Charlson Score Does Not Add Clinically Meaningful Information in Predicting Survival after Radical Prostatectomy
Thursday, 26 February 2004
The Charlson score provides a means of assessing comorbidity and overall mortality by accounting for the presence or absence of nineteen different conditions that are scored and summed.
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Testosterone Decline May Add to Impairment in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Monday, 23 February 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The age-related decline in plasma testosterone levels is similar in men with Parkinson's disease (PD) and in those with Alzheimer's disease (AD), researchers report.
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Decreases in Bioavailable Testosterone Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
Monday, 26 January 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Free testosterone levels are lower among men who later develop Alzheimer's disease (AD), new study findings suggest.
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Age Over 65 Is Not Associated with Poorer Outcomes After Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
Tuesday, 30 December 2003
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery purportedly eases the operative burden on patients by lessening incisional pain, decreasing narcotic use, improving post-operative respiratory function, allowing earlier mobility and resulting in shorter periods of hospitalization.
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Age Over 65 Is Not Associated with Poorer Outcomes after Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
Tuesday, 30 December 2003
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery purportedly eases the operative burden on patients by lessening incisional pain, decreasing narcotic use, improving post-operative respiratory function, allowing earlier mobility and resulting in shorter periods of hospitalization.
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Report Concludes That Hot Flushes Occur in Older Men as Often as They do in Women
Wednesday, 10 December 2003
?Hot flushes? announce onset of menopausal changes for most women. They accept and anticipate these symptoms.
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Report Concludes That Hot Flushes Occur in Older Men as Often as They Do in Women
Wednesday, 10 December 2003
?Hot flushes? announce onset of menopausal changes for most women. They accept and anticipate these symptoms.
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DHEA Increases Foam Cell Formation
Friday, 05 December 2003
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a supplement popular with men for its possible anti-aging effects, seems to increase macrophage foam cell formation in vitro, Australian researchers report. This means it could raise the risk of atherosclerotic disease.
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Bioavailable Testosterone Useful Marker for Diagnosis and Treatment of Partial Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male (PADAM)
Thursday, 04 December 2003
Dr. A. Tsujimura and his associates at Osaka University, Japan, discuss in the December 2003 issue of the Journal of Urology their approach to use of bioavailable testosterone (BT) in management of PADAM in 130 patients.
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Trials Needed for Use of Testosterone as Anti-aging Drug
Wednesday, 12 November 2003
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Older men should not take testosterone as an anti-aging agent until there has been a large-scale study of the hormone therapy's true risks and benefits, a U.S. advisory committee said on Wednesday.
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Curative Therapy Benefits Older Men with Localized Prostate Cancer
Thursday, 18 September 2003
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many older men with localized prostate cancer gain life expectancy and quality-adjusted life expectancy with potentially curative therapy, according to a report in the September 1st Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Idiopathic Hypercalciuria a Leading Cause of Osteoporotic Fractures
Friday, 20 June 2003
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Vertebral fractures occur significantly more often in people with than in those without hypercalciuria, results of a prospective study indicate.
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FDA Clears Columbia Labs' Buccal Testosterone Delivery Product
Friday, 20 June 2003
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia Laboratories Inc. said on Friday that U.S. regulators had approved its male hormone-replacement drug Striant, the first drug to deliver testosterone through a tablet adhered to the gums.
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Androgen Suppression Can Be Discontinued in Some Prostate Cancer Patients
Wednesday, 16 April 2003
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Withdrawing hormonal therapy appears safe for elderly patients with advanced prostate cancer who are asymptomatic and have achieved an undetectable PSA level after prolonged androgen blockade, according to a report in the April issue of Urology.
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Estrogen and Testosterone Important for Regulating Bone Growth in Men
Wednesday, 19 February 2003
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a new study suggest that estrogen as well as testosterone plan a crucial role in regulating bone resorption in men.
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