A spray that numbs the penis can help prevent premature ejaculation, doctors reported on Thursday, and drug maker Sciele Pharma Inc, a division of Japan’s Shionogi, plans to file for U.S. approval next year.
Tests on more than 500 men suffering from premature ejaculation showed they were more satisfied and less distressed when they used the [...]

Prions are causing fatal and infectious diseases of the nervous system, such as the mad cow disease (BSE), scrapie in sheep or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans…

Qutenza (capsaicin 8%) contains a compound found in chili peppers and has been newly approved by the FDA for the treatment of long-term pain associated with shingles attacks.

It sounds painful, but shockwave therapy may be an effective treatment for men who suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a small study showcased here at the European Society for Sexual Medicine.
Focused shockwaves, generated by a special machine, is an established method of breaking up kidney stones. In patients with heart disease, shockwave therapy [...]

Changes to the HIV Surveillance Report in response to customer feedback and the recognition of the need to present data to best meet the needs of data users.

Broncus Technologies, Inc., a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative solutions for lung diseases, is announcing early results of the EASE (Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema) Trial, the first ever, double-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled device study for patients with emphysema/COPD…

Research into the controversial drug thalidomide reveals that the mechanism through which the drug causes limb defects is the same process which causes it to damage internal organs and other tissues…

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Iowa will lead a $9 million, five-year initiative to study the cause of facial birth defects. The FaceBase Consortium will create an encyclopedic database of how the faces of children develop and what goes wrong to cause malformations…

American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday.
Latest statistics on chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis show the three highly treatable infections continue to spread in the United States.
“Chlamydia and gonorrhea are stable at unacceptably high levels and syphilis is resurgent [...]