Study Hails Prostate Surgery As Better Treatment Option
• Cancer: Prostate • May 26 04
“Prostate cancer is a slower growing cancer,” says Elsasser. “There’s no evidence that it’s beneficial to have my prostate removed at this time.”
However,…
Football turns to Eastern medicine
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
Having their tongue assessed for colour and shape and pulse taken to gauge the health of their internal organs is perhaps not what Bolton…
Study: Sperm guided by chemical sensor to egg
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
A new study proves that human male sperm will swim toward chemical attractants to find the female egg, a discovery researchers say could lead…
Is the male menopause real?
• Menopause • May 26 04
Something happens to men when they reach middle age. It runs deeper than cardigans, slippers, and an intolerance of loud music. The ‘mid-life crisis’,…
Traffic ‘damages male fertility’
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
Fumes from cars and other vehicles may damage male fertility, a study suggests.
Researchers in Italy have found evidence that traffic pollution reduces the…
Male menopause ‘is just laziness’
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
The male menopause is a myth, the symptoms more likely to be caused by laziness and an unhealthy lifestyle, researchers have claimed.
Some men…
Americans more stressed out, managing poorly
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
Americans have a difficult time dealing with stress, and many adopt coping strategies that may only make them feel worse, according to new survey…
Vasectomy not linked to prostate cancer
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
Contrary to prior reports, men who undergo vasectomy do not appear to be at increased risk for developing prostate cancer, according to findings published…
Cold virus linked to mystery disease
• Infections • May 24 04
A new strain of a virus that causes the common cold may be responsible for the emergence of a mysterious respiratory disease that has…
Pneumonia: Children to miss school
• Infections • May 24 04
School officials in Hong Kong are telling some students to stay at home for a week because they have been exposed to a…
Contacts ‘could deliver eye drugs’
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 24 04
Contact lenses could be used to deliver drugs to treat eye diseases like glaucoma, researchers say.
The team from the University of Florida say…
Vaccine for deadly ant sting
• Allergies • May 24 04
People allergic to ant stings can be immunised against potentially fatal reactions, researchers have found.
The jack jumper ant is responsible for around 90%…
Tailored obesity treatments possible
• Obesity • May 24 04
Different genetic causes for obesity have been identified, raising the possibility of tailored treatments for patients.
US researchers found different genes were responsible for…
HK doctors ‘identify killer disease’
• Respiratory Problems • May 24 04
Scientists in Hong Kong have claimed a key breakthrough against a virulent form of pneumonia which is claiming more victims around the world.
The…
Alcohol increases HIV risk
• AIDS/HIV • May 24 04
Alcohol abuse may increase susceptibility to HIV infection, researchers have found.
The findings could be particularly significant as there is evidence that alcohol abuse…
Changing Lifestyle May Help to Combat Cancer
• Cancer • May 24 04
A new report says changing lifestyles can be a major factor in preventing deaths from cancer.
The Institute of Medicine says that quitting smoking,…
Asthma patients help each other
• Asthma • May 24 04
Asthma patients are going to be guided by others with the disease on how best to manage their illness.
A study will monitor how…
Drug abuse effects linger
• Drug Abuse • May 24 04
Cocaine and amphetamine drug users struggle with the residual effects for up to a year after going cold turkey, research suggests.
Previous studies have…
Human tests of anthrax vaccine planned
• Drug Abuse • May 24 04
A San Diego biotechnology firm said it hopes to begin human testing of its experimental anthrax vaccine by the year’s end.
Several companies and…
‘Missing eye’ gene found
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 24 04
Mutations in a particular gene may be the cause of a devastating condition that leads to babies being born without eyes.
Bilateral Anophthalmia is…
Ops best for heart patients
• Heart • May 24 04
An operation offers heart attack victims a better prognosis than drug treatment, researchers have found.
A review of studies carried out in the area…
Eye care ‘varies widely’
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 24 04
Only a tiny fraction on patients needing appointments with eye specialists get them within a month, a survey suggests.
The Patients’ Association, which carried…
New hope for Aids vaccine
• AIDS/HIV • May 24 04
A US biotechnology company has been giving details of a vaccine against Aids, which it hopes could be available by 2005, to delegates attending…
Surgeons hail blindness cure
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 24 04
A pioneering operation has restored the sight of a 70-year-old man and could be a cure for the commonest form of blindness in the…
Parents to sue over epilepsy row
• Epilepsy • May 24 04
More than 200 families are planning legal action against Leicester Royal Infirmary after children were wrongly diagnosed with epilepsy.
An investigation has already shown…