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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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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Ever wondered why males in any population are often more likely to get infected, and transmit disease? Well, American biologists say that it may be because of the male sex hormone testosterone.
These findings suggest that even if some individuals in a population have high levels of testosterone, they can impact the behavior of those around, […]

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Older patients and their surgeons don’t communicate properly when exploring surgical options, compounding their condition, according to a study.
The researchers taped patient-surgeon consultations and later interviewed the patients to find out what, if anything, they had not discussed with their surgeons.
They found that the older adults had raised only about half of the concerns mentioned […]

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It is known that urinary incontinence is a consequence of radical prostatectomy. The incontinence after prostate surgery is caused by dysfunction of the sphincter muscles, because during the operation the proximal sphincter is sometimes removed.
This moment surgeons work to develop new surgical techniques that will allow  to remove the prostate while leaving the distal sphincter […]

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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO) , a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, today announced the presentation of positive pre-clinical animal efficacy data for its pegylated-rHuPH20 enzyme (PEGPH20) at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Translational Cancer Medicine meeting in Monterey, CA.
The study showed that treatment of hormone resistant human prostate […]

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A study links night-time heart attacks with the breathing disorder sleep apnea, which makes people gasp for breath every few minutes.
The link is not fully established, but it seems logical, said Dr. Virend Somers, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic who is lead author of the report in the July 29 issue of the Journal […]

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Falls are a leading cause of serious injury and death among elderly people in the United States, and most of those falls occur in the home, says the American Geriatric Society (AGS).
“There are many steps people can take to make their home safer for those who are aging. Something as small as using a night […]

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They say men are from Mars and women from Venus.
According to a review of recent neurological research appearing in this week’s New Scientist magazine, it is becoming clear that the brains of men and women show numerous anatomical differences.
The study suggests that men and women show differences in behaviour because their brains are physically distinct […]

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Researchers at The University of Nottingham have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased risk of young-onset prostate cancer — a rare form of prostate cancer which affects about 10 per cent of all men diagnosed with the disease.
The study, the first of its kind to report the relationship between […]

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