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Consumer health information and prostate awareness site supported by Merck. Includes self evaluation quiz and video.
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New Treatment For Depression : Recommended resource website for information on new treatment for depression, manic depression symptoms and signs of clinical depression as well as a discussion of the different types and medications for depression.
McLean Medical Institute : Doctors with more than fifteen years of experience providing the most advanced treatments for
hemorrhoids, applying quick, painless and effective procedures that do not require hospitalizations.
Breast Formation in Men : Patient information handout concerning gynecomastia from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Pediatric Bulletin : Cover the causes of gynecomastia. Written by Myrna R Nieves, M.D.
Spinal Cord Injury and Sexual Functioning : A spinal cord injury (SCI) affects a man's sexuality both physically and psychologically. The type and level of injury both can play a role on the impact that the injury has on a man's sexuality. After injury, men may face changes in relationships, sexual activity, and their ability to biologically father children. Men can also experience emotional changes that can affect sexuality. All of these issues involve both the man with SCI and his partne
Phimosis and Paraphimosis : Authored by Santos Cantu, Jr., M.D., Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Instructor and Fellow of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine and of Pediatrics, University of Ro...
Balanitis : An explanation of this disorder and its causes.
Urological Sciences Research Foundation : The first peer-reviewed study detailing the effectiveness of Viagra in women has now been published in the March '99 issue of Urology (The Gold Journal). The good news is that the drug is well-tolerated in post-menopausal women who complain of sexual dysfunction. The bad news is that Viagra did not improve sexual function significantly in these women, although some improvement was noted in a few cases. This pilot study (33 patients) included no p
Conservative Treatment of Phimosis: Alternatives to Radical Circumcision : Provides information on conservative treatments of foreskin problems.
Proton Beam Therapy at Loma Linda University : One of two facilities that utilize protons to improve physicians' ability to treat prostate disorders more effectively with radiation.
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Approval Expanded for Breast Cancer Drug Tykerb (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has expanded approval for Tykerb (lapatinib) to include
postmenopausal women with hormone- and HER2-positive advanced breast
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Experimental Drug May Help in Brain, Prostate Cancers (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug called
imetelstat shows promise in treating glioblastoma brain cancer and
prostate cancer, according to the results of preclinical studies in which
the drug was tested on human prostate cancer cells and in rodents with
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