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Rising gonorrhea incidence links to higher resistance
Major finding: As ciprofloxacin resistance in U.S. gonorrhea isolates rose from 0 to 10%, gonorrhea incidence rose by 7%.Data source: CDC analysis...
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Prostate cancer racial disparity seen even in very-low-risk disease
Major finding: Among the subset treated with modern clinical practices, African American men were more likely than white men and other men...
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'Decision aids' inform men but don’t alter prostate screening rate
Major finding: Regardless of whether study subjects reviewed a printed or a web-based decision aid, 58.3% reported that they had been screened for...
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Two approved antibiotics show new gonorrhea efficacy
Major finding: Gentamicin plus azithromycin was 100% effective and gemfloxacin plus azithromycin was 99.5% effective for eradication of urogenital...
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Single CBT session helps cure insomnia for some
Major finding: A single session of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia was enough to help improve sleep conditions for the majority (90%) of...
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Overtreatment common in high-risk diabetes patients
Major finding: Nearly half of diabetes patients at high risk for serious hypoglycemia, based upon advanced age, renal dysfunction, or cognitive...
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Radium-223 prolongs survival in metastatic prostate cancer
Major finding: The primary end point, median overall survival, was 14.9 months in the radium-223 group, which was significantly longer than the 11...
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Androgen deprivation therapy linked to acute kidney injury
Major finding: Men with prostate cancer who used androgen deprivation therapy had a significantly increased risk of acute kidney injury, with an...
Conference Coverage
Prolaris test eyed as predictor of prostate cancer outcomes
Major finding: In conservatively managed prostate cancer patients, the cell cycle progression score in tissue samples was the dominant variable...
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Testosterone gel's pain relief modest in opioid-induced androgen deficiency
Major finding: Men treated with testosterone gel for 14 weeks had about a 5-W improvement in their toleration of a blunted pressure pin applied to...