Latest Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia News

  • October 7, 2011
    US FDA OKs Eli Lilly's Cialis for enlarged prostate

  • September 27, 2011
    Saw palmetto doesn't ease urinary symptoms: study
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study concludes that saw palmetto, a plant extract sold as a natural boost to urinary health, actually doesn't improve symptoms of enlarged prostate in middle-aged men.

  • June 9, 2011
    Prostate drugs raise risk of prostate cancer: FDA
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A class of drugs meant to improve symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland actually increase the chance of getting a more serious form of prostate cancer, health officials said on Thursday.

  • March 28, 2011
    Pfizer unit recalls two possibly mislabeled drugs
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's Greenstone LLC unit said on Saturday that it was voluntarily recalling two drugs in the United States because they may have been labeled incorrectly by a third-party manufacturer.

  • October 27, 2009
    Sanofi gets FDA warning over Uroxatral promotion
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to Sanofi-Aventis accusing the French drugmaker of distributing misleading promotional material on its Uroxatral treatment for urinary problems caused by an enlarged prostate.

  • July 3, 2009
    Multicomponent approach curbs urinary woes in men
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An intervention including drug and behavior therapy may help curb frequent nighttime urination or "nocturia" in elderly men, researchers have found.

  • December 24, 2008
    Large prostates removed with single-keyhole surgery
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An enlarged prostate due to benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, can be safely and effectively removed using a type of minimally invasive single-keyhole surgery, researchers report.

  • August 19, 2008
    Impotence drug treats prostate enlargement: study
    WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Impotence drugs may be able to help reduce the symptoms caused by enlarged prostates, such as trouble urinating, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

  • September 21, 2007
    Pain meds may worsen symptoms of enlarged prostate
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Common painkillers like ibuprofen and naproxen may act as a double-edged sword when it comes to men's prostate function, according to a report in the Harvard Men's Health Watch.