Posts by: Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena Kegel

Magdalena is a writer with a passion for bridging the gap between the people performing research, and those who want or need to understand it. She writes about medical science and drug discovery. She holds an MS in Pharmaceutical Bioscience and a PhD — spanning the fields of psychiatry, immunology, and neuropharmacology — from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

May 31, 2017July 24, 2019

Naftopidil Seen To Lower Blood Pressure in BPH Patients With Hypertension, Korean Study Finds

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Naftopidil, a medication used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) outside the United States, lowers blood pressure in BPH men with hypertension while having no effect on those with normal ... Read more

May 19, 2017

Rezūm Treatment Improves Urinary Symptoms in Obese Men With BPH, Study Shows

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NxThera’s therapy Rezūm is an efficient treatment for obese men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to data presented at the 2017 American Urological Association ... Read more

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017

Stress-triggered Dribbling After a Specific Prostate Surgery Linked to Age and Prostate Size

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Stress-triggered urinary dribbling among men who have had a particular kind of prostate-reduction surgery is more common when they are older and have larger prostates, according to a Chinese study. ... Read more

May 3, 2017

New Model Does Good Job of Identifying Those Who Need Enlarged-prostate Surgery

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A model that South Korean scientists developed to predict a bladder-drainage obstruction and the need for surgery in men with an enlarged prostate did a good job of identifying those ... Read more

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017

BPH Patients More Likely to Take Their Meds than Those with Overactive Bladder, Study Finds

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Real-world data involving some 332,000 people with either overactive bladder or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) found that BPH patients were more persistent with their medication — continuing to use a treatment for its prescribed period ... Read more

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017

Rapaflo Treats LUTS Better Than Cialis in Short Run but Causes More Side Effects, Study Finds

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Rapaflo (silodosin) was more effective than Cialis (tadalafil) in improving lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by prostate enlargement in a study comparing the two drugs, though Rapaflo caused more ... Read more

April 26, 2017April 26, 2017

All Men With BPH Should Be Tested for Impotence, Bosnian Study Suggests

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Severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) make men more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a Bosnian study that urges all men ... Read more

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017

Researcher’s Suggestion of Menopause Link to Prostate Cancer Likely to Spark Debate

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An Australian researcher has offered a new, and certain-to-be-controversial, hypothesis about why men develop an enlarged prostate and prostate cancer. It evolves from love making with women who are in ... Read more

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017

Supplement Profluss Improves Enlarged Prostate Symptoms, Study Shows

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A supplement called Profluss triggered molecular pathways that lead to cell death and improved prostate symptom scores in a clinical trial of patients with enlarged prostate. The findings suggest that ... Read more

March 20, 2017

Herb Lowers Calcium/Magnesium Imbalance Seen in Enlarged Prostate, Researchers Report

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An herbal extract normalized the higher ratio of calcium to magnesium seen in men with enlarged prostate, improving their symptoms, a study shows. The extract also lowered levels of the ... Read more