Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening PSA screening utility continues to be controversial. The latest guidelines from the US preventive services task force, a nonbiased body with no interest in testing or not testing, recommends against routine PSA testing for prostate cancer. This is because of the risks of overtreating with chemo, radiation, and surgery out-weigh the benefits…
Detailshepatitis c is confusing to many. If you have been exposed to tatoos, IV drugs, or transfusions in your life and are in the baby boom age cohort of 50-70 years old, you may have it without knowing it. You should be screened for it once. If not treated, in around twenty years from exposure…
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Treating Erectile Dysfunction New studies have been published indicating that the cholesterol-lowering drugs in the class called statins actually decrease erectile dysfunction. Researchers are not sure why yet, although the presumption is that these drugs improve vascular flow everywhere, including to the penis, by their anti-inflammatory effects. Safety and efficacy of these drugs are well…
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Cholesterol Medications Conflicting data exist on the need for cholesterol drug therapy. Consensus recommendations now call for nearly every smoker over 35 years old and every man over 60 years old to be on them. If you have high blood pressure and are over 50 with high cholesterol, your doctor is supposed to put you on…
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