol are 30 percent less likely to see their prostate cancer come back after surgery compared to men who do not use the drugs, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
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Profiling Prostate Cancer 06/27/2010
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By Science Daily
A large scale genetic analysis of multiple prostate cancer samples, published online by Cell Press on June 24th in the journal Cancer Cell, is providing exciting new insight into the disease and may lead to more effective treatment strategies.
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Newly mapped enzyme could yield new treatments for female sexual dysfunction 06/26/2010
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By Steve Bradt
New research from the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions indicates that the enzyme arginase II, which can short-circuit a biochemical pathway leading to sexual arousal in men, is also present in the female genitalia and represents a prom
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Selenium intake may worsen prostate cancer in some 06/25/2010
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By Robbin Ray
Higher selenium levels in the blood may worsen prostate cancer in some men who already have the disease, according to a study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute the University of California, San Francisco.
