Pain Of Dysplasia In Dogs Relieved With Gold Treatment, Study Shows
Many animals and people experience chronic joint pain. In dogs, a common source of joint pain is hip dysplasia, a developmental defect of the hip joint. Implantation of g...
For Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Acupuncture And Exercise May Bring Relief, Reduce Risks
Exercise and electro-acupuncture treatments can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, according to a new study. The finding is impo...
How Adolescent Girls Manage Stress
Greater influence over everyday life, emotional support, and cultural and recreational activities help to enable teenage girls to withstand stress.
New Evidence That Vinegar May Be Natural Fat-fighter
Researchers are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar ? a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods ? may live up to its age-old repu...
Tai Chi Benefits For Arthritis Shown
Tai chi has been found to have positive health benefits for musculoskeletal pain. The results of the first comprehensive analysis of tai chi suggest that it produces positive effects for improving pain and disability among arthritis sufferers.
Meditation May Be An Effective Treatment For Insomnia
Meditation may be an effective behavioral intervention in the treatment of insomnia, according to new research.
Ginkgo Reduces Neuropathic Pain In Animal Studies
An extract of ginkgo biloba shows scientific evidence of effectiveness against one common and hard-to-treat type of pain, according to animal data.
Couples' Treatment For Sexual Problems On The Agenda For Sexual Medicine Experts
Couples' treatment for sexual problems and other innovative approaches to improving sexual health for men and women are on the agenda of sexual medicine experts.
Laptops Linked To Male Infertility
While fatherhood might be far from the minds of most young men, behavior patterns they establish early on may impact their ability to become a dad later in life. Excessiv...
Premature Ejaculation May Be A Genetic Disorder
Premature ejaculation can be embarrassing, but a new study suggests that it might be a genetic disorder.
Cutaneous Application Of Nanoparticles Offers Hope For Treatment Of Erectile Dysfunction
Cutaneous application of nanoparticles may offer a new means of delivering drugs to treat erectile dysfunction, according to new findings. Topical treatments for erectile...
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Predicting The Return Of Prostate Cancer: New Study Betters The Odds Of Success
Cancer experts say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis.
Prostate Cancer Patients Disease Free After Five Years Likely To Be Disease Free After 10 Years
Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a new study.
Prostate Cancer Screening Has Yet To Prove Its Worth, Researchers Say
The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report.
Second Gene Linked To Familial Testicular Cancer
Specific variations or mutations in a particular can gene raise a man's risk of familial, or inherited, testicular germ-cell cancer, the most common form of this disease, according to new research. This is only the second gene to be identified that affects the risk of familial testicular cancer, and the first gene in a key biochemical pathway.
Selenium Intake May Worsen Prostate Cancer In Some, Study Reports
Higher selenium levels in the blood may worsen prostate cancer in some men who already have the disease. A higher risk of more-aggressive prostate cancer was seen in men with a certain genetic variant. In those subjects, having a high level of selenium in the blood was associated with a two-fold greater risk of poorer ...
New Approach For Treating Recurrent Prostate Cancer On The Horizon
A new study shows that an alpha-particle emitting radiopeptide -- radioactive material bound to a synthetic peptide, a component of protein -- is effective for treating prostate cancer in mice, according to researchers.
Breast Cancer Prognosis
Scientists have identified a stromal marker for breast cancer progression.
Prostate Cancer Test Improves Prediction Of Disease Course
A new prostate cancer risk assessment test gives patients and their doctors a better way of gauging long-term risks and pinpointing high risk cases.
Curb A Cancer's Deadliness? Potent Metastasis Inhibitor Identified
Researchers have isolated a potent metastasis inhibitor produced by tumor cells, one that could potentially be harnessed as a cancer treatment. The protein, prosaposin, reduced metastases by 80 percent in a mouse model and significantly prolonged survival, the researchers report. Currently, there are no approved therap...
Green Tea May Slow Prostate Cancer Progression
Men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression.
Couples' Treatment For Sexual Problems On The Agenda For Sexual Medicine Experts
Couples' treatment for sexual problems and other innovative approaches to improving sexual health for men and women are on the agenda of sexual medicine experts.
Dramatic Outcomes In Prostate Cancer Study
Two patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was used in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation therapy. The men were participating in a clinical trial of an immunotherapeutic agent called MDX-010 or ipilimumab.
Hormone Therapy May Confer More Aggressive Properties To Prostate Tumors
Hormone therapy is often given to patients with advanced prostate cancer. While it is true that the treatment prevents growth of the tumor, it also changes its properties. Some of these changes may result in the tumor becoming more aggressive and more liable to form metastases.
Decision Tool For Prostate Cancer Patients Helps Men Customize Treatment In Anxious Time
An online decision tool helps men diagnosed with prostate cancer sort through an intimidating flurry of possible treatments and customize treatment plans of their own, according to a study.
Growth Factor Identified As Possible Cancer Drug Target
Scientists report finding a new angiogenesis protein, SFRP2, found in the blood vessels of numerous tumor sites, including breast prostate, lung, pancreas, ovarian, colon, kidney tumors and angiosarcomas.
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Predicting The Return Of Prostate Cancer: New Study Betters The Odds Of Success
Cancer experts say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis.
Prostate Cancer Patients Disease Free After Five Years Likely To Be Disease Free After 10 Years
Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a new study.
Prostate Cancer Screening Has Yet To Prove Its Worth, Researchers Say
The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report.
Predicting The Return Of Prostate Cancer: New Study Betters The Odds Of Success
Cancer experts say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis.
Prostate Cancer Patients Disease Free After Five Years Likely To Be Disease Free After 10 Years
Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a new study.
Prostate Cancer Screening Has Yet To Prove Its Worth, Researchers Say
The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report.
Selenium Intake May Worsen Prostate Cancer In Some, Study Reports
Higher selenium levels in the blood may worsen prostate cancer in some men who already have the disease. A higher risk of more-aggressive prostate cancer was seen in men ...
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