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Erectile dysfunction drug also helps men ejaculate and orgasm

New data suggests the erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Cialis may also be beneficial in helping men who have problems with ejaculation and orgasm, report researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Placebo often effective for treating headache in children

(HealthDay)—Placebo is often effective in treating children with headaches, and innovative strategies are needed to reduce the placebo response rate and prove drug effects in trials, according to two studies ...

Pediatrics created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicians' brain scans indicate doctors can feel their patients' pain—and their relief

A patient's relationship with his or her doctor has long been considered an important component of healing. Now, in a novel investigation in which physicians underwent brain scans while they believed they were actually treating ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Injecting botox into stomach does not promote weight loss

Despite conflicting data in support of the practice, some overweight Americans looking for an easy fix have turned to gastric botox injections to help them lose weight. This month in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the of ...

Other created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newly approved oral medication slows rheumatoid arthritis joint damage

A Phase 3 clinical trial demonstrates that tofacitinib improves disease activity and inhibits progression of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who did not respond to methotrexate (MTX). Results of the 12-month ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Follow-up to REDUCE study shows low rate of prostate cancer diagnosis

The four-year REDUCE (REduction by DUtasteride of prostate Cancer Events) clinical study evaluated prostate cancer risk reduction in men taking dutasteride, a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor (5ARI) typically used to treat enlarged ...

Cancer created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA gives nod to botox to treat overactive bladder

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave its approval for the use of Botox against a form of urinary incontinence known as overactive bladder.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug fails to help kidney transplant recipients

A drug that protects the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease does not seem to provide the same benefit to kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of th ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin D supplementation does not reduce knee pain, cartilage loss in patients with osteoarthritis

In a two year randomized trial, patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis who received vitamin D supplementation did not have a significant difference in knee pain or cartilage volume loss compared to patients who received ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sublingual immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for peanut allergy

Peanuts are one of the most common triggers of severe food-induced allergic reactions, which can be fatal, and the prevalence of peanut allergy is increasing. However, there is currently no clinical treatment available for ...

Immunology created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nifedipine-maintained tocolysis no benefit in perinatal outcomes

(HealthDay)—For women threatened with preterm labor, maintenance tocolysis with nifedipine is not associated with a significant reduction in adverse perinatal outcomes, according to a study published in ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fulyzaq approved for ART-related diarrhea in HIV/AIDS

(HealthDay)—The first medication to treat diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS who take antiretroviral drugs has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Medications created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fatty acids don't reduce atrial fibrillation recurrence

(HealthDay)—Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) do not reduce the recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Dec. 19 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Cardiology created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Denosumab does not delay nonvertebral fracture healing

(HealthDay)—Denosumab does not appear to delay fracture healing or contribute to other complications when used to treat postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, according to research published in the Dec. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adalimumab relieves hidradenitis suppurativa

(HealthDay)—For patients with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic skin disease characterized by painful abscesses, nodules, and draining fistulas in the axilla and groin, treatment ...

Inflammatory disorders created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0