Health

Testosterone testing has increased in recent years

(HealthDay)—There has been a recent increase in the rate of testosterone testing, with more testing seen in men with comorbidities associated with hypogonadism, according to research published online Nov. 10 in the Journal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation eases vestibulodynia

(HealthDay)—Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may be useful as an additional treatment in the management of therapy-resistant provoked vestibulodynia (PVD), according to research published online Nov. 12 ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Sexual function, mental health linked in rheumatic disease

(HealthDay)—The presence of anxiety and depression in people with rheumatic diseases may be an independent predictor of sexual dysfunction, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

HPV vaccine not protective against recurrent warts in men

(HealthDay)—The current quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine does not have a significant impact on the recurrence of genital warts in men exposed to HPV infection, according to research published in the November ...

Health

Vitamin D deficiency common in men with erectile dysfunction

(HealthDay)—For men with erectile dysfunction (ED), vitamin D deficiency is common, especially among those with arteriogenic etiology, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Medical research

Newly discovered bacterial defence mechanism in the lungs

A new study from Karolinska Institutet presents a previously unknown immunological mechanism that protects us against bacterial infections in the lungs. The study is being published in the American Journal of Respiratory ...

Addiction

Alcohol use disorders linked to decreased 'work trajectory'

Workers with alcohol use disorders are more likely to have a flat or declining 'work trajectory,' reports a study in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College ...

Inflammatory disorders

Brain neuroinflammation seen in chronic fatigue syndrome

(HealthDay)—Neuroinflammation markers are elevated in the brains of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) patients compared to healthy controls, according to a study published online March 24 in the ...

Health

Confectionery sales a Halloween horror story

Halloween may constitute a serious public health risk to Australian children, according to an article published today in the Medical Journal of Australia.

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