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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Four interesting articles

Minimum amount of physical activity for reduced mortality and extended life expectancy: a prospective cohort study.   The Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9798, Pages 1244 - 1253, 1 October 2011
15 min per day or 90 min per week of moderate exercise had a 14% reduced risk of morality.  This was true across all ages, sexes, and even when cardiovascular risks were present. 

Etiological, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Consideration of the Myofascial Component in Chronic Pelvic Pain. Díaz-Mohedo E, Barón-López FJ, Pineda-Galán C.  Actas Urol Esp. 2011 Sep 12. [Epub ahead of print]  [Article in English, Spanish]
Too bad my Spanish is not better.  Full article is available but only the abstract is in English.  Very interesting. 

Effect of increasing doses of saw palmetto extract on lower urinary tract symptoms: a randomized trial. JAMA 2011 Sep 28;306(12):1344-1351. Barry MJ et al. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21954478   
Study is not in support benefit of saw palmetto use

Management of nocturia. Faisal Rauf Khan et al. Trends in urology and men’s health. Vol 2, issue 5, 4-43, sept/ oct 2011 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tre.223/pdf
Wells done summary.  Full article available free. 

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