Arthur Crowley

TUESDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) has been expanded to include adults with overactive bladder who don't respond to a class of drugs called anticholinergics.

Overactive bladder's typical symptoms including leakage,...Full Article

FRIDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave its approval for the use of Botox against a form of urinary incontinence known as overactive bladder.

"Clinical studies have demonstrated Botox's ability to significantly reduce the frequency of urina...Full Article

MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy smokers are more likely to develop aggressive and deadly bladder cancers than those who smoke less or nonsmokers, new research shows.

Smoking is one of the most common causes of bladder cancer, but it hasn't been known h...Full Article

THURSDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A small number of men with prostate cancer complain that their penis appears to be shorter following treatment, doctors report.

According to researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, these patient...Full Article

TUESDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Repeat CT scans deliver a big dose of potentially hazardous radiation over time, but the short-term benefit may outweigh the long-term risk for men with testicular cancer, a new study suggests.

With Americans getting more and more CT scans, concerns ex...Full Article

MONDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new, highly targeted form of biopsy could be an advance in prostate cancer care, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, say prostate tumors can be diagnosed using "image-guided target...Full Article

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Extending antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in men won't lower the odds that the infection will return, compared with a shorter period of treatment, a new study finds.

The best length of outpatient antibiotic treatment for women with u...Full Article

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Men in France may not be quite as virile as they once were, with a new study suggesting average sperms counts have dropped over the past few decades.

According to the study, the concentration and quality of sperm in French men's semen steadily decline...Full Article

TUESDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- If you're a man, new research suggests that brushing and flossing regularly could have an impact on your sex life.

A small Turkish study found that men in their 30s who had severe periodontal disease were more than three times as likely to suffer from e...Full Article

MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Men who have erectile dysfunction and low testosterone may get no extra benefit from adding the hormone to their Viagra prescription, a new study suggests.

The first-choice treatments for erectile dysfunction are drugs called PDE5 inhibitors, which inc...Full Article

THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Many people trying to learn about prostate cancer may find themselves struggling to understand the information that is available online: only 4.8 percent of prostate cancer websites are written below a high school reading level, a new study finds.

Bec...Full Article