Men who underwent annual prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen testing and digital rectal examination had a 12 percent higher incidence of prostate cancer than men in the control group but the same rate of death from the disease.
Health organizations and school districts are using Web sites and texting services to provide teens with accurate information about sex, the New York Times reports.
From our inbox: Seattle’s PATH teams up with MERCK for maternal health project. Polyclinic launches clinical research division. Virginia Mason and Wenatchee Medical Center form heart affiliation.
A new drug, called ivacaftor or VX-770, significantly improves lung function and other symptoms in cystic fibrosis patients with a specific mutation — Seattle Childrens/UW study finds
Did conservatives invent the idea of a individual mandate that they now claim to abhor? Will Mississippi ban IVF? Do mammograms really save many lives?
What’s a person, exactly? Could Herman Cain get health insurance today? A new approach to caring for the elderly?
Hay más de 750 personas en el Condado de King que son latinos y tienen VIH o SIDA, y alrededor del 40% de ellos recibieron un diagnóstico tardío.
The influential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force finds that routine PSA testing does men more harm than good.
The HIV infection rate in the U.S. remains steady but there’s been a big jump in infections among young HIV-infected African American men who have sex with men.
In response to an explosion of new cases of syphilis, health officials here have launched a media campaign to encourage gay and bisexual men to get tested for the sexually transmitted infection.
AHRQ’s “Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age” covers the screening tests to get, whether you need medicines to prevent diseases, and steps you can take for good health.
Magic Power Coffee, an instant coffee sold online as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains a potentially dangerous chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra, FDA says.
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Experts divided over recommendation to screen children for cholesterol
Some clinicians say universal screening is an important tool to help identify children who are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol and to pinpoint others who could benefit from treatment. Others express concerns that screening may do more harm than good.
People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Peeking in on your doctor’s notes
Although federal law guarantees patients the right to examine and get copies of their medical records, providers haven’t always made it easy to do so. But the movement to give patients direct access to their health information has picked up steam, and policymakers have encouraged it as a way to empower patients to help manage their health and their medical care.
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