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Patient and partner focus needed in rehab after prostatectomy

Most patients who undergo radical prostatectomy are keen to attend a rehabilitation program to help recover sexual potency, but the process can be frustrating and demanding, with high patient dropout rates, say researchers.

24 Oct 2012

91 charged with $430 million Medicare billing fraud

The nationwide sweep involved arrests of doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals.

6 Oct 2012

Genetic profile predicts postradiation erectile dysfunction

Scientists have identified a group of genetic markers that can predict the risk for erectile dysfunction after radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

1 Oct 2012

Article reveals biochemical chain of events involved in penile erection

For two decades, scientists have known the biochemical factors that trigger penile erection, but not what's needed to maintain one. Now an article by Johns Hopkins researchers, scheduled to be published this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), uncovers the biochemical chain of events involved in that process.

27 Sep 2012

Scientists discover 12 genetic markers for ED in prostate cancer patients after radiotherapy

In the first study of its kind, a research team led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University discovered 12 genetic markers associated with the development of erectile dysfunction (ED) in prostate cancer patients who were treated with radiation.

27 Sep 2012

Endorectal MRI helps assess eligibility of men with prostate cancer for active surveillance

PSA screening has resulted in improved prostate cancer survival, but the high rate of diagnosis and treatment side effects raise concerns about overtreatment. In the quest to prevent overtreatment, "active surveillance" has emerged as a plausible option, encouraged for men whose tumors may not need immediate treatment and may never progress to more serious illness. Appropriate criteria for selecting patients for active surveillance are continuously debated.

25 Sep 2012

Adult stem cell technology holds hope for erectile dysfunction treatment

After more than a decade of short-term cures to erectile dysfunction, most aimed at symptoms rather than the underlying issues of nerve damage, a new approach has emerged from adult stem cell technology developed by RNL Bio. Dr. Ji Youl Lee and the RNL Stem Cell Technology Institute (RNL SCTI) team, working at St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul, found in animal studies that adipose (fat) derived adult human stem cells, grown in culture, were very effective in treating cavernous nerve injury.

10 Sep 2012

Antibiotics: facts and fictions: an interview with Dr Philippa Binns, clinical adviser at NPS MedicineWise

Antibiotics are medicines used to treat infections or diseases caused by bacteria, such as some respiratory tract infections (including pneumonia and whooping cough), urinary tract infections, skin infections and infected wounds.

6 Sep 2012

Book guides men with prostate cancer to maintain sexual health and quality of life

Men with prostate cancer may fear that they will never have sex again. What they are feeling can be disturbing, but there is hope. Jeffrey Albaugh, PhD, APRN, CUCNS, addresses sexual issues during and after prostate cancer treatment in a new book written specifically for patients and their partners: Reclaiming Sex & Intimacy After Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men and Their Partners.

30 Aug 2012

Acorda’s GGF2 can improve erectile function after cavernous nerve damage

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. announced data from a preclinical study showed that treatment with Glial Growth Factor 2 (GGF2) improved erectile function in an animal model following a cavernous nerve (CN) injury, a common complication of prostate surgery.

29 Aug 2012

Abbott receives CE Marking for ARCHITECT testosterone assay

Abbott announced today CE Marking (Conformite Europeenne) for a testosterone assay with improved sensitivity and clinical utility.

28 Aug 2012

New personal care product for circumcised men

Centric Research Institute today launched CIRCUMserum, the first personal care product formulated specifically for use by circumcised men. CIRCUMserum is a daily moisturizing cream made from a patent-pending blend of essential botanical oils designed to condition areas of the penis dulled by the constant exposure resulting from circumcision.

13 Aug 2012

Older men with higher levels of free testosterone more likely to develop prostate cancer

New research finds older men with higher levels of free testosterone have an increased risk of prostate cancer. Australian researchers spent a decade exploring the testosterone-prostate cancer connection by comparing natural testosterone levels of men in their 70s and 80s, those with prostate cancer and without.

8 Aug 2012

Less is definitely more for men who undergo nephrectomy

Researchers have identified a link between complete kidney removal and erectile dysfunction, a manifestation of endothelial dysfunction that often precedes cardiovascular disease.

6 Aug 2012

Obesity also affects sexual and urinary health in men

As a man's waistline grows, so can his experience with sexual dysfunction and frequent urination, say researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The study, published in the August issue of the British Journal of Urology International (BJUI), is the first to comprehensively show that obesity in men affects not just their hearts and metabolism, but also their sexual and urinary health.

31 Jul 2012

Researchers identify link between complete kidney removal and erectile dysfunction

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo total nephrectomy - complete kidney removal - and erectile dysfunction.

31 Jul 2012

Do not shy away from sexual function discussion, doctors told

Physicians must enquire about erectile dysfunction symptoms in all men who are older than 30 years or have cardiovascular risk factors to ascertain their future cardiac risk, say researchers in the American Heart Journal.

30 Jul 2012

PSA testing and early detection may prevent 17,000 men each year from prostate cancer

A new analysis has found that doing away with PSA (prostate specific antigen) testing for prostate cancer would likely cause three times as many men to develop advanced disease that has spread to other parts of the body before being diagnosed. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that PSA testing and early detection may prevent approximately 17,000 men each year from having such advanced prostate cancer at diagnosis.

30 Jul 2012

Diabetic women more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction

Women with diabetes are just as likely to be interested in, and engage in, sexual activity as non-diabetic women, but they are much more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction, according to a UCSF study.

26 Jul 2012

Miriam researchers encourage physicians to inquire about ED symptoms in young, middle-aged men

Although erectile dysfunction (ED) has been shown to be an early warning sign for heart disease, some physicians - and patients - still think of it as just as a natural part of "old age." But now an international team of researchers, led by physicians at The Miriam Hospital, say it's time to expand ED symptom screening to include younger and middle-aged men.

26 Jul 2012

Erectile Dysfunction News and Research

Latest Erectile Dysfunction News and Research

Patient and partner focus needed in rehab after prostatectomy

91 charged with $430 million Medicare billing fraud

Genetic profile predicts postradiation erectile dysfunction

Article reveals biochemical chain of events involved in penile erection

Scientists discover 12 genetic markers for ED in prostate cancer patients after radiotherapy

Endorectal MRI helps assess eligibility of men with prostate cancer for active surveillance

Adult stem cell technology holds hope for erectile dysfunction treatment

Antibiotics: facts and fictions: an interview with Dr Philippa Binns, clinical adviser at NPS MedicineWise

Book guides men with prostate cancer to maintain sexual health and quality of life

Acorda’s GGF2 can improve erectile function after cavernous nerve damage

Abbott receives CE Marking for ARCHITECT testosterone assay

New personal care product for circumcised men

Older men with higher levels of free testosterone more likely to develop prostate cancer

Less is definitely more for men who undergo nephrectomy

Obesity also affects sexual and urinary health in men

Researchers identify link between complete kidney removal and erectile dysfunction

Do not shy away from sexual function discussion, doctors told

PSA testing and early detection may prevent 17,000 men each year from prostate cancer

Diabetic women more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction

Miriam researchers encourage physicians to inquire about ED symptoms in young, middle-aged men

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Erectile Dysfunction News and Research

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