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Drugmaker Amgen Inc announced yesterday, Monday, that a large trial of its bone drug denosumab increased bone density and cut fractures in men with non-metastatic prostate cancer who were having hormone blocking therapy. A side effect of androgen dep ...
Researchers in France studying over 12,000 couples with fertility problems found that when the man was over 35 pregnancy rates fell and perhaps more surprisingly, miscarriage rates rose, leading them to conclude that the age of the father was just as ...
Data is emerging about use of statins and risk reduction in development of prostate cancer (CaP). How do statins affect PSA?
The authors previously observed that PSA levels decreased upon initiation of statin medications.
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"You've got cancer." More than 1 million people will hear those words this year. Just as frightening as the diagnosis is the treatment. Radiation can be painful. Now, a new treatment promises better outcomes with fewer side effects.
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Patients with restless leg syndrome (RLS) - the irresistible urge to move one's body to limit uncomfortable or odd sensations - may get some relief during day and night by using skin patches that contain the drug rotigotine.
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The study reveals that the fears associated with the RHT are product of disinformation and are often against clinical evidences. Some of those concerns are fear of collateral effects such as weight gain, breast cancer or the risk of a thromboembolic ...
In particular, postmenopausal women who had no history of heart disease but whose ratio of low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good") cholesterol was less than 2.5 were at no in ...
Ministry spokeswoman, Lily Sulistyowati says the boy from Manyaran village in Central Java, became ill on on April 17th, was admitted to hospital and died on April 23rd after suffering from respiratory problems; he had been in contact with birds in h ...
Pure oxygen therapy is reputed to have many medical benefits, including saving limbs from amputation, and a QUT researcher is setting out to explore its healing properties.
PhD researcher James Broadbent, from Queensland University of Technology's ...
Almost one and a half million Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease. It's a neurological disorder best known for its symptoms: tremors and a lack of balance. Now, a new study is showing how a popular dance may help patients fight some of the effe ...
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