Men's Health
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Tight inflammation control could reduce CV risk in men with gout
Major finding: The odds ratio for any CV event was 5.71 for CRP levels greater than 5 mg/L on multivariate analysis.
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Despite low-risk prostate cancer, high-tech treatment rises
Major finding: The use of advanced treatment technologies in men who were the most unlikely to die of prostate cancer increased from 13% at the...
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Weight loss, exercise didn't affect heart outcomes in Look AHEAD
Major finding: A total of 403 patients in the intervention group and 418 patients in the control group had met the trial’s primary outcome, with...
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GETUG 13: Dose-dense chemo is new standard for poor-risk germ cell tumors
Major finding: At 3 years, the primary endpoint of progression-free survival in the dose-dense group was 59% vs.
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TIP promising as first-line germ cell tumor therapy
Major finding: A complete response was observed in 28 of 41 evaluable patients (68%), including 57% intermediate-risk and 74% poor-risk patients....
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Workplace wellness programs: Helpful or burdensome?
Conference Coverage
STD screening strategies: Urine not enough in MSM
Major finding: Screening practices in young men who have sex with men need to account for a significant number of nongenital chlamydia and...
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HIV prevention recommendations for IV drug users updated
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Cohort study shows link between colonoscopy, overall mortality
Major finding: 18.5% vs. 23% of deceased vs. living patients had a colonoscopy, 17.4% vs. 23.9% had colonoscopy plus FOBT, and 41.4% vs.