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FDA will evaluate the risk of testosterone therapy

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Administration experts by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will appreciate the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients receiving testosterone . FDA's decision was made after studying the results of two studies in which researchers have linked the hormone supplementation with high risk of stroke, heart attack and death, according to MedpageToday. In November last year in the journal published a study about the increased level of cardiovascular events and death among veterans who took hormones. Results of a further work, which appeared in January 2014 in the pages of PLOS One, have shown an increased risk of heart attacks among men (with heart disease in history), treated with testosterone. FDA does not specify exactly when the evaluation is completed the safe use of the hormone in the form of a gel for topical application, transdermal patch, injectable liquid and lozenges. While experts do not recommend the controlling to suspend patients receiving testosterone, and...

Stress Related Back Pain is a Relatively Modern Diagnosis

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Stress-related back pain is a relatively modern diagnosis although the concept of muscular pain caused by tension is not a new one. Stress of both the physical and psychological sort can make the painful symptoms of any injury worse but 'stress-related back pain' is a term used for pain caused by stress above all other factors. For many the idea of thoughts and feelings causing a physical problem seems unlikely, but this is well established in medicine. Stress causes many changes in the body and predisposes to conditions such as gastritis, high blood pressure and heart disease. In addition, it causes a build up of tension throughout the body. Stress-related back pain is thought to relate to this tension. You may have read that back pain can be caused by muscle spasm in the back. This spasm is worsened by tension in the muscles and is a target for interventions such as stretches to the back and physiotherapy. Stress could trigger pain in the back by creating tension and s...