Jul
31
2008
There is a link between alcohol consumption and increased risk of perennial allergic rhinitis, according to a recent Danish study of 5,870 young adult women. The study, published in the July issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy, found that the risk increased 3% for every additional alcoholic drink per week. In contrast, the authors did not observe any increase in risk of seasonal allergic rhinitis according Continue Reading »
Jul
31
2008
Senate Democrats on Monday failed to advance legislation (S 3297) that combined 34 bills that Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has blocked, CQ Today reports. Buy levitra without prescription The package included disease specific research measures, environmental protection legislation and measures aimed at bolstering foreign economies. Language from a measure (S 1375) that would encourage the study Continue Reading »
Jul
30
2008
Men’s Health News
Men with serious injuries, such as traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, must deal with a range of emotions.
If these men have strong traditional masculine ideas and abuse alcohol, it becomes even more difficult to help them heal and come to terms with their emotions and situations. A University of Missouri psychology researcher studied these challenging Continue Reading »
Jul
30
2008
Buy generic cipro Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new study. The study’s findings, published in the Advanced Access edition of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, suggest that proper treatment for depression would improve not only the mothers’ health, Continue Reading »
Jul
29
2008
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may also lower blood pressure among hypertensive adults, according to researchers in Spain, who presented his findings at the American Thoracic Society’s 2008 International Conference in Toronto.
The study included 394 consecutive patients with Continue Reading »
Jul
29
2008
A new article indicates that an increased intake in minerals such as potassium, and possibly magnesium and calcium by dietary means may reduce the risk of high blood pressure and decrease blood pressure in people with hypertension. A high intake of these minerals in the diet may also reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. These findings are published in a supplement Continue Reading »
Jul
28
2008
Men’s Health News
According to new research obese men have lower volumes of seminal fluid and a higher proportion of abnormal sperm.
The scientists say obese men if they want to have children, should consider losing weight.
Dr. A Ghiyath Shayeb, from the University of Aberdeen, in Scotland and his colleagues examined the results of an analysis of seminal fluid in 5,316 men attending the Aberdeen Fertility Centre with their Continue Reading »
Jul
28
2008
Symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among caregivers of deceased lung transplant patients are four-to-five times more prevalent than in the average population, according to researchers who analyzed the stress levels of caregivers, as well as their perceptions of the transplant recipients’ quality of dying and death. Their findings were presented at the Continue Reading »
Jul
27
2008
People who have had a stroke and the people who are close to them need more support in order to manage the consequences of stroke. As well as the physical disabilities, the psychological burden is difficult to cope with. It Continue Reading »
Jul
27
2008
Men’s Health News
Buy generic diflucan Having intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile dysfunction (ED). A study published in the July 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine reports that researchers have found that men who had intercourse more Continue Reading »
Jul
26
2008
Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers are calling on clinicians to adopt a standardized measurement of outcomes when treating depression. The commentary was published in the June edition of Primary Psychiatry.
Researchers led by Mark Zimmerman, M.D., noted that quantified measurement of outcome is rarely done when treating depression, yet to determine the impact of treatment Continue Reading »
Jul
26
2008
Two new clinical trials presented by Calpis Co., Ltd. at the Buy diflucan without prescription American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2008) in New Orleans show that the milk-derived dietary supplement AmealPeptide® reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients. The studies, Continue Reading »
Jul
25
2008
Men’s Health News
A simple blood test may help doctors better predict whether prostate cancer will recur or spread in patients who have undergone surgery for the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
In a study published in the June 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, UT Southwestern scientists identified a panel of seven biomarkers that can predict with 86 percent accuracy which prostate cancer patients Continue Reading »
Jul
24
2008
Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (Buy fosamax pills NASDAQ: ASPM) will present study results from the BRITE (Biomarkers for Rapid Identification of Treatment Effectiveness) trial in major depression at the Society of Biological Psychiatry and American Psychiatric Association Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. this week. BRITE trial Continue Reading »
Jul
23
2008
Acute kidney injury (AKI) - which is often caused by trauma, illness, or surgery - predisposes elderly individuals to the most serious form of chronic kidney disease (CKD), known as end stage renal disease (ESRD), according to a study appearing in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that close medical follow-up is important for maintaining Continue Reading »
Jul
23
2008
Men’s Health News
Men with prostate cancer caused by a faulty BRCA2 gene are more than twice as likely to die from the disease than those carrying the faulty BRCA1 gene - reveals a study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Tuesday).
These findings could help tailor treatment and target chemotherapy Continue Reading »
Jul
22
2008
A new survey reveals that while 82 percent of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) surveyed recognize it as an indicator of other health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes, nearly 40 percent have never discussed the condition with their doctors. The survey, conducted Continue Reading »
Jul
21
2008
Itchy, watery eyes. Stuffy nose. Sneezing. Sound familiar? As much as we love it, warm weather can spell misery for the 20 million to 30 million Americans who suffer from allergies. According to Dr. Leslie Miller, director of the Emergency Continue Reading »
Jul
21
2008
Men’s Health News
A therapy that involves depriving the prostate gland the male hormone androgen is not associated with improved survival for elderly men with localized prostate cancer, compared to conservative management of the disease, according to a study in the July 9 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death Continue Reading »
Jul
20
2008
Researchers in the US have found that childhood asthma is significantly less likely in children infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a
bacterium that has inhabited the stomach and small intestine of humans for thousands of years. They found that children between the ages of 3 and
13 were nearly 59 per cent less likely to have asthma if they carried the bug.
The study was the work of Dr Yu Chen, assistant professor of epidemiology at New York University Continue Reading »
Jul
20
2008
Prehypertension during young adulthood is common and is associated with subsequent coronary atherosclerosis, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, analyzed blood pressure measurements of 3,560 adults aged 18 to 30 from seven examinations over the course Continue Reading »
Jul
19
2008
The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced that its investigational agent, CleviprexTM (clevidipine butyrate) injectable emulsion was well tolerated in elderly patients and rapidly achieved and maintained blood pressure control in patients presenting to the emergency department or intensive care unit with acutely elevated blood pressure Continue Reading »
Jul
18
2008
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Tom Lue discussed autologous stem cell use for ED. He discussed that ability for the planarian species to regenerate any part of its body, but the salamander can only regenerate a limb. In man there are also stem cells, which Continue Reading »
Jul
18
2008
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - In this presentation, the group reported on the incidence and predictors of erectile dysfunction after plaque incision and grafting (PIG).
56 patients undergoing PIG were analyzed with pre and 6-month postoperative IIEF questionnaires. Mean duration of PD at the time of surgery was 23 months, mean plaque area was 4.7 cm2 and Continue Reading »
Jul
17
2008
A new Mayo Clinic study shows that variations in the serotonin transporter gene could explain why some people with depression respond better than others to treatment with citalopram (Celexa), an antidepressant medication.
The study, in the current issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, examined the serotonin transporter gene, or SLC6A4, in 1,914 Continue Reading »