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Health News
With Infertility May Come Sexual Dysfunction
Stress could be a root cause, expert suggests
FRIDAY, March 19 Infertile women face an increased risk for sexual dysfunction, a new study reports.
Stanford University researchers compared a group of infertile women, who averaged about 36 years old, with a group of fertile women, who averaged about 33 years old. ...Read the full article
Gays, Lesbians Excluded From Some Medical Studies
Research into sexual health tends to omit them, report finds
WEDNESDAY, March 17 Gays and lesbians are excluded from many medical studies involving issues of sexual health such as impotence or low sex drive, a new report finds.
"Our study indicates that it's more prevalent than one might have guessed." said Roland Dunbrack, J... Read the full article
A New Way to Zap Away Uterine Fibroids
High-energy ultrasound waves avoid surgery by destroying the benign tumors
TUESDAY, March 16 Focused ultrasound is an effective way to get rid of uterine fibroids, the noncancerous but troublesome tumors that can grow inside the uterus, new research shows.
Uterine fibroids are a common condition that can lead to a host of problems, includin...Read the full article
Relief Sought for Secondary Parkinson's Symptoms
New guidelines target erectile dysfunction, constipation and more
MONDAY, March 15 A new set of guidelines to treat sleepiness, constipation and sexual dysfunction in people with Parkinson's disease has been released by the American Academy of Neurology.
The main symptoms of Parkinson's disease are movement problems, but patients ...Read the full article
Erectile Dysfunction Plus Heart Disease Raises Death Risk
Study confirms that impotence is a risk factor for heart trouble
MONDAY, March 15 Men suffering from both cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction are at greater risk for heart attack, stroke, heart failure and death, a new study finds.
Moreover, treatments for cardiovascular disease had no effect on erectile dysfunction, s...Read the full article
'Pill' Won't Shorten Your Life: Study
And it may even be beneficial, researchers find
FRIDAY, March 12 Good news for women who have used birth control pills: A long-term study finds that those who took oral contraceptives at some point in their lives have a lower risk of death than women who never took the "Pill".
"Many w...Read the full article
Removing Lymph Nodes May Boost Endometrial Cancer Survival
For medium- to high-risk women, more surgery is better, study shows
THURSDAY, Feb. 25 Endometrial cancer patients at medium to high risk for cancer recurrence are more likely to survive if both the pelvic lymph nodes and para-aortic lymph nodes are removed, rather than just the pelvic lymph nodes, say Japanese researchers.
The para-a...Read the full article
Dips in Breast Cancer Rates Seen Most in Affluent Women
Finding suggests that drops in HRT use explain the trend, researchers say
FRIDAY, Feb. 19 Breast cancer rates are declining, especially among women over 50 who have estrogen receptor-positive tumors, and now a new study narrows down the reason why.
After analyzing data on more than 350,000 women with breast cancer, Harvard researchers conc...Read the full article
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