10. November 2009 02:54
In the November 2009 issue of the Journal of Urology, Stanford Medical School researcher Dr. Rodney Anderson and researchers at the National Center for Pelvic Pain Research, in a new study, demonstrated a high correlation between the location of painful trigger points inside the pelvic floor muscles of men with chronic prostatitis and the location in the body where they routinely complain of pain.
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6. November 2009 00:25
The November issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article focussing on prostate specific antigen (PSA) velocity and early cancer detection. It has been suggested that changes in PSA over time aid prostate cancer detection.
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14. October 2009 03:18
Prostatitis is no picnic. It is a urological condition which causes infection or inflammation of the prostate gland. It is a fairly common health concern, especially for men under 50 and can seriously affect quality of life including sexuality and intimate relationships. However, new research regarding the benefits of physiotherapy in treating prostititis is promising.
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Posted in: Men's Health News
Tags: Arthritis, Back Pain, Education, Exercise, Hospital, Incontinence, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Prostatitis, Sexual Dysfunction, Urinary Tract Infection, Urology
16. April 2009 22:23
A Queen's University research team has found that a painful pelvic affliction associated with adult men occurs as frequently in adolescent boys.
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18. December 2008 21:50
Alfuzosin, a drug commonly prescribed for men with chronic prostatitis, a painful disorder of the prostate and surrounding pelvic area, failed to significantly reduce symptoms in recently diagnosed men who had not been previously treated with this drug, according to a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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7. September 2008 20:57
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces awards to eight academic research centers to conduct collaborative studies of urologic chronic pelvic pain disorders by looking for clues outside the bladder and prostate. The total research investment for the five-year project is estimated to be up to $37.5 million.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News
Tags: Biomarker, Biopsy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Cystitis, Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis, Investment, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Nutrition, Obesity, Prostatitis, Urology
27. July 2008 19:36
For the first time, a strategic plan for research into benign prostate disease, based on the latest scientific knowledge, has been published by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIDDK Prostate Research Strategic Plan is the culmination of discussions and meetings among experts over the past two years in an effort to outline a strategic vision for research into these elusive and multi-faceted diseases.
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Posted in: Men's Health News
Tags: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Blood Pressure, Caffeine, Cardiovascular Disease, Cellular Biology, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, Erectile Dysfunction, Kidney Disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Overactive Bladder, Prostatitis, Sexual Dysfunction, Stress, Stress Related
21. January 2008 02:11
Estimates on the number of males in the United States who will experience prostatitis during their lifetimes range up to 50 percent.
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Posted in: Men's Health News
Tags: Antibiotic, Anti-Inflammatory, Back Pain, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Cancer, Diet, Fertility, Infertility, Overactive Bladder, Prostate Cancer, Prostate-Specific Antigen, Prostatitis, Semen, Sexual Dysfunction, Stress, Stress Related, Urethra, Urology, Virus
24. July 2007 02:09
Colloidal silver is peddled as a cold medicine, decongestant, all-around germ fighter, and a kind of cure-all.
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Posted in: Miscellaneous News
Tags: Alternative Medicine, Antibiotic, Brain, Burn, Cancer, CDC, Conjunctivitis, Decongestant, Dentistry, Dermatology, Diet, Education, Herpes, HIV/AIDS, Medical Legislation, Nursing, Pneumonia, Prescription Drug, Prostatitis, Shingles, Syphilis, Tobacco, Toxicology, Tuberculosis, Wart, Water Contamination
2. May 2007 09:54
Bladder, prostate and other urinary tract diseases cost Americans nearly $11 billion a year, according to a new report from the National Institutes of Health.
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Posted in: Disease/Infection News
Tags: Bladder Cancer, Cancer, Cystitis, Erectile Dysfunction, Fluoroquinolone, Incontinence, Interstitial Cystitis, Kidney Cancer, Kidney Stone, Medicare, Prescription Drug, Prostate Cancer, Prostatitis, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection
11. April 2006 19:18
Wu and colleagues studied data for patients under age 65 with at least one diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis (IC) from a de-identified administrative database of 2 million beneficiaries that included medical, drug and disability claims for 1999-2002.
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18. May 2005 06:56
Tessera Inc., a Seattle-based biomedical company is, in collaboration with Dr. Robert Getzenberg, Director of the Brady Urological Research Institute at Johns Hopkins University, developing blood tests for both prostate and colon cancer and expects to commence clinical trials on EPCA (Early Prostate Cancer Antigen), its first blood test for prostate cancer, before the end of this year.
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27. February 2005 13:16
NASA researchers announce a potential cause of rapid kidney stone formation in astronauts on space travels. The authors of a study published in Kidney International call for a "Major Initiative" to investigate nanobacteria.
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14. February 2005 14:35
NASA researchers announce a potential cause of rapid kidney stone formation in astronauts on space travels. The authors of a study published in Kidney International call for a "Major Initiative" to investigate nanobacteria.
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15. June 2004 00:58
Patients with chronic prostatitis associated with chronic pelvic pain have substantial health care costs and have reduced quality of life, according to an article in the June 14 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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