A tiny spring could help ease symptoms of an enlarged prostate, which affects millions of men.

The spring, roughly the size of a paperclip, is implanted under local anaesthetic and then expands to prop open the urethra, the tube urine passes through, which narrows when the prostate enlarges, causing problems going to the loo.

More than half of men over 50 have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition in which the prostate — a small gland in the pelvis — becomes enlarged (often as part of the ageing process), narrowing parts of the urinary tract.

Hundreds of men are taking part in five clinical trials to see if the implant — which is designed to be permanent, although it can be removed if necessary — helps with BPH symptoms

This causes a range of uncomfortable symptoms, such as frequent trips to the loo and difficulty in fully emptying the bladder.

It is estimated that three million men have urinary tract symptoms as a result of BPH.

Treatment involves lifestyle changes, such as consuming fewer fluids in the evenings, as well as medication or surgery.

However, the medications, called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (which reduce the size of the prostate) and alpha blockers (which relax the bladder), can take months to be effective and can have side-effects, including loss of libido.

Meanwhile, surgery to trim the excess prostate tissue, known as transurethral resection of the prostate, requires a general anaesthetic and has risks such as incontinence or impotence.

Now researchers are trialling a different option which they hope will have little or no side-effects — a spring that opens the urethra to let urine pass through freely.

The Zenflow Spring System is made from an alloy of nickel and titanium called nitinol.

It is a shape-memory metal, meaning it can ‘remember’ its original spring or coil shape after being compressed.

In a ten-minute procedure under local anaesthetic, the spring is flattened and loaded into a catheter — a thin, flexible tube — with a camera on the end, and inserted into the urethra. It is guided into place where the urethra is restricted — and then released.

Surgery to trim the excess prostate tissue, known as transurethral resection of the prostate, requires a general anaesthetic and has risks such as incontinence or impotence [File photo]

Once exposed to body temperature, the metal ‘remembers’ its original spring-like shape and expands, pushing back the prostate tissue and propping the urethra open. 

According to a study in the World Journal of Men’s Health last year, the first reports from men who have had the implant fitted suggest it is effective and safe. 

‘Early clinical cases show a low rate of side-effects, fast recovery and durable results,’ it said.

Now hundreds of men are taking part in five clinical trials to see if the implant — which is designed to be permanent, although it can be removed if necessary — helps with BPH symptoms.

One multi-centre study involving 279 patients, led by the University of Texas Southwestern in the U.S., is investigating its effects compared to a placebo procedure, where no spring is implanted.

Another trial of 40 men at Toronto Western Hospital, Canada, will look at its effects on urinary tract symptoms, including difficulty passing urine.

Professor Raj Persad, a consultant urological surgeon at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, said: ‘This seems a good temporary solution particularly for those who are unfit for, or do not want, surgery. Although this is an improved material, experience in the past shows that stents can become encrusted or erode tissue.’

An enlarged prostate may protect men against developing prostate cancer, new research by Oakland University in the U.S. found.

According to the study of around 400 men, each 1cm3 increase in the prostate’s volume results in a 3 per cent lower risk of prostate cancer, reports the journal The Prostate. How an enlarged prostate could offer such protection is currently unclear, but one theory is that the growth of the prostate results in mechanical stresses on tissue which prevent or limit tumour growth.

There are around 12,000 UK prostate cancer deaths a year.

It’s not just diet…exercise can aid your digestion

Improving the diversity of bacteria in your gut may boost athletic performance, according to a review of research by the University of Illinois in the U.S.

Different gut bacteria allow nutrients to be digested in different ways.

The review found that habits associated with sport, such as filling up on high-protein foods, may adversely affect gut bacteria, while increasing fibre and omega-3 fats, as well as probiotics and prebiotics (foods that contain or encourage good bacteria to grow), could boost health and performance.

Part-funded by Danone Research and published in the journal Advances in Nutrition, it also suggests that exercise can aid digestion by speeding up the movement of food through the gut.

New app spots baby disorder via eye photos

An app that uses photos of babies’ eyes can help detect jaundice, a study found.

Jaundice is caused when bilirubin, a pigment produced when red blood cells are broken down, builds up because the liver can’t process it properly. Left untreated, it can lead to deafness and brain damage, and in rare instances, death.

Currently, midwives use a hand-held device, a bilirubinometer, to measure bilirubin levels by analysing light reflections on the skin. It is hoped the app will be more reliable and affordable.

Developed by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, it analyses the white of the eye to check for signs of the condition and a review of 37 cases found it accurately identified all jaundiced babies needing treatment. This makes the app at least as good as bilirubinometers, reports journal PLoS One.

Cooling headband helps women in menopause

Cooling the brow helps quell hot flushes by ‘re-educating’ the body’s temperature control system, suggests a study of 20 women who used a headband nightly to keep their foreheads at between 15c (59f) and 18c (64f).

All found that the length and severity of their hot flushes and other symptoms improved. 

‘This pilot study shows that nightly forehead cooling produces improvements in sleep and reductions in insomnia, hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms,’ said the researchers from Pittsburgh University in the U.S., in the journal Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

Cooling the brow helps quell hot flushes by ‘re-educating’ the body’s temperature control system, suggests a study of 20 women who used a headband nightly to keep their foreheads at between 15c (59f) and 18c (64f)

A compound in watercress may help to reverse kidney problems linked to diabetes. Research from Almaarefa University in Saudi Arabia shows the chemical phenethyl isothiocyanate, found in the leafy green vegetables, can help manage the triggers that cause the damage, including inflammation.

Antidepressant may also treat knee pain

Could an antidepressant reduce chronic knee and back pain?

That’s the finding of a new study of 400 patients suffering with knee arthritis and lower back pain who were given either the antidepressant duloxetine or a placebo, daily.

Around 56 per cent of back pain patients and 49 per cent of those with knee pain taking the antidepressant experienced more than a 30 per cent reduction in pain, compared to no improvements in the placebo groups, the study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Science found.

Duloxetine acts on two brain chemicals, serotonin and norepinephrine, which are thought to affect how we perceive pain.

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This week: Boosts mood after a stroke

Listening to music can improve symptoms of depression and anxiety following a stroke, report researchers from the University of Glasgow.

They found that ‘active’ music listening (consciously attending to music, not just having it play in the background) has been shown to improve depressive symptoms, as well as induce feelings of relaxation and positivity.

In the 2019 study, 72 participants undertook mindful music listening (active listening), music listening (with music in the background) or listened to an audiobook for eight weeks.

While all three improved mood, the active listeners were more likely to report the activity helped them relax and regulate their mood. Lead researcher Professor Jonathan Evans suspects the benefit of active music listening may be due to the parallel with mindfulness, which aims to help people feel ‘fully present’ with one’s feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations.

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Five-a-day-shortcut

Only a third of us eat our recommended five portions of fruit and veg a day. Here, nutritionist Angela Dowden shows you how to do it the easy way, in just one delicious meal.

What to eat: Barbecued chicken and pepper skewers (one serving), plant-based hot dog with onions (one portion), a small corn on the cob (half serving), coleslaw (one serving). Plus a bowl of mixed chopped fruit (one-and-a-half portions) = five servings of fruit and veg.

How to do it: For one person, chop a chicken breast and a pepper and thread onto skewers, brush with oil and herbs and barbecue for ten to 15 minutes, or until the chicken is white and hot throughout. 

Serve alongside the hot dog topped with 80g of fried onions, grilled corn on the cob, and two tablespoons of coleslaw. Follow with 140g of fruit salad — made with at least two types of fruit.

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Women’s choices for a sexual partner are influenced by numerous personal, cultural, social, political and religious factors, and may also include aspects of penile anatomy, such as male circumcision (MC) status.

In a recent study by Morris et al., (2019), the authors examined (i) whether male circumcision status influences women’s preference for sexual activity and the reasons for that, and (ii) whether women prefered male circumcision for their sons.

The study found that a majority of women surveyed expressed a preference for the circumcised penis.

The main reasons given for that preference were better appearance, better hygiene, reduced risk of infection, and enhanced sexual activity, including vaginal intercourse, manual stimulation, and fellatio.

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A Canadian study also conducted by Bossio et al.,(2015) involving women aged 19 to – 71 years, 74 per cent of whom were born in Canada and 12 per cent in the US, and 61.2 per cent of whom had attended college or university, found that women prefered circumcised penises.

Cortés-González et al.,(2008) also conducted in Denmark a survey of 19 women who had experienced sexual intercourse with the same partner before and two months after the male circumcised found no difference in general sexual satisfaction (63 per cent vs 68 per cent) and most reported being quite satisfied with their sexual encounters both before and after.

One study conducted by Kebaabetswe et al .,(2003) in nine locations in Botswana, found that 50 per cent preferred a circumcised partner, seven per cent preferred an uncircumcised partner, 21 per cent had no preference, and 22 per cent were unsure.

In South Africa, a study conducted by Lagarde et al.,(2003), found that 25 per cent of the respondents preferred circumcised men for sexual activity, nine per cent preferred uncircumcised men, 36 per cent reported no preference, and 30 per cent were unsure.

In Kenya, a study by Westercamp et al.,(2010), which involved mostly ethnic Luo women in Kisumu, where the male circumcision prevalence was 11 per cent, 63 per cent reported a preference for circumcised sexual partners; this preference was, especially, pronounced in women aged 20–39 years.

Interestingly, in Tanzania, one study by Layer et al.,(2013) found many unmarried women said that they would refuse to have sex with an uncircumcised man.

In Malawi, one study by Shacham et al.,(2014) found that women were 3.9 times more likely than men to believe that being circumcised was better for men’s health and 9.1 times more likely to report that circumcised men were more likely to please women sexually.

In Zambia, one study by Zulu et al.,(2015) in Lusaka found that sexual satisfaction of the female partners increased in 63 per cent, decreased in 13 per cent, and did not change in 16 per cent.

It also found that the look of the penis was better for 61 per cent of the women, worse for 15 per cent, and no different for 15 per cent.

In Uganda, Moses et al.,(1998) also found that women from tribes that do not practise circumcision reported deriving greater sexual pleasure from circumcised men.

Take home

An uncircumcised penis retains the foreskin, which covers the head of a nonerect penis. When the penis is erect, the foreskin pulls back to reveal the glans.

A circumcised penis has no foreskin, which exposes the glans when the penis is both erect and nonerect.

Though there were no Ghanaian studies on circumcision and sexual preferences, we found one Interesting study by Ahinkorah et al.,(2020) which investigated the association between male circumcision status and engaging in multiple sexual partnership among 1,948 men in Ghana.

The study found that men who had been circumcised were more likely to engage in multiple sexual partnerships, compared to those who had not been circumcised.

Also, Maison et al., (2020), found that the majority of medical circumcisers in Ghana had no formal training for circumcision resulting in more injuries (Appiah et al.,2016).

Due to that, we hold the view that circumcision should always be performed by a trained medical professional after consent has been given by the male or, in the case of minors, by the parent(s) or guardian(s).

Position on penis size?

According to Healthline.com (2021), uncircumcised (uncut) foreskin can make your penis look slightly bulkier when it’s flaccid.

During an erection, the foreskin retracts and almost disappears, so it won’t affect how big your penis looks when it’s erect.

Additionally, circumcised (cut) penis size is based mainly on your genes. These determine the phenotype, or physical expression, of your penis.

The take home then is that the penis size is also based on blood flow to the penile tissues.

Hence, removing a layer of skin tissue — the foreskin — doesn’t have any impact on other penile tissues or how big your penis appears when erect.

However, it may have slightly less “bulk” when it’s flaccid.

The writers are the President, Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine & Clinical Nurse/Health Services Manager/ Assistant Lecturer, Department of Health Administration and Education, University of Education, Winneba, respectively.

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Jason shares with Men’s Health how he found the motivation to keep pursuing his health and fitness goals, even after several serious injuries.

At my heaviest, I weighed 317 pounds. The biggest contributing factor to my weight was working a stressful full-time job, as well as having a part-time job on top of that. I was frequently on the go for work, eating fast food or carryout for breakfast and lunch more days than not. I also drank limited water. During the day it was coffee and Diet Coke, then every evening when I got home it was nothing but beer until I fell asleep. I got complacent with my life, and at my size, I did not do much of any activity.

During the years of 2015 and 2016, my resting pulse was always at or over 100. I remember being so scared one time, I was just standing at work and my heart was pounding, like it could not pump fast enough. I went to the ER from work and my heart rate was out of control. That’s when I also found out I had high blood pressure and was put on medication. Because of this I had to start seeing a cardiologist too. This was all in my mid-thirties. During that time period there were three trips total to the ER and at least one to urgent care for EKGs because of the same issue. I knew I had to make changes, and I would get serious when I had a health scare.

I did all the right things—limited alcohol and ate right—but it was all short lived. I would go back to my old habits after about a week or two, and it would take months to get back on track. Food and beer just seemed to take priority in life until I would have another health scare, and the cycle continued until I joined WW for New Years in 2017.

When I joined WW I specifically changed my diet. I began doing all the grocery shopping and preparing all meals for my family, even if I had to prepare myself something separate. I would track everything that I ate to ensure it was accounted for on my app. I lost about 70 pounds on WW just by tracking my food intake.

I then began exercising in September of 2018. I didn’t tell anyone I joined the gym, because I joined gyms before and never used the membership. I started with just cardio, building onto the workouts each month. I told myself I needed to go three times a week at least, and I followed through with that goal and bumped that up to five times a week. I just got to the point where I felt better if I was exercising and moving.

I lost a total of 114 pounds. Then, in 2019, I broke my neck and ended up wearing a brace, unable to exercise, for several months. During this time, I was so scared to gain weight among a million other things. Fortunately, I did not gain weight during this time. I tracked everything, every bite, every ounce, every sip to ensure I stayed within my points. After being cleared to return to the gym, I slowly started to incorporate cardio and strength training once again. Once I started the strength training again my shoulder began hurting. I would push through the pain, but later found out that I had an AC separation. This was just all prior to the pandemic starting. I did a few months of physical therapy, and when gyms re-opened, I joined a private personal training studio to continue with strength training but with direction to avoid further injuries.

My family was a huge motivating factor in my journey. I work so hard professionally to ensure my family is provided for, and losing weight was necessary because I did not want to leave my wife a widow and my children without a father. I would ask myself what their life would be like if I were dead, especially because of health issues. I didn’t like those thoughts. I did not want to leave my family sad because of my inability to change my habits. I knew I needed to set an example, especially as my children got older.

Those injuries could have left me dead or paralyzed but I am here working out, running, trying to enjoy life. Those injuries keep me going because this is my second chance and I don’t want to blow it. My life could have been very different, so I owe it to myself to stay active and healthy.

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Supermodel Cindy Crawford has made it clear that fitness is vital to her wellbeing, and she recently shared a behind-the-scenes look at her challenging abs workout.

Crawford, 55, dropped the post on Instagram, breaking down in a video exactly how she maintains her abs from a routine she and her trainer, Sarah Hagaman, came up with together. In the clip, Crawford demonstrates every move and provides a helpful breakdown in the caption.

The circuit includes standing moves like bicycle crunches and sumo squats with side-to-side crunches. She also does some work on the mat with low plank ab saws—slowly rocking back and forth in a plank position, low planks with knee taps, bicycle crunches, hamstring holds/scissors, kneeling planks, and side-body raises with obliques.

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Cindy Crawford has super toned abs thanks to this three-round, eight move abs workout on Instagram. Follow her exact routine for strong, sculpted abs here:

Crawford’s Abs Circuit: Perform three rounds of 20, 30, and 40 reps of each move.⁣

• Standing bicycle crunch ⁣
• Sumo squat side-to-side crunch ⁣
• Low plank Ab saw (4 reps and hold + repeat) ⁣
• Low plank with alternating knee taps ⁣
• Hamstring hold with Alternating scissors ⁣
• Bicycle crunches ⁣
• Kneeling plank with alternating elbow to knee reach
• Side body raises to oblique crunch on both sides

Of course, abs work isn’t all Crawford does. She’s an avid runner, and often throws some stair runs in the mix. She also keeps up a solid strength training routine that includes full-body circuits and weighted squats to work her legs, per Women’s Health.

Crawford sticks to a lean diet, too. “The more you eat healthy, the more you want to do it because you feel better,” she previously told People. Some of her go-tos include salmon and asparagus or turkey meatballs over raw spinach.

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Meanwhile, MensGroups, which runs men’s circles in London and online (for men to “get real”), has launched boys’ groups, hosting one-off talking circles for teen boys in schools, most recently at Wellington College, Berkshire. Similarly, the London-based social enterprise the Visionaries runs “Courageous Conversations” in schools for teenage boys and girls in separate circles. 

All promise a safe space for teens to – woke alert – “feel heard”, without finger-wagging. “You can’t just clamp down and say [their behaviour] is wrong,” explains Conroy Harris, CEO of A Band of Brothers, a rehabilitative charity for young men. “Tell a kid not to put a bean up his nose and you’re in trouble.”

These circles are not intended to address serious mental health issues; they are for regular boys facing regular teenage concerns. In the case of MensGroups and the Visionaries, schools approach them to host circles, and sometimes on specific topics, such as harassment, consent, drugs, etc. 

Thus far, Journeyman has set up groups wherever there has been parental demand and a willing supply of mentors; its growth is fuelled only by word of mouth and internet searches, and its leaders are keen to raise funds in order to go fully nationwide.

The circle itself is key – here, everyone is equal. As with men’s and women’s talking circles, these sessions are ritualised, with welcomes, check-ins and other “pre-flight checks” to ensure everything is safe for take-off into the juicy stuff. That either happens naturally, or is led by the facilitators. The boys readily volunteer “cool” topics: hating your parents, drugs, girls, etc. But the facilitators have ways of drawing out the harder stuff, such as sexuality and spirituality.

“That comes through modelling,” Harney explains. “Or we might say, ‘You know, we haven’t talked about X for a while.’” At Journeyman, the boys may have been meeting for months if not years, and have learnt to trust the safe space. They can also ask for a “walk and talk”, still in sight of the circle, but with a bit more privacy. 

With MensGroups, the one-hour sessions dive in quickly with questions such as: “When did you last cry?” and, “What is your greatest fear right now?” (Warning: do not try this at home.) All participants are allowed to pass on any question, and often do. 

They may well sit in silence for minutes – some might remain silent throughout, but they’ll have at least heard others sharing. The adults encourage the boys with their own admissions – once one or two boys open up, others find it easier to be vulnerable. Sessions are then carefully closed to bring everyone back to reality.

Some say the experience is life-changing. Three years ago, Archie Brooks, now 19, found himself in “a really bad situation” with alcohol. He couldn’t tell his parents for fear of “being judged”, so he tried AA, substance abuse therapy, art therapy… “Nothing worked until I started going to Journeyman,” he says. 

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On this week’s show I’ll be talking about pelvic floor physiotherapy.

ne in three women leak urine – it is a massive problem in this country.

Real Health: Pelvic Floor Essentials with Physiotherapist Aoife Ní Eochaidh

Some women will have a severe urge to pee, which can happen very often, hourly, or more and it can have them up several times at night.

These women though they are not leaking, their lives are ruled by their bladders. It is also an issue for many men.

But there is help out there.

Joining me on this week’s podcast to discuss the pelvic floor and the treatments that are available is Aoife Ni Eochaidh, Chartered Physiotherapist and Clinical Specialist Women’s & Men’s Health & Continence. Aoife has lots of expert advice on how to prevent pelvic floor issues as well as manage them.

For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to: https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/

And you can get in touch – I’m @KarlHenryPT on Instagram and Twitter and realhealth@independent.ie.

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Free Guy, the action comedy movie starring Ryan Reynolds as a regular dude who discovers he’s actually living in a shoot-’em-up video game, is finally out after a lengthy pandemic-induced delay. In order to help promote the movie, Reynolds took to his YouTube channel to show viewers a glimpse of Dude, his swole alter ego who looks an awful lot like Reynolds, except for the fact that his body is Incredibly Hulk levels of jacked.

Reynolds played the entire thing straight-faced in the video while not-so-subtly parodying the body transformations that Hollywood’s leading men go through in order to prepare for action roles. “I start every day with a protein bomb made exclusively of human muscle,” he said. “It’s completely organic and illegal.”

Of course, in reality, that’s Reynolds’ head digitally superimposed onto someone else’s torso. And now we know the identity of Dude’s body from the neck down: Aaron Reed, an actor and former competitive bodybuilder with a background in WWE.

“What we did was early on, we had this idea, Ryan and I,” explained director Shawn Levy in a recent interview. “This character was not in the script, but we had this idea, what if Ryan has to fight Ryan? But what if it’s an upgrade? What if it’s Ryan 2.0? Taller, more muscular, more hairless, more streaks and tips hair, so we literally cast a bodybuilder out of LA. And his body was just sick and massive, and he made Ryan look like a fragile little feather.”

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Reed, for his part, “had a blast” working with Reynolds and the rest of the crew on Free Guy, even if his face never actually appears in the movie. “Working with the stunt guys was so fun,” he recently told Bodybuilding.com. “Those guys are my speed because they’re always wrestling and messing around. Whenever we had down time, I’d ask them to show me cool stuff.”

He added, however, that the hiatus meant he had to get his “Dude” physique back in an accelerated timeline: “We’d filmed everything in the summer of 2019, and then had to come back in January of 2020 to film additional scenes,” he said. “I was in awesome shape at the peak of summer, but every year I cruise-control in November and December. So when I found out we were coming back, I only had about three weeks really to get in shape.”

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CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper-Natrona County Health Department said Wednesday that bisexual and gay men in the community can help improve healthcare resources in Wyoming by participating in an online survey.

“You can make a difference in our rural state by helping decision-makers understand our unique needs,” CNCHD said. “We are adventurers here, so be among the first in Wyoming to help improve and understand healthcare resources for bi and gay men in Wyoming.”

The men’s health study is being conducted by Greybull-based Waller Hall Research in conjunction with the Wyoming Department of Health. The study also has support from Wyoming Equality.

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“This study is part of an effort to improve health resources for gay, bisexual, and pansexual men in the state,” Waller Hall Research says. “A ground-breaking survey, this is among the first of its kind for the state of Wyoming.”

“Participants who complete the survey will also have a chance to win a drawing — Waller Hall Research will randomly select five participants to each receive a $100.00 electronic gift card after the study is completed. Participants who complete the survey and agree to join our panel for future studies will receive a $5.00 electronic gift card.”

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Adopting a vegan diet could significantly lower the risks for CVD and other conditions, according to speakers at the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists meeting.

During a presentation, Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD, MBA, and Meghan Jardine, MS, MBA, RND, LD, CDCES, both from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, compared the health benefits of vegetarian and vegan diets with other plant-based eating patterns, including the Mediterranean diet. A recap of their talk was the top story in endocrinology last week.

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Another top story was about the FDA approval of Lyumjev (insulin lispro-aabc injection, Eli Lilly) for use in insulin pumps. Insulin lispro-aabc is a novel formulation of insulin lispro that is designed to speed the absorption of insulin into the bloodstream and reduce HbA1c.

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Vegan diet provides most health benefits among plant-based eating patterns

Vegetarian and vegan diets provide greater reductions in body weight, fat mass and LDL cholesterol and improved insulin sensitivity compared with other plant-based eating patterns, such as a Mediterranean diet, according to two speakers. Read more.

FDA approves faster-acting insulin lispro for pump therapy

The FDA approved an expanded label for rapid-acting insulin lispro-aabc injection to include administration via continuous subcutaneous infusion with an insulin pump, according to an industry press release. Read more.

Foods with high protein, saturated fatty acids linked to better thyroid function

Eating more foods that are high in protein and saturated fatty acids is associated with better thyroid function, according to findings from a cross-sectional study published in Nutrition. Read more.

Eye problems more common among children exposed to diabetes in utero

Mothers who develop diabetes before or during pregnancy are more likely to have children who develop refractive errors, according to findings published in Diabetologia. Read more.

Testosterone therapy may be safe for use in men with advanced prostate cancer

Testosterone therapy was not associated with unexpected or rapid disease progression in a cohort of men with biochemical recurrence or metastatic prostate cancer, according to study findings. Read more.

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Starting Sept. 20, U.S. officials said that Americans will be able to receive a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna mRNA vaccines 8 months after the date they received their second shot.

The announcement was the top story in infectious disease last week.

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Also, health officials in Africa said the Ivory Coast was in “full response mode” after a woman aged 18 years was diagnosed with Ebola. It is the first recorded case of Ebola in Ivory Coast since 1994.

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US to offer booster shots to fully vaccinated Americans starting Sept. 20

The United States will begin offering third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to fully vaccinated Americans beginning Sept. 20, Biden administration officials announced. Read more.

‘Immense concern’ over Ivory Coast’s first case of Ebola in decades

Heath officials expressed concern after Ivory Coast reported its first case of Ebola virus in decades. Read more.

Paratek receives orphan drug status for Nuzyra to treat NTM lung disease

The FDA granted Paratek Pharmaceuticals orphan drug designation for Nuzyra to treat infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria, the company announced. Read more.

WHO seeks experts for new advisory group on emerging pathogens

WHO issued a “call for experts” to join its new advisory group on emerging pathogens. Read more.

Nearly half of MSM taking HIV PrEP tested positive for gastrointestinal pathogens

In a small study, researchers detected gastrointestinal pathogens in 45% of men who have sex with men taking HIV PrEP, according to findings published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Read more.

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