According to a recent Canadian study, drinking juices while taking prescription drugs is not advisable for patients, 
Researchers discovered that grapefruit and these other fruit juices substantially decrease the oral absorption of certain drugs undergoing intestinal uptake transport.

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A new study found that some of the drugs given to many men during their treatment against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow.
The findings may help explain a phenomenon that has bedeviled patients for decades. According to statistics, hormone therapy, a common treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer, generally keeps […]

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Research carried out at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has discovered that obesity in later men’s life does not make a substantial difference to risks of death among older people but that it is a major contributor to increased disability in later life - creating a ticking time bomb for […]

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It is hard to imagine that screening for early detection of prostate cancer could be harmful to certain individuals.
Earlier this month the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that routine prostate cancer screening be discontinued for men who reach 75 years old, though that suggestion is controversial. Prostate cancer is unique because it may […]

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According to a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients.
The study analyzed […]

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The prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States coupled by the increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases related to obesity raises serious implications for the health of Americans.
Several scientific studies in the August issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology examine the association between obesity and the risk of colorectal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux […]

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An anti-cancer drug discovered in Auckland has been shown in clinical trials to significantly improve the survival rate of prostate cancer patients.
London-based drug company Antisoma yesterday said two-year survival data from its phase II study of ASA404 in hormone-refractory prostate cancer was 33 per cent with ASA404, and 23 per cent in the control group […]

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A new study in the US has found that lack of energy in old age may be linked to health problems and higher rates of hospitalization and death.
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) said that although feeling listless is an expected part of aging, there are reasons people are tired
The study found that heart […]

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In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Tamil Nadu, Lifeline Hospitals have introduced Green Light KTP therapy for treatment of Prostate Gland (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) avoiding surgical intervention.
The therapy involves insertion of a small flexible fibre-optic tube into the urethra through an endoscope.
Light pulses are then sent through the fibre which removes the enlarged prostate tissue, resulting […]

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A team of researchers from the University of Athens has shown that men who work sitting at a desk are more likely to develop prostate cancer than manual workers.
Scientists studied 320 prostate cancer patients and compared them with a similar group of men free from the disease. They looked at whether levels of physical activity […]

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