The last fifteen years have seen remarkable advances in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. new medications continue to be developed along with high-tech procedures to relieve urinary problems this condition causes. By the age of sixty, about 50 percent of American men will have developed benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This enlargement of the prostate...Read More
“We’re very excited that we can offer these medications to patients,” says Dr. Peter Varunok, “and improve their lives and give them the chance to make hepatitis C a thing of the past.” There are four things that people with hepatitis C, and those at risk of having the disease, need to know about teleprevir...Read More
It’s the second most common bacterial infection, affecting nearly 1 in 3 women by the age of 24. Treatment works wonderfully… if you seek it in time. Anyone can experience a urinary tract infection (UTI)—men, women, or children. But it’s women, far and away, who get the most UTIs and make the lion’s share of the annual...Read More
At least 3.2 million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus. About 2.5 million of them don’t know it. They risk becoming the victims of a silent epidemic. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic liver disease, in the U.S. and around the world. Nationally, about half of all cases of cirrhosis...Read More
For hundreds of years, physicians have been seeking ways to spare their patients the trauma and risks of open surgery. Finally, the time has come. Minimally invasive surgery is the long sought after alternative to traditional open surgery. Until very recently, surgery has always involved a sizeable incision through flesh and muscle (and sometimes bone) to...Read More
A simple, painless, 10-minute procedure in the doctor’s office can provide men with a lifetime of reliable contraception. It’s a simple surgery with a simple goal: Vasectomy provides permanent male birth control by severing and blocking the tubes through which sperm pass to mix with semen. Sperm are produced in the male’s testes (testicles) and stored...Read More
