» PSA Screening Benefits Few, Harms Many, Says Panel A US government-sponsored panel of independent experts that reviews evidence and develops recommendations for preventive clinical services says the harms of PSA-based testing for prostate cancer ...
» Patients Referred For Pulmonary Rehabilitation Likely To Suffer From Bone Disease There is a very high prevalence of osteopenia/osteoporosis among male patients with pulmonary disease, according to a new study from researchers in California...
» Serious But Rare Genetic Immune Disorder Studied By Scientists Defects in the gene that encodes the XIAP protein result in a serious immune malfunction. Scientists used biochemical analyses to map the protein's ability to activate vital components of the immune ...
» The Risks Of Running Marathons Even though hundreds of thousands more people finished grueling 26.2 mile marathons in the United States in 2009 compared to a decade earlier, a runner's risk of dying during or soon after the race ...
» New Insights Into Urinary Tract Health Of Adolescent Males Revealed By Bacteria Study The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent male urinary tract has revealed that the composition of microbial communities colonizing the penis in ...