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Decades-old Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood Finally Removed by the FDA

In a major policy decision the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the USA has lifted the ban on gay and bisexual men




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Combination Therapy Found Safe (and) Effective in Prostate Cancer

New therapy combining two targeted treatments helps to maximize efficacy apart from decreasing the incidence of side effects in patients with prostate




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Paternal Age Over 51 Years Reduces Success Rate in IVF and ICSI, Reveals Study

IVF and ICSI success rates were found to decline significantly after a paternal age of 51 years, revealed a new analysis of almost 5000 IVF/ICSI cycles performed at a single centre in London.




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Testosterone Boosters Have Little or Nil Effect: New Study

Testosterone supplements doesn't found to contain active ingredients to improve libido or body mass and they can't act replace conventional testosterone, according to Mary K.




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Androgen Deprivation Therapy Increases Vulnerability to Dementia (and) Alzheimer's

Androgen deprivation therapy is a hormone-suppressing therapy used to treat prostate cancer. New research has found that androgen suppression therapy




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Erectile Dysfunction: The Global Prevalence

The global prevalence of erectile dysfunction vary widely, ranging from 3% to 76.5%, stated a review of published studies. The findings are published in BJU International.




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Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Up Alzheimer's, Dementia Risk

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer, known as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia, reports a new study.




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Prevalence of Male Infertility is 50%, Say Andrologists at Rutgers

The prevalence of infertility is 50% attributed to men. Blood tests for testosterone, semen analysis, autoimmune factors, genetics, and a clinical examination




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Low Testosterone Levels Are Linked With Long-Term Opioid Use

Opioid use has been linked with low testosterone in men. But the number of men screened is unknown. /br A new study by researchers from The University




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Artificial Reproduction is Associated With Prostate Cancer Risk

Prostate cancer has greater probabilities of happening in men who seek medical care for infertility and assisted reproduction compared to those who became fathers by natural means.




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Racial Discrimination During Early Life May Lead to Depression and Accelerated Aging

Racial discrimination at a young age puts African Americans in an undesirable upbringing which may lead to accelerated aging, depression, premature development




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Abnormalities in the Brain's Control Circuit May Lead to Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Patients with mood and anxiety disorders share the same abnormalities in regions of the brain involved in emotional and cognitive control. The findings




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Male Infertility and Its Treatment Now Easily Identified

Male infertility can now take a shorter duration than the conventional trial and error method, which consumes more than a year to identify male infertility.




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Detection and Therapy of Prostate Cancer Now More Enhanced And Sophisticated

Prostate cancer-selective antigen has been identified as a useful molecular imaging target for the detection and targeting of metastatic prostate cancer lesions.




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Immunotherapy Can Extend Prostate Cancer 'Super Responders' Lives for Upto Two Years

Researchers found that a small proportion of men were 'super responders' and were alive and well even after the trial had ended Men with high-level prostate




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New Gene Variant Linked to Male Infertility

New gene has been identified that may be responsible for male infertility in a breakthrough study that may lead to treatment for the growing number of men with low sperm counts.




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Short Scar Technique Uplifts Bald Men's Faces

New shorter incision carried just above the top of the ear could be the solution to hide scar for bald men who underwent facelift surgery, according to




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Sperm Motility Raises Within One to Two Weeks of Starting a Healthy Diet

Diet can influence the motility of the sperm, and the effects are remarkable after one to two weeks, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iPLOS Biology/i.




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Individualized Physical Therapy Decreases Incontinence, Pain in Men After Prostate Surgery

Individualized pelvic physical therapy program aimed at normalizing pelvic floor function can help reduce stress urinary incontinence and pelvic pain, reports a new study.




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Zinc, Folic Acid Products Unable to Increase Male Fertility

Nutraceuticals like Zinc and folic acid are unable to enhance pregnancy rates, sperm counts, and sperm potency, according to a new study conducted at




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Cancer Risk in Men Due To Loss of Function In Y-chromosome Genes

Men are at higher risk of cancer due to some fundamental biological mechanism that results in the loss of function in specific genes of the sex-determining Y chromosome, which is present only in men.




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Most Men Do Not Regret Their decision on Surgery for Prostate Cancer

Most patients choosing surgery for prostate cancer don't regret their decisions, according to a study published in The iJournal of Urology (Regd) /i, an




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72% of Men Admit to Staying Up Late to Watch Sports

The real madness of March? Staying up too late to catch NCAA basketball games night after night. In a survey conducted by the American Academy of Sleep




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New Target for Treating Male Infertility Identified

SKP1 protein plays a major role in sperm cell division. It helps meiosis proceed to metaphase. This knowledge may help us treat male infertility, in which




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Higher Risk Of Death For Men With Erectile Dysfunction

Regardless of their testosterone levels, Men with erectile dysfunction have a higher risk of death. "As both vascular disease and low testosterone levels




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Facebook's New Healthcare Tool Will Alert You For Checkup Reminders

Making a venture into the personal digital healthcare domain, Facebook has revealed a "Preventive Health" tool that connects people to health support and sends checkup reminders.




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Pharma Companies Have to Support or Risk Damaging Global Reputation

Various unparalleled events happening since last few months have upended societies and healthcare systems alike. Monetary and drug donations have become




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Community Based Health Information Exchanges Can Help Serve the Patients Better

Community health information exchanges can help the members of the community by providing information useful to a particular patient. They have also been




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Preschool Home Visiting Program Improves Academic Performance: Study

Home visiting programs designed to help families enhance school readiness for their preschool children were associated with improved academic performance,




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Longer Screen Time Equals Sleeplessness and Depression Among Teens

How can excessive social media screen time result in sleeplessness and depression among teenagers? This study basically explains the parents and other




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New Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Patient in the US

A new and a more virulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K pneumoniae) has been isolated from a patient in the US. This strain is said to be resistant to some of the top class antibiotics.




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What Motivates the Parents to Get Their Children HPV Vaccinated?

Cancer prevention is believed to be the most important motivating factor for the parents to get their children HPV vaccinated, finds a new study. The




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Exam Roulette - New Learning Technique to Reduce Essay-induced Anxiety

Playing 'Exam Roulette', a week before exam can help reduce essay-induced anxiety in kids, finds a new study. This new learning technique devised by




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Alex Lewis Regains Face After Losing His Limbs and Lips to a Deadly Infection

Alex Lewis has managed to beat a rare flesh-eating infection and regain his lips after losing it to the disease. This escape from death has come at a




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Teachers Help Vulnerable Children Improve Their Language Skills

Disadvantaged kids tend to learn and improve their language skills from other kids and teachers in preschools. This usually happens when they talk and interact with them.




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Flu Outbreak in Australia: 200 School Kids Taken Ill

Two hundred school kids have fallen sick after following a flu outbreak in Australia. A team of specialist cleaning staff were sent to the Middle Park




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One Million Sri Lankan People Suffer from Blindness

Blindness Might be as well be termed as an epidemic in Sri Lanka as Nearly 1 million people suffer from it and cataract could be the reason behind it.




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More Educated the Parents More They Invest in Family Health Care: Study

Parents who are educated beyond high school tend to invest more in Family health care and thereby are wise to do so as they, in turn, reduce the likelihood of adverse medical conditions.




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Fire Arm Injuries Tend to Harm Young Kids More Often: Study

Firearm injury cases: By understanding the intent behind the problem we can prevent it, for instance, unintentional injuries compared with injuries related




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Yemen's Cholera Outbreak Response Needs To Be Strengthened: Report

Strategic changes need to be made to government response teams to stop the cholera epidemic in Yemen. By the implementing these suggested changes the




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Self Harm Training Among Staff Members at School Not Adequate: Study

Staff training on self-harm not adequate among schools finds a new study. It was found that only 53 percent of schools had received staff training on self-harm.




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Graphic Warnings In Cigarette Ads Can Snuff Out Its Appeal To Kids

Graphic warnings labels are more effective than text-only labels in steering the kids away from the cigarette in ads. Ads that had text warning were less




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'Dropout' Rate for Academic Scientists Has Risen Sharply in Past 50 Years

After five years, half of the people pursuing careers as scientists at higher education institutions will drop out of the field, stated new analysis from researchers at Indiana University Bloomington.




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Is Content Regulation Really Necessary For Kids On Devices?

Parents have been found to monitor only the mobile usage time and not what the kids actually see in these devices. The Content also needs to regulated,




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Face Masks May Protect Hog Farm Workers From Staph Bacteria: Study

Face masks may protect Livestock workers like those who work on hog farms from a resistant form of staph bacteria. Even the family members of these farmers




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'Disabled Students Cannot be Barred From MBBS Exams' :Delhi HC

In an earlier decision, the Medical Council of India (MCI) barred nearly 80 percent of the disabled students from appearing in MBBS exams. However, a




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Only 920 MBBS Seats Added Against 10,000 in Government Medical Colleges

An RTI (right to information) has revealed that only 920 MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) seats have been added in the government medical colleges against the approved 10,000 seats.




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Negative Body Image Can Be Turned Into a Positive One With Mindfulness

Practicing mindfulness could change your negative perception about your body, finds a new study. The results of this study are published in the journal Body Image.




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U.S.-funded Initiative: Reduces Childbirth Related Deaths in Indonesia

A USAID-funded program has managed to reduce childbirth related deaths in Indonesia. A U.S.-funded initiative to improve quality of care and referrals




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Digital Boost to the Science and Technology Heritage of India

A collaboration with Google Arts (and) Culture by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) has taken place to put up an online exhibition about inventions