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Health Discovery Corporation ("HDC") (OTCBB: HDVY) today announced the successful phase II clinical trial results for HDC's new gene-based molecular diagnostic test for prostate cancer licensed exclusively to Clarient (Nasdaq: CLRT), in which HDC will receive a 30 percent royalty on each test performed based on the per test reimbursement received by Clarient. In addition to the commercialization license HDC granted to Clarient, HDC retained the right to also commercialize this molecular...
Diet high in vegetables, low in fat, plus moderate alcohol may reduce the risk of BPHSEATTLE "“ Men who eat a diet low in fat and red meat but high in vegetables and lean protein and who drink alcohol in moderation may not just be doing their hearts a favor. A new study shows that such a heart-healthy diet may also be good for the prostate. Specifically, such a diet significantly decreases the risk of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH. The bothersome condition is associated...
By Spatafora, Sebastiano Conti, Giario; Perachino, Massimo; Casarico, Antonio; Et al Key words: Diagnosis - Drug therapy - Lower urinary tract symptoms - Practice guidelines - Prostatic diseases - Prostatic hyperplasia - Surgery ABSTRACT Background and scope: Despite the high prevalence and huge socio- economic impact of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in Italy, no national guidelines have been produced so far. This is a summary of the first Italian guidelines on the diagnosis and...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dutasteride (also known as Avodart or Duprost) appears to have a variety of beneficial effects in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), French researchers report. BPH, an enlargement of the prostate gland, is a common problem among older men that can cause symptoms such as frequent urination and a weak urine stream. The problem can be effectively treated with a number of medications, but in more severe cases surgery is required. Dr. Francois...
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - BPH, or benign prostate hyperplasia, is a common condition in older men, but the risk of developing the condition seems to be increased by obesity and high blood sugar levels, researchers report. "BPH is a significant public health problem," Dr. J. Kellogg Parsons from the University of California San Diego told Reuters Health. "Our findings suggest that, with the current epidemics of obesity and diabetes, BPH will pose an even greater...
By Anthony J. Brown, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with Viagra (sildenafil) can improve urinary tract symptoms in men with erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a common disease in older men that involves urinary symptoms due to enlargement of the prostate gland, according to study findings presented here Monday at a meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America. "The improvement in urination with Viagra is dramatic," lead author Dr. Kevin...
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Men who experience signs and symptoms of a prostate obstruction resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are three times more likely than other men to develop chronic kidney disease, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published in this month's edition of Kidney International. "This is the first study on the topic to sample the general community," says Andrew Rule, M.D., the Mayo Clinic kidney specialist who conducted the study with...
