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Close Ties With Others Might Lengthen Life, Review Finds

TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) — Family and friends may do more than provide companionship: They also may boost your longevity, making as much of a difference as not smoking, a new analysis of studies suggests.

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Testosterone May Make Women Less Trusting (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) — It turns out that testosterone might be responsible for more than masculinity and Hollywood action movies: A new study suggests that women who get doses of the hormone are less trusting of strangers, a possible sign that testosterone boosts levels of caution.

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Viagra could double risk of hearing loss (Reuters)

Reuters - Is an erection worth becoming hard of hearing?

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Viagra Linked to Hearing Loss (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) — The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, and possibly other similar medications, may prompt long-term hearing loss among users, a new study suggests.

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Impotence Drugs May Aid Brain Tumor Treatment (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) — A drug already approved for the treatment of erectile dysfunction may actually help boost the effectiveness of treatments for brain tumors tied to both lung and breast cancer, research shows.

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Radiation for prostate cancer lacks data: U.S. panel (Reuters)

Reuters - There is not enough evidence to sort out the effect of various radiation treatments for prostate cancer patients, especially newer, so-called focused radiation, an advisory panel told the U.S. Medicare agency on Wednesday.

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U.S. Medicare panel to weigh prostate treatments (Reuters)

Reuters - At a time of growing debate over prostate cancer treatments, U.S. Medicare officials will take a closer look at radiation therapy and its ability to reduce deaths and side effects in men.

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Hormone Therapy May Fight Resistant Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) — Preliminary research suggests that a new hormone treatment could be a weapon for doctors in the battle against a form of prostate cancer that’s resistant to surgical removal of the testicles.

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Study Explores Possibility of a Female Viagra (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) — New research might be bringing science a bit closer to a female version of Viagra.

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Some cancer patients more likely to get blood clot (AP)

AP - Men with prostate cancer being treated with hormone therapy have a slightly higher risk of developing a blood clot, new research says.

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