Prostate News: - PSA Reduction (after Antibiotics) Permits To Avoid Or Postpone Prostate Biopsy In Selected Patients
PSA Reduction (after Antibiotics) Permits To Avoid Or Postpone Prostate Biopsy In Selected Patients
UroToday.com - In Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, a group from Palermo, Italy report on the use of antibiotics in patients with an elevated PSA. The study cohort consisted of 94 Caucasian men with a PSA between 4 and 10ng/ml, no symptoms of prostatitis, a negative rectal exam for cancer and who were otherwise candidates for prostate biopsy. All patients had a negative urinalysis and at least 2 previous elevated PSA detections with no greater than a 10% increase.
Breast-feeding triggers pulses of feel-good hormone
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When a baby breast-feeds, it triggers a flood of the hormone oxytocin that releases milk from the mammary gland and a feeling of love and trust in the mother that ensures the baby’s needs are met.
Target to cut MRSA virtually hit
The government has almost reached its target of halving MRSA rates, figures show.