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Last news: August 30, 2007 00:00:00

Stanford scientists show in a forthcoming paper that traditional mating patterns make men the key to explaining away the "wall of death," an enduring puzzle in the study of human longevity. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Human Rights Watch on Thursday in a statement said that Ugandan President Yoweri Musevenis promotion of homophobia and violence against men who have sex with men, as well as women who have sex with women, is hindering the countrys efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEV) announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for NEBIDO(R) (testosterone undecanoate) intramuscular injection, a long-acting testosterone therapy intended to treat male patients with primary and secondary hypogonadism. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Washing the penis minutes after sex might increase the risk of HIV infection among uncircumcised men, according to a study funded by NIHs National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and presented on July 25 at the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Sydney, Australia, the [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will begin providing money for male circumcision programs in some African countries in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV, a delegation of U.S. health officials led by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced on Sunday while in Johannesburg, South Africa, the [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Heavy drinking may increase the risk of stroke in Chinese men and should be targeted for prevention strategies, according to a new study to be published online in the Annals of Neurology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons. The article is also available online via Wiley Interscience (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

UroToday.com- A prostate cancer screening population was used to evaluate the association between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED). The study by Dr. Reggio and associates from Brazil appears in the online version of the International Journal of Impotence Research. Both LUTS and ED are age-related conditions. The study evaluated 1,267 men who completed the IPSS and IIEF-5 questionnaires. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Researchers have reported new insight into the pathology underlying a recently identified neurological disorder that strikes middle-aged adults that is caused by alterations in the same gene that causes fragile X syndrome. "Fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome" (FXTAS) overwhelmingly affects males, usually in their 50s, causing Parkinsons-like symptoms and cognitive decline. In contrast, fragile X syndrome manifests itself from birth and is the most common form of X-linked mental retardation. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

After performing an analysis of school shootings in the last decade, researchers at the Shyness Research Institute in Indiana say that the perpetrators are likely to suffer from cynical shyness an extreme form of shyness that predominantly affects males and can lead to violent behavior. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Older white men who are better able to cope with stress experience higher levels of so called "good cholesterol" than men who are more hostile or socially isolated, according to a study released at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.But that same coping ability had no effect on the subjects "bad cholesterol" levels, the research found. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The number of men in the United States with undiagnosed diabetes has declined sharply over the past 25 years, with Hispanics and African-Americans no longer more likely than whites to unknowingly have the disease, according to a RAND Corporation study just issued.Study author James P. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

HIV/AIDS experts are warning men who have sex with men in Senegal that male circumcision alone does not prevent HIV transmission and are urging MSM to use other methods to protect themselves against the virus, IRIN News reports. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

UroToday.com- According to a report by Dr. Miller and colleagues (University of North Carolina) in the online version of the Journal of Urology, a short-term quality of life benefit is suggested with robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP) as compared to open radical prostatectomy (ORP). A prospective study using health related quality of life questionnaires was performed on men undergoing radical prostatectomy between 2002 and 2006. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

UroToday.com- A recent study by Y-M Xu, X-R Zhang and colleagues from Shanghai China evaluated the efficacy of a bulbourethral composite sling procedure for the treatment of male urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy, transurethral resection of the prostate, and posterior urethroplasty. The study is published in the June 2007 issue of European Urology.Over a 5 year-period, a bulbourethral composite sling was performed in 26 patients with acquired urinary incontinence. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Current long periods of deployment are closely linked with a significantly higher risk of mental health problems among members of Britains armed forces, according to an article in this weeks British Medical Journal (BMJ). Even though deployment comes with the job, research indicates that increases in the pace of military operations, known as operation tempo, places a strain on families and has an impact on mental health. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Scientists have discovered a new enzyme involved in the degradation of proteins inside cells, a process that helps eliminate or recycle proteins that are no longer needed. The unexpected discovery, made by Marcus Groettrup, chair of the immunology department at the University of Constance, Konstanz, Germany, and colleagues, overthrows the idea that protein degradation is initiated by only one enzyme. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

UroToday.com- Dr. Khafagy and investigators from Manchester, UK report on prostate cancer (CaP), end of life complications, and palliative management in the Journal of Palliative Medicine. This type of data acquisition and analysis of management outcomes has not been previously reported.The authors sought to determine if palliative interventions were of benefit to patients with androgen independent prostate cancer (AICaP). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Testicular cancer patients who do not respond to traditional therapy can be cured with high-dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, according to an Indiana University School of Medicine report in the New England Journal of Medicine.About 90 percent of testicular cancer patients respond to traditional therapy, which involves multiple courses of cisplatin, first used successfully in the treatment of this disease by Lawrence Einhorn, M.D. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

According to a new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, sexual sensation in circumcised and uncircumcised men may not be so different after all. The research, performed in the Department of Psychology of McGill University in Montreal, consisted of genital sensory testing conducted on circumcised and uncircumcised men during states of sexual arousal and non-arousal. Results showed that no difference between the two groups was found in sensitivity to touch or pain. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Testicular cancer patients who do not respond to traditional therapy can be cured with high-dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, according to an Indiana University School of Medicine report in the July 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. About 90 percent of testicular cancer patients respond to traditional therapy, which involves multiple courses of cisplatin, first used successfully in the treatment of this disease by Lawrence Einhorn, M. [click link for full article] - [Read more]