http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. China confirmed three more cases of bird flu on Sunday, as authorities sought to curb a deadly outbreak by banning live poultry sales and disinfecting schools. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-china-boosts-bird-flu-response.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:41:40 EST news284553692 Prostate cancer is often considered an elderly man's disease, and little is known about the approximately 2% of cases that arise in men who are aged 50 years or younger. Research published in the February 11th issue of the Cell Press journal Cancer Cell uncovers the genetic origin of such early-onset prostate cancer. The findings could help in the development of new diagnostic, prognostic, therapeutic, and prevention strategies for the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-genetic-root-early-onset-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:00:05 EST news279803644 Speaking at the IOF Regionals Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, researchers from the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Ministry of Health, announced a study which links carotenoids to decreased hip fracture risk in elderly, lean Chinese men. Elderly who are lean (BMI http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cartenoids-hip-fracture-men.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 16 Dec 2012 06:31:57 EST news274861724 Until there are more validated biomarkers to direct treatment decisions, many physicians use patient age to decide what therapy to give their patients. Literature data report that older patients often go undertreated because of concerns for limited tolerance to toxic therapies. A study, published in the November 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, says that fit elderly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients should be considered for salvage targeted therapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-elderly-patients-therapy.html Cancer Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:52:26 EST news269524333 Low levels of a naturally occurring steroid are associated with an increased risk of heart and blood-vessel disease in elderly men, a new study finds. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-steroid-linked-cardiovascular-disease.html Cardiology Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:51:00 EST news259674650 (Medical Xpress) -- Veterans Affairs hospitals screen elderly men with limited life expectancies for prostate cancer at surprisingly high rates, even though guidelines recommend against such screening, according to a study led by a physician at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-prostate-cancer-screenings-va-hospitals.html Cancer Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:10:12 EST news245495402 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reports that higher natural levels of testosterone in elderly men may reduce their risk of a heart attack or stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-high-testosterone-heart-tied.html Cardiology Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:41:06 EST news237120048