NAMI Launches New PSA Campaign
"Connect, and you'll find out you're not alone." ARLINGTON, Va., June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released "Puzzle Pieces," a new public service announcement (PSA) initiative that encourages people to connect with each other through NAMI t...Statins alter prostate cancer patients' PSA levels
Beyond lowering cholesterol, statin medications have been found to have numerous other health benefits, including lowering a healthy man's risk of developing advanced prostate cancer, as well as lowering his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. But a new study by researchers at Henry Ford Ho...Experts Back Away From Annual PSA Test
Men should have a 'baseline' prostate cancer screen at 40, but yearly PSA may not be necessary, guidelines say MONDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- New guidelines on prostate cancer screening suggest that annual PSA blood tests might not be necessary for many men, but the same guidelin...Dr. David Williams Scoops National Media on PSA Effectiveness -- by 17 Years
The reliability of the PSA test is something that Dr. David Williams has been questioning since 1992. Potomac, MD (PRWEB) April 27, 2009 -- The effectiveness of the ubiquitous PSA test -- in both predicting cancer and saving lives -- was recently scrutinized in articles...AUA counters mainstream recommendations with new best practice statement on PSA testing
LINTHICUM, MD, April 27, 2009The American Urological Association (AUA) today issued new clinical guidance which directly contrasts recent recommendations issued by other major groups about prostate cancer screening, asserting that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test should be offered to wel...CPF Launches National PSA to Educate Public on Pulmonary Fibrosis
'Target' Video Dramatizes Message That Pulmonary Fibrosis Can Strike Anyone, Anywhere; Urges Americans to Work With CPF to Find a Cure SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) claims a life every 13 minutes in the U.S., the same number of lives each...ZERO Outraged Docs Don't Offer Solution in PSA Crisis
More Research Funding Needed to Make Progress to End Prostate Cancer WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study of the effectiveness of the PSA test for prostate cancer is yet another claim prostate cancer screening has little to no value in lowering the death rate with offer...Many Older Men Won't Benefit from PSA Test
Screening may prove an unnecessary expense in men 75 or older, researchers say FRIDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Routine prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood tests offer no benefit to many men ages 75 to 80, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from 727 prostate cance...January 2009 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights Improved PSA Tests, Dry Eyes and Colds
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... Development Agreement with Bavarian Nordic's U.S.-based subsidiary, BN ImmunoTherapeutics. In clinical trials to date PROSTVAC(TM) and related psa containing poxviral vaccines have been investigated in more than 500 patients for 10 years. Forward-looking statements This announcement...Investigational Genetic Test May Help Address Common Problems in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
... meeting showed that: PCA3 scores are correlated with the probability of a positive initial prostate biopsy in men with elevated serum psa levels. In addition, PCA3 scores were higher in men whose prostate tumors had higher Gleason scores, which indicate cancer aggressiveness.(1) ...Gen-Probe and DiagnoCure Amend Collaboration Agreement Surrounding PCA3-Based Prostate Cancer Tests
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An experimental biomarker test developed by researchers at the University of Michigan more accurately detects prostate cancer than any other screening method currently in use, according to a study published in the February 1 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cance...Hair-growth drug artificially lowers PSA levels in prostate cancer screening, study finds
The popular hair-growth drug finasteride, taken by millions of balding men, artificially lowers the results of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, the standard screening test for prostate cancer, a multicenter study has found. The study, involving 308 men ranging in age from 40 to 60 years...Newly discovered gene fusion may lead to improved prostate cancer diagnosis
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