Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Surveillance...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends that men aged 55 to 69 decide for themselves whether to undergo a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, after talking it over with their doctor.
This blood test looks for a protein produced by the prostate, a small walnut-shaped gland that produces seminal fluid. Cancerous prostate produces higher levels of PSA.
Few men diagnosed with prostate cancer die from the often slow-moving illness. On the other hand, treatment frequently results in erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence.
New data shows that more men are opting for "active surveillance" not treatment.
Under active surveillance, doctors do not treat the cancer but instead keep a watchful eye on it to make sure it doesn't become aggressive -- sparing patients the harms caused by surgery or radiation therapy.
Law...
New York AG Eric Schneiderman announced his resignation, hours after The New Yorker magazine published allegations of physical abuse.
He was accused in the report by Ronan Farrow -- of hitting and choking women without their consent, asking to use a woman's prescription Xanax, and mocking anti-gun demonstrators, as "losers."
According to the article, Manning Barish said Schneiderman "would be 'shaking me and grabbing my face' while demanding that she repeat such things as 'I'm a little wh---.'" On another occasion, Manning Barish says that he told her "If you ever left me, I'd kill you." Schneiderman, a critic of President Trump, has cast himself as a supporter of the #MeToo movement.
This is serious because it is recent, the accused is the top law enforcement for a long time.
Monday, May 7, 2018
Russ...
Vladimir Putin was inaugurated for a new six-year term as President of Russia after winning re-election in March. Putin took the oath of office in gold-leaf bedecked hall at the Kremlin, vowing to pursue an economic agenda to boost living standards across the country.
He said improving Russia's economy following a recession partly linked to international sanctions would be a primary goal of his next six-year term. Similar?
That hurts some. But look at the bright side, his people loves him, and we may be the reason.
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