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The panel stopped short of recommending that all men take the drug because clinical trials have not yet shown that it reduces deaths.
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among men, behind lung cancer, with 186,000 new cases diagnosed and 28,660 deaths each year.
Finasteride is used in low doses under the brand name Propecia as an anti-balding drug and in higher doses under the name Proscar for shrinking enlarged prostate Read the rest of this entry »
The panel stopped short of recommending that all men take the drug because clinical trials have not yet shown that it reduces deaths.
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among men, behind lung cancer, with 186,000 new cases diagnosed and 28,660 deaths each year.
Finasteride is used in low doses under the brand name Propecia as an anti-balding drug and in higher doses under the name Proscar for shrinking enlarged prostate Read the rest of this entry »
HAMILTON, Ontario, Jan. 21 — Gym class and other school fitness initiatives should be pursued even if their benefits don’t include weight loss, according to a systematic review.
School-based fitness and exercise programs improved duration of physical activity and fitness as measured by lung capacity while reducing television viewing and blood cholesterol, reported Maureen Dobbins, Ph.D., of McMaster University here, and colleagues in a Cochrane Read the rest of this entry »
kept their blood sugar under better control when they ate foods like beans and nuts instead of the recommended whole-grain diet, researchers have found.
Beans and nuts are among foods that only modestly increase blood glucose levels; scientists describe these foods as having a low glycemic index. The new study, which lasted six months, is one of the largest and longest to assess the impact of foods with a low-glycemic index, researchers said. Read the rest of this entry »
SAN ANTONIO DEC 11, 2008 (Reuters Health) – Researchers at the Moores Cancer
Center at the University of California, San Diego Cancer Center are recommending that the cancer family history of breast cancer survivors be periodically updated.
The recommendation was made at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (2008) following a study that found that the prevalence of high-risk cancer family histories increased by 70% in a cohort of breast Read the rest of this entry »
CHICAGO — October 14, 2008 — A majority of Medicare patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent an elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) did not have a recommended stress test performed to confirm the necessity of the procedure, according to a study in the October 15 issue of the
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Grace A. Lin, MD, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, and colleagues conducted a study of Medicare Read the rest of this entry »
The panel stopped short of recommending that all men take the drug because clinical trials have not yet shown that it reduces deaths.
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among men, behind lung cancer, with 186,000 new cases diagnosed and 28,660 deaths each year.
Finasteride is used in low doses under the brand name Propecia as an anti-balding drug and in higher doses under the name Proscar for shrinking enlarged prostate Read the rest of this entry »
A medical malpractice arbitration act scheduled to sunset next July ought to remain on the books another 10 years, the Legislature’s Heath and Human Interim Committee decided Wednesday.
The act was passed in 2004 following widespread public opposition to a bill approved in 2003 that allowed doctors to refuse care if a patient did not agree in writing to binding arbitration in lieu of full legal redress in court in the event of malpractice.
If Read the rest of this entry »
The panel stopped short of recommending that all men take the drug because clinical trials have not yet shown that it reduces deaths.
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among men, behind lung cancer, with 186,000 new cases diagnosed and 28,660 deaths each year.
Finasteride is used in low doses under the brand name Propecia as an anti-balding drug and in higher doses under the name Proscar for shrinking enlarged prostate Read the rest of this entry »
Q: I recently had my first experience with gout. I had bloodwork done, which showed high levels of uric acid. I was given a list of many foods I should avoid, but the list is so extensive. I’m not sure what to eat besides fruits and vegetables. What do you recommend to balance my diet? I would like to avoid taking medication unless I really need it.
I don’t recommend strict dietary modifications after an initial attack of gout. Here’s why.
Gout Read the rest of this entry »