The FDA has approved Proscar (finasteride) combined with doxazosin for reducing the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia symptoms. The brand name prescription product is marketed by Merck & Co.
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ORLANDO, FLA. — Doxazosin improves multiple components of the metabolic syndrome in hypertensive ethnic Asian Indians, F.D. Richard Hobbs, M.D., reported at Wonca 2004, the conference of the World Organization of Family Doctors.
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In older men, the inner part of the prostate around the urethra may continue to grow, a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) - also referred to as an enlarged prostate or swollen prostate. Perhaps a fourth of men have some degree of h…
How Viagra Works Viagra (Sildenafil) is an oral drug for male impotence (ED). Having been around for a lot longer, Viagra has a great safety track record and proven effects that start acting in 30 minutes and last for about 5 hours. However, it is not a hormone or an aphrodisiac. Viagra, or Sildenafil Citrate, is considered by many as being a wonder drug. Via…
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Use thiazide-type diuretics for hypertension in patients with metabolic syndrome to reduce stroke and heart failure.
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The prostate gland is about the size of a walnut and is found at the base of the bladder. A thin tube that allows the passage of urine out of the penis (urethra) runs through the prostate gland. Fluid produced by this gland helps to nourish and support sperm, which come from the seminal vesicles via the ejaculatory ducts into the urethra.
Prostate cancer is a disease …
Headache and dizziness are two separate conditions. However, there are people who experience them simultaneously. What could cause a dizziness headache? Here are five probable causes to consider when the two occur together:
1. Separate conditions but one causes the other
It may start of as a headache, but the pain brings on dizziness as well. Or you may well experience dizziness or vertigo (spinning type of dizziness) and it ends up triggering a headache or making an existing o…
