In May 2002, Medscape reported on the Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms (MTOPS) Trial, which suggested a definite benefit to combining finasteride and doxazosin for

הנחיות מטעם המועצה הלאומית לגריאטריה, משרד הבריאות. פעילות גופנית,תאונות דרכים, תזונה נכונה, המנעות מעישון ואלכוהול, נפילות, מניעת מתח נפשי, חיסונים, טיפול תרופתי, גילוי מוקדם של

Palatin Technologies Inc. said on Wednesday that its sexual dysfunction drug candidate PT-141 induced a satisfactory erection in at least 80% of the subjects enrolled

British drug companies and regulators said on Thursday they have agreed a new way of working that would speed up clinical trials of new medicines.

Adoptive immunotherapy with macrophage activated killer (MAK) cells appears to be a safe treatment for superficial bladder cancer that can reduce the risk of recurrence

Targeted mass antibiotic treatment for an outbreak of syphilis is feasible but the experience of Canadian clinicians indicates it should not be done routinely.  Reacting

Findings from a recent survey of primary care and specialist physicians in the US indicate that clinical autonomy is the primary factor that determines career

The presence of cytokeratin-positive (CK+) cells in the bone marrow after local radiation therapy of prostate cancer indicates an increased risk of developing distant metastases,

Using duplex Doppler ultrasound to assess clitoral hemodynamic responses to topical PGE-1 may be an easy way to diagnose and evaluate objectively women with sexual

ד”ר ירמיהו הייניק הושעה בעקבות תלונת מנהל בית החולים; ראש העיריה, שהחליט על הצעד: זו הפרת חובת הציות להוראות הממונים; בא כוחו של הרופא: החלטה

בכנס שהתקיים ב- 9/1 בב”יח שיבא השתתפו אמנם נציגי רוב המפלגות, שר הבריאות ובכירים ממערכת הבריאות. למרות זאת, התחושה הכללית, כפי שמתאר חיים שדמי מהארץ

Two national quality-of-care outfits said Wednesday they would offer a new accreditation program to protect the safety and rights of people in clinical trials and

Italy’s Pfizer affiliate is taking action against a large number of pharmacists who are accused of breaking patent laws by making customized versions of the

Britain’s cost-effectiveness watchdog has recommended that tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) be considered as an option for women with stress incontinence being treated by the National

Routine imaging studies in young children after a first febrile urinary tract infection appear to be of little clinical value, a multi-centre study in the

Men who have depression refractory to usual antidepressants may benefit from testosterone gel, according to the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial reported in the

For cases at high risk of retained instruments or foreign bodies after surgery, screening plain film x-ray would be cost-effective and should be routine, according

The UK needs to expand facilities to treat patients with kidney disease as rising demand is stretching capacity to its limits, a survey has found.

An official British watchdog said on Thursday that thousands of drug side effects go unreported and that when safety messages are issued they do not

בלי שוחד, בלי פרוטקציה , מאת יורם בלשר , הארץ   בכתבה “כמעט הכל זה שוחדים, פרוטקציה וקשרים” מאת חיים שדמי (“הארץ”, 8.1) הופיעו דברים הקשורים בהסתדרות הרפואית, שאין