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December 14, 2016

How a Therapy Comes into Being: Study Details Steps in Creating Potential BPH Treatment

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Hoping to create a treatment with fewer side and better treatment effects, Brazilian researchers are working on a new drug for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In a new report, they ... Read more

December 9, 2016

Study Sheds Light on Inflammation Factors’ Connection to Enlarged Prostate

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A new method for simultaneously detecting a range of metabolites, or products of metabolism, may improve our understanding of how prostate inflammation contributes to the enlarged-prostate condition known as benign ... Read more

December 7, 2016

Online Information for BPH Difficult for Patients to Follow or Understand, Study Says

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Information about the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) that is available online significantly exceeds the reading comprehension of most adults in the U.S., suggests a study published in the ... Read more

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016

Natural Compound, Chrysophanic Acid, Seen to Ease BPH Symptoms in Rat Model

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Korean researchers report that a naturally occurring compound, chrysophanic acid, reduced prostate weight in a rat model of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), suggesting that the compound might classify as a potential ... Read more

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

Nymox Reports Positive New Results from Phase 3 Studies of Possible BPH Treatment

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Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation announced new, prospective and randomized results from Phase 3 clinical trial with its lead drug candidate NX-1207 (fexapotide triflutate) for the treatment of benign prostate enlargement (BPH). Findings confirming ... Read more

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016

Prostate Volume May Predict Patient Outcome After PAE Surgery, Study Finds

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Measures that assess prostate volume in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may be used to predict patient outcome after prostate artery embolization (PAE) surgery, researchers found. The study, “Prostate ... Read more

November 23, 2016

Rezūm, Water Vapor Thermal Therapy, Safely and Durably Treats LUTS in Pilot Study

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Convective radiofrequency (RF) water vapor thermal therapy is a safe and effective procedure for improving lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a ... Read more

November 21, 2016

Traditional Chinese Medicine Seen to Safely Prevent Prostate Growth

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An extract from the fern Pteris multifida, used in traditional Chinese medicine, was seen to have beneficial effects on prostate growth in a mouse model of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). ... Read more

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016

HoLEP Surgery Seen to Ease Urinary Urgency in Certain BPH Patients

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients with a history of acute urinary retention may be helped by HoLEP surgery and experience improvement in their urinary urgency, a study reports. The study, “Predictors ... Read more

November 16, 2016

Survey Shows Most BPH Patients in Some World Regions Feel Well-informed About Disease

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Most men living in Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Commonwealth of Independent States feel that they are well-informed about lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). ... Read more