Men's Health
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Vitamin D deficiency predicts aggressive prostate cancer
Major finding: Vitamin D deficiency was strongly associated with a biopsy finding of prostate cancer among African Americans (odds ratio, 2.43),...
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Injectable testosterone approved for hypogonadism, with REMS addressing risks
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Endocrine Society calls for trials on testosterone’s cardiovascular effects
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Older men with prostate cancer have greater risk of CVD, diabetes after prolonged hormonal therapy
Major Finding: The risks of cardiovascular disease and diabetes were elevated after more than 2 years of ADT among men in their mid-70s.Data...
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FDA investigating testosterone’s cardiovascular risks
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Statins may reduce prostate cancer deaths
Major finding: Statin use after a diagnosis of prostate cancer was associated with a 24% decrease in the risk of prostate cancer death (hazard...
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Daily multivitamin didn’t preserve cognitive function in men
Major finding: The average difference in change on a global cognition composite score between men who took a daily multivitamin for an average of...
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Combined angiotensin inhibition raises hyperkalemia, acute kidney injury risks
Major finding: There was an increased risk of hyperkalemia (6.3 vs. 2.6 events/100 person-years) and acute kidney injury (12.2 vs. 6.7 events/100...
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Testosterone for ‘low T’ raises death, MI, and stroke risk
Major Finding: The absolute risk of death, MI, or ischemic stroke was 5.8% higher in men taking any formulation of testosterone therapy than in...
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Endocrine societies release 'Choosing Wisely' recommendations
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For neoadjuvant androgen suppression in prostate cancer, 8 is enough
Major finding: Ten-year disease-specific survival rates for men with intermediate risk prostate cancer were 95% for those who received 8 weeks of...