]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/prostate Blog Articles Tagged with 'prostate' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/927011?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Press ReleaseFDA Approves Drug for Patients with Advanced Prostate CancerThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the injectable drug degarelix, the first new drug in several years for prostate cancer.Degarelix is intended to treat pat... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/927011?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:19:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/927123?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Imagine this. Milking a cow and then gulping down a big ladle full of the stuff. Gross! Yet, some people do it. But health officials warn that raw milk, as it s called, is a prime spreader of food-borne illnesses and that s why the FDA has cracke... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/927123?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:16:45 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/926857?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Ferring Pharmaceuticals is having a good month and have gotten two significant Holiday gifts, as do patients with prostate cancer. Last week, the CHMP announced approval of Ferring Pharmaceutical's new treatment for prostate cancer, Degelarix. To... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/926857?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:44:55 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/926858?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate I took last week off for the holidays. Expecting guests, planning menus and my other regular duties left no time for posting and I suspected, little time for others to be reading. However, in spite of the holidays, things did happen, so I though... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/926858?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:50:42 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/926409?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate I m not sure why this was studied, but the results are interesting. Apparently if you re an African-American male who is gay or bisexual, you re in a group of men that is least likely to go for prostate cancer screening. This finding was publis... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/926409?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:09:13 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/palo-alto-medical-foundation/926490?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate We now use minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy) for most kidney cases instead of traditional (open) surgery, said Dr. Keith Lee, PAMF Urology Department. With the robot, we can operate on more challenging cases without having to make an open ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/palo-alto-medical-foundation/926490?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:03:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/926273?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate The holiday last rush is on. I'm late with the Weekly Roundup because wrapping gifts took precedence. Traffic is sadistic. The weather, unpredictable. The guests are on the road and on their way here, and there are still menus to plan and ca... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/eye-on-fda/926273?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:46:21 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/925804?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate If you could go through a process to genetically modify your child so he or she would be sure not to get a specific cancer gene, would you? Two couples in the United Kingdom did and one mother is due to give birth next week. According to this article... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/925804?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:41:48 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/behind-the-headlines/926034?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate The idea that selenium protects against prostate cancer got its start when a small study found that men with skin cancer who were given selenium supplements had 52 percent fewer prostate cancers than men who did not take the supplement.... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/behind-the-headlines/926034?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:07:59 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/925933?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Cancer is a disease. And according to Dr. Fuhrman, eating lots of high-nutrient foods protect against prostate cancer, namely fruits and vegetables, like watermelon, tomatoes, pomegranates, green vegetables, berries and figs. And avoiding harmful foo... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/925933?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:57:50 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/925811?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate There s good news in the prostate cancer screening world. The results of a study reviewing the compliance and effectiveness of prostate cancer screening among over 150,000 men and women who participated in Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Can... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/925811?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:03:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/925893?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate This is a collection of articles I have found interesting in the weekly editions of the big five medical journals: NEJM, JAMA, Annals, Lancet and BMJ (a few more journals are included occasionally). The review is a weekly feature of Clinical Cases ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/925893?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:54:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/925996?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate UTI or urinary tract infection is often defined as the infection of the urinary tract system caused by proliferation of certain type of microbes. The infection usually occurs in the pathways of the urine, it starts from kidney, to ureters, to the bla... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/925996?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:59:06 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/925092?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate The USPSTF recently advised against screening men older than age 75 for prostate cancer.Is that recommendation sound? The NEJM has a nice perspective piece detailing the reasons why.Some interesting points here.First, efficacy for treatment in men a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/925092?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:44:35 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924733?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate The results of a phase III trial of degaralix, a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, are showing great promise. According to a press release issued by Wiley-Blackwell, more than 95 per cent of men who took degarelix for prostate cance... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924733?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:42:50 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/924875?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate According to new research in the Journal of Pediatrics feeding children lots of meat and dairy products build stronger and healthier bones in adolescence. Claiming children eating 2 servings of dairy and 4 or more servings of meat a day had denser bo... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/924875?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:09:38 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924740?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Enlarged prostates and prostate cancer are talked about more now than ever before. There s even an ad I see on US television quite frequently for a medications that men can take to relieve the symptoms of an enlarged prostate. Even with all the a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/924740?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:29:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/924476?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Country doctor Ben Brewer writes often for WSJ.com on the travails of primary care. Despite the hardships, he says he can t imagine doing anything else. In his latest column, Brewer gives thanks for the satisfaction the healing art can bring the pr... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/924476?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:53:47 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/924474?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Associated PressA fancy new device adds a novel twist to an existing treatment. It seems like a good idea, but there s not enough evidence to know for sure. It s one of the classic stories of modern medicine, told about one device after another.T... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/924474?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:53:43 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/924481?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Lady ( Out damned spot! ) Macbeth would have gone even more nuts had she learned the results of a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. According to the study, the average hand hosts 150 different species of ba... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/924481?rsstype=tag&tag=prostate Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:48:05 -0500