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It's No Contact Sport, but Golf Can Leave a Duffer Banged Up

Injuries are as common in golf as in almost any other sport played by amateurs, including tennis. (read more)

Synthetic Testosterone Seemed Like a Good Idea. Then Came Fertility Issues.

Gym rats and others unwittingly step into a trap in the quest for turbocharged virility. (read more)

Osteoporosis: It's Not Just for Women

Though long considered a women's disease, recent research has shown that osteoporosis also takes a significant toll on men. (read more)

The Definition of This Problem Depends On a Stopwatch

Are drug companies offering hope or hype on premature ejaculation? (read more)

For Teenagers, a Tweak on 'Just Say No'

Some experts say the best way to keep teenage boys away from risky behaviors is to tell them to wait � until they're old enough to know better. (read more)

What's the Lure of the Edge?

Why are some men happy only when they're doing something that scares other guys to death? The answer lies in their dopamine receptors. (read more)

Like Charlemagne, You've Got Gout

New studies confirm old links between meat, beer and spirits and gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis among males. (read more)

Titanium and Sensors Replace Ahab's Peg Leb

The C-Leg is actually made up of several sophisticated systems. (read more)

Got Thrills?: A Quiz

Are you a risk taker? Here are questions on sensation seeking from a test called the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire. (read more)

P.S.A. Test No Longer Gives Clear Answers

Many experts say the P.S.A. should not be the single focus of prostate cancer screening — and some say some men may be better off forgoing treatment. (read more)

Men’s health Medical News

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:27:41 +0000

Pfizer Drops Application To Switch Viagra 50mg To Non-Prescription Status In Europe

Pfizer announced today that it has withdrawn its application to switch the legal status of the 50 mg tablet strength of Viagra from 'prescription only' to 'non-prescription' in the European Union (EU). Viagra is a well established oral medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) and all current doses of Viagra will continue to be available to patients by prescription from their doctor. (read more)

Indian Law Criminalizing Homosexuality Remains 'Major Obstacle' In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Piot Says

UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot on Sunday said that an Indian law criminalizing sex between men is a "major obstacle" to the country's efforts to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, News Track India reports. Piot called the law a "violation of human rights" and said that it should have been abolished a long time ago. (read more)

Adult Male Circumcision Not Linked To Sexual Dysfunction

The World Health Organization recommends male circumcision as an important element in HIV prevention programs, and the procedure is promoted in high-risk heterosexual populations. While the benefits of circumcision are well-documented (they also include reduced rates of urinary tract infection, penile cancer, and cervical cancer and chlamydia in female partners), there remains a concern that adult circumcision may impair sexual function. (read more)

Vitamin E And C Don't Change Cancer Risk, Long Term Study

A large-scale long term study taking up to ten years and involving older American men found that Vitamin E and Vitamin C were no different to placebo in protecting against cancer. The researchers presented their findings at the 7th Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research hosted by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and taking place in National Harbor, Maryland, this week. (read more)

Four-type HPV Vaccine Gardasil(R) Is Also Effective In Men

The four-type (6,11,16,18) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil� is also effective in men according to the primary analysis from a pivotal phase III clinical study. In previously uninfected men aged 16 to 26 years*, Gardasil� prevented 90% (95%CI: 69, 98) of external genital lesions caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 or 18. The data were presented this week at the congress of the European Research Organisation on Genital Infection and Neoplasia (EUROGIN) in Nice, France. (read more)

Absence Of Medicaid Coverage Impacts Neonatal Male Circumcision Rates

Lack of Medicaid coverage for neonatal male circumcision correlated with lower rates of circumcision, a new study found. In light of recent clinical trials in Africa that suggest uncircumcised males may face greater risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, lack of Medicaid coverage for circumcision may translate into future health disparities for children born to poor families covered by Medicaid. (read more)

Men Ignorant About True Risk Of Fake Medicine

New research released today (12 November) highlights the risk men are taking by purchasing counterfeit medicines. The 'Cracking Counterfeit' report commissioned by Pfizer reveals one in ten men interviewed - which would equate to more than 335,931 men living in major cities alone - admit to purchasing prescription only medicines without a prescription. (read more)

Study Finds HPV Vaccine Gardasil Effective At Preventing Male Genital Lesions

Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil is about 90% effective in preventing external lesions -- mostly gential warts -- caused by the four HPV strains it targets and 45% effective in preventing HPV infection, according to a Merck-funded study, Reuters reports (Fox, Reuters, 11/12). (read more)

First At Home Test For Vasectomized Men Proves To Be Safe, Accurate

In a report now available online and scheduled to be the cover story of the December 2008 issue of the Journal of Urology, University of Virginia Health System researcher John C. Herr, PhD and his colleagues have confirmed the accuracy and reliability of SpermCheck Vasectomy, the first FDA approved at-home immunodiagnostic test for detecting low concentrations of sperm. (read more)

Caribbean Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality Hampering Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS, Should Be Repealed, Officials Say

HIV advocates and health officials in the Caribbean recently called for a repeal of laws in the region that criminalize male-to-male sexual contact during the eighth annual Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS, the CMC/Antigua Sun reports. (read more)

Community Pharmacy Could Hold The Key To Saving The Lives Of 40,000 Men Every Year, UK

New research from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) could shed light on the reasons behind the poor state of men's health in Britain. The RPSGB commissioned study, designed to discover how men's attitudes might affect their healthcare, revealed that 59% of men are reluctant to ask for help and only seek medical advice if they are 'very ill or in great pain'. (read more)

Vitamins E And C Supplements Do Not Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease In Men

Neither vitamin E nor vitamin C supplements reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events in a large, long-term study of male physicians, according to a study in the November 12 issue of JAMA. The article is being released early online November 9 to coincide with the scientific presentation of the study findings at the American Heart Association meeting. (read more)

Health Officials In Scotland Uphold Ban On Blood Donations From MSM

Scottish health officials Tuesday rejected calls to allow men who have sex with men to donate blood, citing concerns about the number of HIV cases in the population, The Scotsman reports. National Director of the (read more)

Botswana To Begin HIV Prevention Campaign That Focuses On Male Circumcision

Male circumcision will be a primary focus of Botswana's HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, the Sunday Standard reports. The decision to focus on male circumcision as part of a boost in prevention efforts was announced at the annual planning conference of the (read more)

Women's Hands Home To More Bacteria

Human being have far more different kinds of bacteria on the palms of their hands than previously thought and women's hands are home to a more diverse range than men's, said US researchers this week. (read more)

New HIV/AIDS Cases Among MSM In Thailand Increasing, Officials Say

Although the overall number of HIV/AIDS cases in Thailand is declining, new cases among men who have sex with men have been increasing dramatically during the past few years, the Nation reports. (read more)

Swaziland Increases Male Circumcision Efforts To Curb Spread Of HIV

Swaziland is leading African countries in promoting male circumcision to curb the spread of HIV with the help of Israeli surgeons, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports. The country began to promote male circumcision in response to studies showing that the procedure could reduce a man's risk of contracting HIV by up to 60%, according to the AP/Mercury News. (read more)

Effective HPV Vaccine For Women And Men And A Simple HPV Screening Test Recommended By Researchers

A call to explore a broader use of HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines and the validation of a simple oral screening test for HPV-caused oral cancers are reported in two studies by a Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigator. Leading HPV expert Maura Gillison, M.D., Ph.D. (read more)

Discovery Of Effective Way To Deliver Gene Therapy For Muscular Dystrophy

Approximately 250,000 people in the United States have some form of muscular dystrophy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common type of the disease, predominantly affecting males. Boys with DMD will lose the ability to walk by their teens and typically die before the age of 30. (read more)

Physicians Can Now Predict Mild To Severe Baldness In Younger And Older Men With A Genetic Test

Pharmacogenomics research and development innovator PharmaGenoma, Inc. and its subsidiary HairDX, LLC, today unveiled the next generation of its genetic screening test for male pattern baldness. The HairDX test is available immediately thru qualified physicians' offices. (read more)

Rapid HIV Testing In The ER Boosts Diagnoses, Screening

One in every 50 people screened for a suspected sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Hospital was found to be infected with HIV using a rapid blood sample screening test. Henry Ford researchers hope their study heightens awareness and directs more focus on implementing future prevention strategies in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (read more)

Repeated Exposure To HIV In Treatment-Suppressed HIV Patients Examined By Study

A new study looking at unprotected intercourse within gay couples when each partner has established HIV-infection found a correlation between anti-HIV immune response and sexual activity. Study results showed that individuals who had regular unprotected receptive anal intercourse with partners with significant levels of HIV in their blood showed a stronger anti-HIV immune response. (read more)

HIV Increasing Among MSM In Hong Kong; Researchers Call For Improved Prevention Efforts

The number of new HIV cases recorded among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong has increased every year since 2003, and up to one-third of the population could be HIV-positive by 2020 if prevention programs are not effective, researchers said recently, Reuters reports. (read more)

Journal Of Clinical Investigation Online Early Table Of Contents: Oct. 16, 2008

FERTILITY: Molecular defect for one form of male factor infertility uncovered The sperm that successfully fertilizes an egg triggers a series of events, known collectively as egg activation, that are considered the first step in the initiation of embryo development. Detection of egg activation is used by clinics to determine whether an in vitro fertilization procedure (a process whereby egg cells are fertilized by sperm in a test tube) has been successful. (read more)

Revealing A Molecular Defect For 1 Form Of Male Factor Infertility

The sperm that successfully fertilizes an egg triggers a series of events, known collectively as egg activation, that are considered the first step in the initiation of embryo development. Detection of egg activation is used by clinics to determine whether an in vitro fertilization procedure (a process whereby egg cells are fertilized by sperm in a test tube) has been successful. (read more)

Sexual Health and STDs

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Ovarian Cancer Cells Destroyed By New Platinum-Phosphate Compounds

A new class of compounds called phosphaplatins can effectively kill ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancer cells with potentially less toxicity than conventional drugs, according to a new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (read more)

Sex Education Forum Investigates Sexual Health Services In Further Education And Sixth Form Colleges, UK

A national survey from the Sex Education Forum (SEF) has found that thousands of young people on college campuses across England are receiving vital advice and help on their sexual health, but argues more needs to be done. The survey, which covered the entirety of mainstream further education and sixth form colleges in England, found that more than two thirds of colleges provide onsite sexual health services. (read more)

Indian Law Criminalizing Homosexuality Remains 'Major Obstacle' In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Piot Says

China Increasingly Using Condoms In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Wall Street Journal Reports

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined how China is increasingly promoting condoms as a method of HIV prevention. While HIV "has long thrived quietly on the fringes of Chinese society" among injection drug users and tainted blood recipients, there is now a risk of HIV spreading further into the general population. (read more)

Observers Expect Obama To Reverse Polices Blocking International Family Planning Aid

Advocates on both sides of the abortion-rights debate believe that President-elect Barack Obama will issue an executive order early in his presidency to reverse the Bush administration's "Mexico City" policy or "global gag rule" -- which bans federal funding to international family planning programs that, with their own funds, provide abortion services or lobby their governments regarding abortion rights -- (read more)

Helping Nursing Home Staff Become Comfortable With Residents' Sexual Expression

"Do not disturb" signs aren't just for newlyweds anymore. They are also a way to give nursing home residents some privacy for sexual expression, according to Kansas State University aging experts. "By law you can't always lock a room, but you can offer residents some privacy," said Gayle Doll, who directs K-State's Center on Aging. (read more)

New York Times Examines Controversy Over Proposed HHS Conscience Rule

A rule proposed by HHS that would allow health care providers who receive federal grants to opt out of care based on their moral or religious beliefs "has provoked a torrent of objections," including a "strenuous protest" from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces job discrimination laws, the (read more)

New Research Finds Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Amendments Spark Distress Among GLBT Adults And Families

Amendments that restrict civil marriage rights of same-sex couples - such as Proposition 8 that recently passed in California - have led to higher levels of stress and anxiety among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults, as well as among their families of origin, according to several new studies to be published by the American Psychological Association. (read more)

Innovative Birth Control Method: A Low-Dose, Once-Weekly Contraceptive Patch, Phase 3 Trials

Agile Therapeutics, Inc., a late-stage pharmaceutical company specializing in women's health products, announced today that after a successful end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company is moving forward with its pivotal Phase 3 program to support a NDA filing and marketing approval of AG200-15 with SKINFUSION™ technology. AG200-15 is an innovative, low-dose contraceptive patch that offers women a convenient, once-weekly form of birth control. (read more)

Adult Male Circumcision Not Linked To Sexual Dysfunction

India's Cellular Ringtone Boosts Country's Condom Sales, Officials Say

Condom sales in India increased by 85 million in the months following a media campaign featuring a cellular phone ringtone that says "condom, condom," officials at India's National AIDS Control Organization said on Friday, (read more)

Case Strengthens For HPV Vaccination In Boys

Latest results from a clinical trial of Gardisal™, the Australian developed vaccine for human papilloma virus, add to the growing weight of opinion that the Government should extend its funding of the vaccine to boys. The research was presented today (18/11) to the Clinical Oncolgoical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting in Sydney. (read more)

Increase In Unplanned Pregnancies, Abortions In Indian City Linked To Ban On Over-the-Counter EC Sales

The Indian city of Chennai is seeing an increase in unplanned pregnancies and abortions since a ban on over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception was implemented by the state director of drug control one year ago, the Times of India reports. (read more)

Four-type HPV Vaccine Gardasil(R) Is Also Effective In Men

Rep. Maloney Predicts Obama Will Reinstate Funding For U.N. Population Fund

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday at the launch of the United Nations Population Fund's annual State of World Population report said that President-elect Barack Obama will lift the Bush administration's freeze on U.S. funding for UNFPA's family planning programs, (read more)

HIV/AIDS Advocates In Philippines Call For Passage Of Reproductive Health Bill

In hopes of developing a national policy on reproductive health to help curb the spread of HIV in the Philippines, the Girls, Women and HIV/AIDS Network recently called for the passage of a reproductive health bill in the House of Representatives, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reports. During the last general assembly meeting on Oct. (read more)

GARDASIL(R) Demonstrated Efficacy In Preventing HPV-Related Disease In Males In Phase III Study

GARDASIL� [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant], the cervical cancer vaccine from Merck & Co., Inc., prevented 90 percent of external genital lesions caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18 in a pivotal Phase III study in men aged 16 to 26. (read more)

FDA Approves Low-dose Regimen Of Premarin Vaginal Cream To Treat Moderate To Severe Postmenopausal Dyspareunia Painful Sexual Intercourse

PREMARIN� (conjugated estrogens) Vaginal Cream 0.5 g has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new indication and a new less frequent twice-weekly dosing regimen to treat moderate to severe postmenopausal dyspareunia (painful sexual intercourse) announced Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE). (read more)

Hawaii Should Say 'No Thanks' To Abstinence-Only Education Funding, Editorial Says

Unlike some states, Hawaii has not found "the backbone to say 'no thanks'" to federal funding for abstinence-only education, a Honolulu Star Bulletin editorial says. (read more)

Study Finds HPV Vaccine Gardasil Effective At Preventing Male Genital Lesions

Britons In 30s, 40s Use Condoms Less Frequently Than Teenagers, Study Finds

People in their 30s and 40s living in the United Kingdom are half as likely as teenagers to use a condom when having sex with a new partner, according to a study published recently in the International Journal of Epidemiology, London's Daily Telegraph reports. (read more)

Modelling Research Shows CervarixTM-induced Immune Response May Be Prolonged For At Least 20 Years For Both HPV 16 And 18

Results of three statistical models presented today at the European Research Organisation on Genital Infection and Neoplasia (EUROGIN) annual meeting in Nice, France, suggest that young women vaccinated with GlaxoSmithKline's cervical cancer vaccine CervarixTM could look forward to a prolonged immune response against the two most common cancer-causing human papillomavirus virus (HPV) types, HPV 16 and 18 for at least 20 years. (read more)

Female Embryonic Sexual Development Driven By Universal Factor

A gene essential to the growth and development of most organ systems in the body also is vital to female - but not male - embryonic sexual development, scientists report this month. The study, from researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Texas, appears in Human Molecular Genetics. The findings lend support to a controversial hypothesis about mammalian sexual development. (read more)

Family Planning Association Responds To New NATSAL Research On Sexual Behavior, UK

Responding to research published in the International Journal of Epidemiology on the high proportion of people not using condoms when they have sex with a new partner, Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, fpa said: "This research shows that no matter what age you are, or what type of relationship you are in, sexual health messages still apply. "The truth is, most campaigns on safer sex and condom use are aimed at young people. (read more)

FDA Approves Low-dose Regimen Of PREMARIN Vaginal Cream To Treat Moderate To Severe Postmenopausal Dyspareunia - Painful Sexual Intercourse

PREMARIN(R) (conjugated estrogens) Vaginal Cream 0.5 g has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new indication and a new less frequent twice-weekly dosing regimen to treat moderate to severe postmenopausal dyspareunia (painful sexual intercourse) announced Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE). (read more)

Urology and Nephrology

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:16:56 +0000

Ovarian Cancer Cells Destroyed By New Platinum-Phosphate Compounds

Sex Education Forum Investigates Sexual Health Services In Further Education And Sixth Form Colleges, UK

Indian Law Criminalizing Homosexuality Remains 'Major Obstacle' In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Piot Says

China Increasingly Using Condoms In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Wall Street Journal Reports

Observers Expect Obama To Reverse Polices Blocking International Family Planning Aid

Helping Nursing Home Staff Become Comfortable With Residents' Sexual Expression

New York Times Examines Controversy Over Proposed HHS Conscience Rule

New Research Finds Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Amendments Spark Distress Among GLBT Adults And Families

Innovative Birth Control Method: A Low-Dose, Once-Weekly Contraceptive Patch, Phase 3 Trials

Adult Male Circumcision Not Linked To Sexual Dysfunction

India's Cellular Ringtone Boosts Country's Condom Sales, Officials Say

Case Strengthens For HPV Vaccination In Boys

Increase In Unplanned Pregnancies, Abortions In Indian City Linked To Ban On Over-the-Counter EC Sales

Four-type HPV Vaccine Gardasil(R) Is Also Effective In Men

Rep. Maloney Predicts Obama Will Reinstate Funding For U.N. Population Fund

HIV/AIDS Advocates In Philippines Call For Passage Of Reproductive Health Bill

GARDASIL(R) Demonstrated Efficacy In Preventing HPV-Related Disease In Males In Phase III Study

FDA Approves Low-dose Regimen Of Premarin Vaginal Cream To Treat Moderate To Severe Postmenopausal Dyspareunia Painful Sexual Intercourse

Hawaii Should Say 'No Thanks' To Abstinence-Only Education Funding, Editorial Says

Unlike some states, Hawaii has not found "the backbone to say 'no thanks'" to federal funding for abstinence-only education, a Honolulu Star Bulletin editorial says. (read more)