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GTx Presents Results Of The Capesaris (GTx-758) Phase II 2010-12-17

GTx, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTXI) this weekend presented results of the Capesaris (GTx-758) proof of concept pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) clinical trial at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology. …

Health Declines As Mexican Immigrants Assimilate To America 2010-12-16

Mexican-Americans who are most integrated into the culture, including those born in the United States, and not recent immigrants, appear less healthy and more likely to require resources to manage their health conditions.…

Children With Lupus Have More Lethal Form Of Kidney Disease 2010-12-15

Kidney disease caused by the autoimmune disease lupus may be twice as lethal in children as kidney disease caused by other disorders, according to research led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators. …

FDA Warns Consumers To Avoid Man Up Now Capsules 2010-12-14

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Man Up Now capsules, marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, because they contain a variation of an active drug ingredient found in Viagra.…

Cutting Dietary Phosphate Does not Save Dialysis Lives 2010-12-13

Doctors often ask kidney disease patients on dialysis to limit the amount of phosphate they consume in their diets, but this does not help prolong their lives, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal.…

Accurate Diagnosis Of Prostate Cancer With Ultrasound 2010-12-11

Prostate canceris the most common type of cancer among men, but its diagnosis has up to now been inaccurate and unpleasant. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands, in cooperation with AMC Amsterdam.…

Marriage Tends To Make Men Behave Better 2010-12-10

Researchers have long argued that marriage generally reduces illegal and aggressive behaviors in men. If that association was a function of matrimony itself or whether less antisocial men were simply more likely to get married.…