SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Consumer Reports 'Best Buy Drug' for Enlarged Prostate Could Save Consumers Nearly $3,000 a Year  Jun 16, 2009 Almost all men -- if they reach a certain age -- will develop an enlarged prostate, also known as Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy, or BPH. The statistics are not precise, but about half of men of any age who have BPH will have symptoms that require attention and treatment that may involve taking one of the drugs evaluated in the report. "This means that millions of men over the age of 50 are regularly taking drugs or using other treatment options to ease the symptoms of BPH," says Santa. (PR Newswire) New blood test greatly reduces false-positives in prostate cancer screening  May 29, 2009 The group comprised 204 men with known prostate cancer, 110 men with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), and 170 healthy men in a control group. (BPH can elevate PSA levels in the blood, which often leads to a biopsy to rule out prostate cancer. (EurekAlert!) Urodynamix Receives Financial Contribution From NRC-IRAP to Support Development of NIRS Technology to Improve the Minimally Invasive Treatment (MIT) of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)  Apr 28, 2009 This technology is expected to significantly improve the efficacy of the minimally invasive treatment (MIT) of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and in turn lead to growth in the number of MIT procedures. MIT is used for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to BPH in men. (CCNMatthews Press Releases) Botox Relieves Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms  Feb 12, 2009 Dr. Giuseppe Brisinda of Catholic University Hospital "Agostino Gemelli" in Rome and his colleagues report the outcomes for 77 men ages 50-80 years with so-called benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH, in the medical journal Urology. The patients were given injections of Botox into the two lobes of the prostate under ultrasound guidance. (MEDLINEplus) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009