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News Infertile women may have more sexual problems (Reuters)

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:16:55 +0000

Reuters - Women undergoing treatment for infertility may be less satisfied with their sex lives and have a greater risk of sexual dysfunction than women with normal fertility, a small study suggests.

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Impotence: The health and social effects of drinking water-based infusions of kava: A review of the evidence

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Conclusion. An Australia-wide ban on commercial importation of kava has been in place since mid-2007, but there is no published literature to date on the impact of the ban. [Rychetnik L, Madronio CM. The health and social effects of drinking water-based infusions of kava: A review of the evidence. Drug Alcohol Rev 2010] (Source: Drug and Alcohol Review)

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Impotence: The Scientific Impotence Excuse:Discounting Belief-Threatening Scientific Abstracts

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

The scientific impotence discounting hypothesis predicts that people resist belief-disconfirming scientific evidence by concluding that the topic of study is not amenable to scientific investigation. In 2 studies, participants read a series of brief abstracts that either confirmed or disconfirmed their existing beliefs about a stereotype associated with homosexuality. Relative to those reading belief-confirming evidence, participants reading belief-disconfirming evidence indicated more belief that the topic could not be studied scientifically and more belief that a series of other unrelated topics could not be studied scientifically. Thus, being presented with belief-disconfirming scientific evidence may lead to an erosion of belief in the efficacy of scientific methods. (Source: Journal o...

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News With Infertility May Come Sexual Dysfunction (HealthDay)

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:49:04 +0000

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Infertile women face an increased risk for sexual dysfunction, a new study reports.

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Impotence: Impotence 'a sign of heart problems'

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:00 +0000

Conclusion This was a well-conducted study that confirms previous observational studies on erectile dysfunction and heart disease. There are some points to consider when interpreting the results. Participants in the two trials that originally provided data for this study were randomly assigned to treatment groups (randomised), but those in the substudy were not. They were instead grouped according to their history of impotence, making this an observational study rather than a randomised trial. This means that it is prone to the biases that occur in observational studies, although the researchers have correctly taken these into account in their reporting and analysis. At the start of the study, there were differences between the two groups in terms of the numbers of men with diabetes...

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Impotence: Emotional reaction to diagnosis of infertility in Kuwait and successful clients' perception of nurses' role during treatment

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Conclusions: This study illuminates the emotional reactions of infertile clients. Fertility nurses in Kuwait can provide emotional support through communication. The need for additional and continuous training for nurses employed in fertility settings in Kuwait is paramount. (Source: BMC Nursing - Latest articles)

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Impotence: Impotence 'link to heart death'

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:00:30 +0000

Impotence is a strong predictor of heart attack and death among high risk patients, say German researchers. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

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Impotence: Impotence plus heart disease ups death risk: study

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:11:22 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Men with heart disease who also complain of erectile dysfunction die sooner than other male heart patients, researchers reported on Monday. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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Impotence: Erectile Dysfunction Plus Heart Disease Raises Death Risk

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

Study confirms that impotence is a risk factor for heart trouble Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Erectile Dysfunction, Heart Attack, Heart Diseases (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

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Impotence: Australian men's long term experiences following prostatectomy: A qualitative descriptive study

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Contemporary Nurse 34(1): 98-109 Abstract The experiences of men in the immediate postoperative period following surgery for primary prostate cancer are well reported in the literature. Recognition of the unresolved morbidity encountered by men in the medium term suggests that a more complete understanding of how men cope in the long term is needed. Health professionals are deserving of a more complete literature for the purpose of providing holistic care for this group of men, providing informed advocacy and better support for men living with the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Emerging literature reveals that men's knowledge of the long term problems associated with prostatectomy was inadequate at the time they consented to treatment; the likely outcomes at all phases of recovery should be...

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News U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC (Reuters)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:21 +0000

Reuters - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.

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News Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S. (HealthDay)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:42 +0000

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in six Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), health officials said Tuesday.

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News U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:46:09 +0000

Impotence: Dr Crippen: On the problem with prostate cancer screening

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:30:10 +0000

At post-mortem, most elderly men have traces of prostate cancer but have died of other causesThere is a much-publicised screening test for early prostate cancer, but GPs hesitate before ordering the test on demand. A slightly raised PSA (a protein that healthy prostates produce in small amounts) may indicate early prostate cancer, but it will not tell you what to do about it. Surgical removal of the prostate has a mortality rate and may cause unpleasant side-effects, like impotence and incontinence. At post-mortem, most elderly men have traces of prostate cancer but have died of other causes. We would have done them no favours, if we had removed their prostates.I saw Ernest, a 67 year old man, three moths ago. His brother, aged 60, had just been found to have inoperable prostate cancer, so...

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Impotence: Prostate cancer therapy can increase risk of heart disease and death

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000

(NaturalNews) A new report published in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, and in the American Heart Association journal, Circulation, reveals that androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), a type of prostate cancer treatment, can increase heart risk factors and possibly lead to heart attack or cardiac death.A writing group of experts from the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the American Urological Association, and the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology published their findings that indicate that ADT leads to increased fat mass, increased low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the "bad" form of cholesterol, and blood sugar abnormalities.The goal of ADT is to reduce male hormonal levels in order to decrease t...

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Impotence: Neurovascular bundle resection: Does it improve the margins?

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Abstract: Prior to the description of the anatomic nerve sparing radical prostatectomy, most men were rendered impotent following radical perineal or retropubic prostatectomies. The fact that these “erection” nerves were localized outside the prostate suggested the feasibility of totally eradicating localized prostate cancer with preservation of erectile function in selected cases. All of these studies collectively suggest that unilateral excision of neurovascular bundles will compromise potency rates in between 15% to 20% of cases. It seems logical to report the risk of extracapsular extension independently for the two sides of the prostate, especially since independent decisions are made relative to the nerve sparing status of the different sides. Extracapsular extension is a risk fa...

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Impotence: Traumatic birth and posttraumatic stress disorder: a review

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:01:38 +0000

CONCLUSION: Although not well understood, traumatic delivery a relatively common event which negatively impacts women's lives and may be a precursor to post partum PTSD. Health teams charged with caring for women during the peripartum period should be aware of this condition to allow identification and prevention of cases. (Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria)

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News Antidepressant shows benefits for low sex drive (Reuters)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:46:24 +0000

Reuters - The antidepressant bupropion may hold promise for improving symptoms in younger women diagnosed with so-called hypoactive sexual desire disorder, a small study suggests.

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Impotence: The relation between sexual interest and personality characteristics in men: an eye-tracking study

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Authors: A Tsujimura, Y Miyagawa, S Takada, A Nagahara, Y Matsuoka, T Takao, J Nakayama, M Matsushita, N Nonomura & A Okuyama (Source: International Journal of Impotence Research)

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Impotence: Financial worries causing sleep disorders and impotence, say GPs

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:22:00 +0000

Money worries are causing symptoms of stress in patients such as diet problems, impotence and sleep disorders, doctors said in a survey. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

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Impotence: Correlation of Penile and Bulbospongiosus Measurements: Implications for Artificial Urinary Sphincter Cuff Placement

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Conclusions: Bulbospongiosus circumference appears to be proportional to penile circumference. The distal bulbospongiosus is uniformly smaller than the proximal bulbospongiosus. The potential need for a perineal or transcorporeal approach to artificial urinary sphincter placement can be anticipated by penile circumference measurements and a combination of clinical factors, such as older patient age, history of radical prostatectomy and impotence. (Source: The Journal of Urology)

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Impotence: Money worries blamed for rise in health problems

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0000

FINANCIAL problems are sending an increasing number of patients to the doctor's waiting room, as stress triggers sleep disorders, diet problems and impotence, writes Laur (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)

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News Screens, Vaccine for HPV Less Beneficial in Older Women (HealthDay)

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:49:45 +0000

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- As women age, they receive fewer benefits from frequent screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) and vaccinations to prevent the virus, new research shows.

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Impotence: U.S. patent office rejects part of Viagra patent

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:19:06 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has partially rejected a patent on Pfizer Inc's impotence drug Viagra because it works in a way similar to the Chinese herb Yin Yang Huo, which is sold on websites under the colorful name Horny Goat Weed. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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News Herpes Drug Might Also Slow HIV Progression (HealthDay)

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:48:50 +0000

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that people who are infected with both HIV-1, a strain of the AIDS virus, and herpes simplex virus type 2 could benefit in more than one way by taking a herpes drug called acyclovir. In addition to treating herpes, the medication appears to also slow the progression of HIV.

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Impotence: Sex or survival

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Combined long-term androgen deprivation (LTAD) and radiation conveys a prostate cancer-specific survival advantage over combined short-term androgen deprivation (STAD) and radiation. The seminal question is whether or not the gains are worth the adverse effects of LTAD with respect to patient preferences.Preferences for LTAD compared with STAD were elicited by direct patient interview using the probability trade-off method. "Time trade-off utilities" (TTOu) for erectile dysfunction and osteoporosis were elicited using the time trade-off method. Participants' current prostate cancer-specific health state was assessed using the Patient-Oriented Prostate Utility Scale-Psychometric. Participants' current sexual function was assessed using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF).All...

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Impotence: D-serine modulates neurogenic relaxation in rat corpus cavernosum.

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Authors: Ghasemi M, Rezania F, Lewin J, Moore KP, Mani AR D-Serine, an endogenous co-agonist for the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor in mammals, is synthesized from L-serine by serine racemase. Although much attention has been focused on the role of D-serine within the central nervous system, the physiological role of D-serine in peripheral nerves such as corpus cavernosal nerves has not been investigated. The present study was aimed to study the expression, cellular localization and function of serine racemase/D-serine system in isolated rat corpus cavernosum. RT-PCR and western blot analysis showed the expression of serine racemase in rat corpus cavernosum. Immunogold electron microscopy demonstrated the cellular localization of serine racemase in the cavernosal nerves' membrane...

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Impotence: Prostate Cancer Screening: 50 Percent False Positives

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000

(NaturalNews) As many as 50 percent of all prostate cancer diagnoses may be cases of over-diagnosis, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.Over-diagnosis refers to the detection of a cancer that, if left untreated, would never have any negative effects on a person's life. This happens with cancers that grow slowly and do not spread to other organs, so that a patient dies of other causes before ever experiencing any symptoms.Because prostate cancers tend to be very slow growing, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended against screening men over the age of 74 for prostate cancer. Treatments for the disease can have severe side effects, including impotence and incontinence, and may even increase the risk of early death.Another paper, published in the sa...

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News Treating herpes also buys time for HIV, doctors find (AFP)

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:04:36 +0000

AFP - A drug used to treat genital herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, doctors report on Monday.

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News Treating herpes also buys time for HIV, doctors find (AFP)

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:04:36 +0000

AFP - A drug used to treat genital herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, doctors report on Monday.

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Impotence: The war on 'cures' for homosexuality

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:02 +0000

My undercover investigation has led to a campaign against those who wreck lives by peddling conversion therapyLast year, in Britain, a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist tried to "cure" me of my homosexuality. What they didn't know was that I was working undercover investigating what happens during so-called conversion therapy. The results of my investigation, published last week in the Independent, have sparked a bushfire of anger and outrage.It's hardly surprising. The psychotherapist told me I had been sexually abused by a member of my family (which I hadn't). The psychiatrist tried to induce arousal in me during a "therapy" session. He also claimed to have "resolved" his own sexuality while admitting that he still masturbates over gay pornography. Perhaps more scandalous was the discov...

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Impotence: Effect of Intracavernosal Sodium Nitroprusside in Impotence

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Urol Int 1996;56:211�214 (DOI:10.1159/000282844) (Source: Urologia Internationalis : Last 20 articles)

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News Genital Herpes' Reactivation Better Understood (HealthDay)

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:49:08 +0000

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Genital herpes frequently reactivates throughout the genital tract, a finding that may help improve treatment and prevention, U.S. researchers say.

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Impotence: Transcutaneous Nitroglycerin Therapy in the Treatment of Impotence

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Urol Int 1989;44:309-312 (DOI:10.1159/000281528) (Source: Urologia Internationalis : Last 20 articles)

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Impotence: Human Penile Erection and Organic Impotence: Normal Histology and Histopathology (With 5 color plates)

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Urol Int 1989;44:303-308 (DOI:10.1159/000281527) (Source: Urologia Internationalis : Last 20 articles)

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Impotence: Erectile dysfunction in a Mediterranean country: results of an epidemiological survey of a representative sample of men

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Authors: I F Ghalayini, M A Al-Ghazo, R Al-Azab, I Bani-Hani, Y S Matani, A-E Barham, M N A Harfeil & Y Haddad (Source: International Journal of Impotence Research)

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Impotence: Testosterone, SHBG and cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Authors: J S Brand & Y T van der Schouw (Source: International Journal of Impotence Research)

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Impotence: Giant cell tumour of the sacrum: a suggested algorithm for treatment

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:42:40 +0000

Abstract To investigate the outcome of our management of patients with giant cell tumour of the sacrum and draw lessons from this. A retrospective review of medical records and scans for all patients treated at our unit over the past 20 years with a giant cell tumour of the sacrum. Of the 517 patients treated at our unit for giant cell tumour over the past 20 years, only 9 (1.7%) had a giant cell tumour in the sacrum. Six were female, three male with a mean age of 34 (range 15–52). All, but two tumours involved the entire sacrum and there was only one purely distal to S3. The mean size was 10 cm and the most common symptom was back or buttock pain. Five had abnormal neurology at diagnosis, but only one presented with cauda equina syndrome. The first four p...

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Impotence: The Phallus Tree: A Medieval and Renaissance Phenomenon

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Conclusions. The phallus tree was a well-known phenomenon in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance, and mostly find their roots in the link between infertility and impotence on the one hand, and sorcery and witchcraft on the other. Mattelaer JJ. The phallus tree: A medieval and renaissance phenomenon. J Sex Med **;**:**[ndash]**. (Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine)

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Impotence: Impact of gynecological surgery on female sexual function

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0000

International Journal of Impotence Research advance online publication, January 14, 2010. doi:10.1038/ijir.2009.63 Author: R N Pauls (Source: International Journal of Impotence Research)

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Impotence: Scientists discover how Cordyceps mushrooms fight cancer

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000

(NaturalNews) For thousands of years, the mushroom known as Cordyceps has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat problems ranging from coughs and fatigue to impotence and cancer. And once Western scientists started considering that anecdotal reports of the mushroom's curative powers might be something more than "folk tales", research started accumulating that backs up many ancient claims about Cordyceps' health benefits. For example, scientists from the University of Nottingham in Great Britain say they've documented how Cordiceps can fight cancer -- and the new discovery could increase the effectiveness of mushroom-derived cancer treatments. For the study, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Dr. Cornelia de Moor of the University of Nottingham and her colleagues ...

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Impotence: A night with friends, overshadowed by food

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:47:52 +0000

My boyfriend and I have just come back from a night in London with friends, a couple like us. I've got on so splendidly well with them in the past, but this time everything felt subtly different, and food was mostly to blame, I think.I felt a first twinge of discomfort when, as he set about preparing the lunch, she said to him that she didn't want anything - then, to me, that she'd had ‘quite a big breakfast' so wasn't hungry. In fact, as he laid out the spread of salads and cold meats and chicken curry, she decided either that she was hungry after all, or that she'd be polite and join in, and she took a couple of small helpings of salad. Neither of them had any of the bread and butter, bought specially for us, it seemed; he was for a long time overweight, and lost weight by a low-carb r...

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Impotence: Risk of suicide and heart attacks goes up when men are told they have prostate cancer

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000

(NaturalNews) Imagine you are a man who has just been told you have a disease that might kill you -- prostate cancer. And the treatment may involve surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and/or hormones that could rob you of your virility, wreck your sex life and even interfere with your ability to urinate. Sound depressing and even terrifying? To some men, this disturbing news may actually be a lot more dangerous than their prostate cancer. A new study just published in PLoS Medicine has found that men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer have an increased risk of cardiovascular events and suicide -- with the youngest men being the most vulnerable.Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and Harvard University used the Swedish Cancer Register to identify 168,584 men 30 ye...

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Impotence: Radical Embitterment: The Unconscious Psychology of Terrorists

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:53:31 +0000

Yesterday, Christmas Day, 2009, a twenty-three-year-old Nigerian with purported Al-Qaeda connections, apparently tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet carrying almost three-hundred-passengers-plus-crew as it prepared to land in Detroit, Michigan. Miraculously, as with the infamous "shoe-bomber" Richard Reid in 2001, the allegedly "sophisticated" device he attempted to detonate did not work as planned, and disaster was once again averted. But authorities, who are officially calling it an act of terrorism, are concerned that this could be part of a concerted effort by other similarly armed individuals intending to bring down passenger planes. In 2006, British police broke up a plot to blow half-a-dozen commercial airliners out of the sky on their way to the U.S., using a chemical explosi...

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Impotence: Pomegranate 'can combat MRSA and other superbugs'

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:05:22 +0000

Scientists have discovered that the fruit can be combined with vitamin C and metal salts to fight hospital superbugsScientists have discovered the power of fruit as a potential new weapon in the fight against MRSA and other hospital superbugs. A team from the University of Kingston, in Surrey, have shown that pomegranate can be used to create an ointment with the power to tackle the drug-resistant infections.In a series of tests conducted over three years, academics found that mixing the fruit's rind with two other natural products – metal salts and vitamin C – greatly enhanced its infection-fighting properties. The discovery could pave the way for a lotion to be developed for patients or perhaps, in time, a new antibiotic.Declan Naughton, professor of biomolecular sciences at Kingston...

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Impotence: Pomegranates can combat MRSA

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:05:22 +0000

Impotence: Phenotypic Characteristics and Diagnoses of Patients Referred to an Iron Overload Clinic

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:47:49 +0000

Conclusions (1) A large proportion of patients referred for suspected iron overload have diagnoses other than HH. (2) NAFLD, chronic hepatitis C, and chronic alcohol use were the most common alternative diagnoses. (3) Arthralgia and fatigue are the most common symptoms among patients with HH. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10620-009-1080-1Authors John B. Dever, Virginia Mason Medical Center Digestive Disease Institute, Liver Center of Excellence 1201 9th Ave Seattle WA USAMark A. Mallory, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USAJulie E. Mallory, Williams College Williamstown MA USADorothy Wallace, Virginia Mason Medical Center Digestive Disease Institute, Liver Center of Excellence 1201 9th Ave Seattle WA USAKris V....

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Impotence: [Comment] Stunned deaf

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Nations that have ratified the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child have agreed to put in place measures “to guarantee the protection of the child from the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography”. So it is fitting that in the year that marks the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention by the UN General Assembly we publish the winner of the Wakley prize essay, as judged by Lancet editors (masked to the identities of entrants). Awarded for the best essay on a clinical topic of public health importance, Deafness is a stark portrayal of the still-widespread exploitation of the vulnerable child—of the impotence (“I am stunned deaf”) to intervene. The author, James Levine, is a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Roche...

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Impotence: Every Man with Erectile Dysfunction, and His Partner, Needs to See EDshot.com

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:04 +0000

EDshot.com is a new online forum and men’s health education website dedicated to discussing the experience individuals are having with injection therapy for impotence. (PRWeb Dec 16, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3350094.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

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Impotence: Expression of Hiwi in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is significantly associated with poorer prognosis

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Background: HIWI, the human homologue of Piwi family, is present in CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells and germ cells, but not in well-differentiated cell populations, indicating that HIWI may play an impotent role in determining or maintaining stemness of these cells. That HIWI expression has been detected in several type tumours may suggest its association with clinical outcome in cancer patients. Methods: With the methods of real-time PCR, western blotimmunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry, the expression of HIWI in three esophageal squamous cancer cell lines KYSE70, KYSE140 and KYSE450 has been characterized. Then, we investigated HIWI expression in a series of 153 esophageal squamous cell carcinomas using immunohistochemistry and explored its association with clinicopathological fea...

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