RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Carolina Men’s Clinic (http://thecarolinamensclinic.com/) and The Raleigh Clinic For Men (http://www.theraleighclinicformen.com/) want men to know a diagnosis of prostate cancer does not mean it’s “game over” for sexual performance. Director Matt Gillogly and his team of sexual health specialists see prostate cancer survivors every day – and every day, those men see and feel results they never thought possible. 

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“The Carolina Men’s Clinic and The Raleigh Clinic For Men are in the business of changing lives,” says Director Matt Gillogly. “It’s profoundly humbling to know that we’re saving marriages and relationships. Many of our patients have exhausted all of their options. They honestly doubt we can do for them what name-brand prescriptions could not, but our better-than 92% success rate is testament to the effectiveness of our novel and personalized treatment.”

In the first 18 months of operation, the clinics have treated roughly 7,000 patients, many of them recovering from prostate surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Gillogly explains that 70% of men who beat prostate cancer unfortunately never reach their previous levels of sexual performance. These clinics are slowly eroding that number, one satisfied patient at a time. Similarly, the fear of erectile dysfunction, or ED, may discourage many men from getting their prostate checked. Gillogly wants men to let go of that fear today.

According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, 1 in 6 men will receive a prostate cancer diagnosis at some point in their lives. Nearly 30,000 men die of the disease each year, making it the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men. Early diagnosis, however, leads to a superior outcome almost every time; the 5- and 10-year survival rates following early diagnosis and treatment are 99% and 98%, respectively.

The prostate is intimately involved in human reproduction, which explains why prostate cancer, both benign and malignant, can seriously interfere with erectile function. Some of the nerve structures controlling erectile function connect directly to the prostate. Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy can damage these and other important structures. First-line treatments and surgeries for prostate cancer have become better at preserving men’s sexual function, but they are still far from perfect.

The Carolina Men’s Clinic and The Raleigh Clinic For Men use an approach to ED (erectile dysfunction) treatment that is a non-surgical, FDA-approved formulation that begins working in minutes. On their first office visit, new patients receive a test dose. Just as importantly, new patients also receive a PSA test, which can pick up indications of prostate cancer. The clinics can make an immediate referral to a qualified urologist should a test show a positive result.

“I want our clinics to be part of stamping out prostate cancer,” concludes Gillogly. “While ED has many different causes, if we can take prostate cancer off that list, we’ve made huge progress for so many men.”

Prospective patients who want to learn more about how the Carolina Men’s Clinic and The Raleigh Clinic For Men are leading a revolution against ED and other sexual health issues are encouraged to call 704-981-0033. The clinics offer three convenient locations – The Raleigh Clinic for Men in Raleigh and the Carolina Men’s Clinic in Lake Norman and South Charlotte.

About Carolina Men’s Clinic and The Raleigh Clinic For Men

The Carolina Men’s Clinic and The Raleigh Clinic For Men are a medical practice focused on one thing: men’s sexual performance. It doesn’t matter if you’ve struggled with E.D. for weeks or years, or if your E.D. is a result of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or prostate surgery.

Under the expert care of North Carolina licensed physicians, professionally trained and educated in solving your E.D., you will see and feel results in 10 minutes right in the office. Men from all walks of life, regardless of their medical condition, experience positive results. Don’t you think it’s time for you to join the legions of satisfied men who have walked through our doors? Experience the best solution to fixing your E.D. today, only at Carolina Men’s Clinic and The Raleigh Clinic For Men.

Contact:
Matthew Gillogly
3708 Forestview Rd, Suite 207
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 578-8700
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The most entertaining interview I’ve heard with Gov. Pat McCrory had nothing to do with state politics — or very little at least.

It was mainly about barbecue and football. And it was bizarre, but rather funny at times. And refreshing, but bizarre still.

The first-term Republican governor gave a 12-minute interview on local sports radio last week to talk about his barbecue wager with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley over the football game between the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.

McCrory came off as a regular guy. Not the one who battles endlessly with the General Assembly over infrastructure bonds and historic preservation and economic incentives and personalities. And he came off as a guy with a goofy personality, not the one who gave a boring, 80-minute “State of the State” speech early this year.

The interview with Adam Gold and Joe Ovies of 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh began with one of the hosts asking McCrory how much North Carolina barbecue and which type — eastern or western — he’d send to South Carolina if UNC lost the game.

“I knew jerks like you would ask me that question,” McCrory said chuckling. “You’re putting me on the spot now, buddy.”

The governor said he wouldn’t be pulled down into a debate over which N.C. barbecue is better — the vinegar-based eastern variety or the tomato-based western type.

“Politicians lose gubernatorial campaigns on that type of issue. You know what I do. I mix the two together. That’s what I do,” he said. He likely referred to 1984 gubernatorial candidate Rufus Edmisten, who made a derogatory comment about barbecue because he had eaten so much of it on the campaign trail and then lost a fairly close race to Gov. Jim Martin.

That well-documented comment now is a mainstay in books about barbecue, although Edmisten told me he doesn’t think it made a difference in his election defeat.

Edmisten, a Raleigh attorney, said McCrory was wise to ask North Carolinians in an online survey which type of barbecue should be sent to Haley, rather than choose himself, alienating half of the state.

Then McCrory bashed South Carolina relentlessly. He said he saw Haley going to a concert in Charlotte a couple of months ago. “She had to come to Charlotte to have fun,” he said. “What’s there to do in South Carolina?”

He then said Wilmington was on the verge of becoming a better coastal city than Charleston.

“We’re going to start having Wilmington kick Charleston’s tail in travel and tourism,” McCrory said. “Charleston gets too much publicity.” He then said N.C. beaches are better, too. “We actually have blue water,” McCrory said. “They have brown water.”

He also talked about the football game. He mentioned South Carolina’s quarterback, Connor Mitch, who is from Raleigh. “The only chance they’re going to win is to have a Raleigh quarterback,” McCrory said.

When he was done with South Carolina, the Republican got into state politics for a second.

“This is my problem as governor. I trash talk like this to the legislature,” he said. “That’s why they’re still in session.”

So we’ve seen the emotional McCrory, like when he shed tears as former Health and Human Secretary Secretary Aldona Wos resigned her position this year. Now we’ve seen McCrory’s goofier side.

What McCrory will we see next? Maybe a sports radio host?

“Governor, if this political thing doesn’t work out for you, sports talk radio might be your next thing,” Ovies told him toward the end of the interview. “I’m just saying, you’ve got the delivery. You’ve got your takes. I think you’re ready for this.”

Patrick Gannon is the editor of N.C. Insider.

By Patrick Gannon

The Insider

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush laid out a tax overhaul plan Wednesday that calls for a lower corporate tax rate for businesses and immediate tax deductions for business investments to help create millions of jobs and boost economic growth.

For individual taxpayers, Bush proposes doubling the standard deduction, eliminating the so-called marriage penalty, expanding the popular Earned Income Tax Credit and ending the estate tax and Alternative Minimum Tax. But he would end the deduction for paying state and local taxes and limit the mortgage interest deduction popular with homeowners.

He outlined the plan on a visit to North Carolina, a coveted swing state that holds its primary March 1 along with several other Southern states. President Barack Obama won the state in the general election in 2008, but Republican nominee Mitt Romney carried it in 2012.

“We need to jump-start our economy, and we can do that by fixing our broken tax code,” Bush said. “It’s a disaster.”

He spoke at Morris Associates, a manufacturing firm with 100 employees, to show how small businesses would benefit from his proposal. The company makes cooling equipment for scores of businesses, from poultry processors to nuclear power plants.

Bush said the tax code is “full of special favors, carve-outs, phase-outs and subsidies — that you pay for, one way or another.”

“My plan works whether you’re on Main Street or Wall Street,” he said. “No special favors. No special breaks.”

Bush, who trails in the polls nationally and in early primary states, has offered up several policy proposals in recent weeks to counter GOP front-runner Donald Trump, who’s been throwing personal digs at him.

Bush criticized Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, saying the two seem to think America can’t compete with the rest of the world. They “may not believe we can do it, but I sure as heck do,” he said.

Bush said he wants to create a tax code that is “simple, fair and clear,” and predicts it will help the economy grow 4 percent annually, a target many economists say is highly unrealistic.

Under his plan, Bush wants to reduce the corporate income tax from 35 percent — among the highest in the world — to 20 percent and give businesses the chance to deduct new capital investments immediately. He also wants to eliminate the interest deduction for business loans.

Another part of his plan would allow U.S. companies to pay taxes only on profits earned in the U.S., one of the few countries that require corporations to pay taxes at home for their overseas earnings. Bush would let firms “repatriate” profits now being kept abroad by paying no more than 8.75 percent tax on those earnings.

Individual taxpayers would see the number of tax brackets reduced from seven to three: 10 percent, 25 percent and 28 percent. Currently, there are seven tax brackets, ranging from 10 percent to 39.6 percent. A family of four earning $40,000 or less would pay no federal income tax, according to the Bush campaign.

He also would eliminate deductions for state and local taxes because they are “unfair” to those living in low-tax states and cap the mortgage interest deduction at 2 percent of adjusted gross income. But he would raise the standard deduction to $22,600 for married filers; $11,300 for single filers. Currently, married filers receive a standard deduction of $12,600; single filers, a $6,300 standard deduction.

William Gale, a former economic adviser to President George H.W. Bush and now co-director of the Tax Policy Center, said Bush’s plan resembles part of Romney’s 2012 plan, but the impact on government revenues and how it would grow the economy remains to be seen. “It’s a legitimate starting point for a debate,” he said.

Matt Callahan, president of Callahan Construction and Development, a Raleigh-based company that operates in 17 states, said he was impressed with Bush’s plan for a tax overhaul. “Everyone talks about it, but no one is laying it out there,” he said.

Democrats bashed the plan as “more trickle-down Bush economics.”

“Bush is embracing a disastrous economic agenda that benefits himself, and those like himself, while leaving the middle class out to dry,” said Holly Shulman, a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee, in a statement.

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This story has been corrected to reflect that Bush’s proposed middle tax bracket for individual taxpayers is 25 percent, not 15 percent.

Post 111 sponsor golf tournament

Horry American Legion Post 111 of Conway will hold an 18-hole tournament Saturday at Conway Country Club with a rain date of Sept. 19.

Entry fee is $75 per player with a $5 discount for veterans. The tournament is limited to the first 72 golfers or 18 teams that sign up.

The tournament features a four-person, captain’s choice format, and begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.

Registration begins at 8 a.m., and includes 18 holes of golf, cart fees, breakfast, lunch and door prizes.

There will also be prizes for longest drive and closest to the pin contests. Mulligans and Margaret’s Strings will be available for purchase.

Hole sponsorships are also available for $100, and include a sign with a company logo at the tee box.

Proceeds will benefit American Legion programs.

To register prior to the tournament, stop by the Conway Country Club or call Roger McGuigan at (843) 365-5669.

Booster Club membership drive underway at CHS

Conway High School Solid Gold Booster Club memberships may be purchased in the athletic department at the school.

Several levels of membership are available including the Tiger Club, $50; Golden Tiger Club, $150; Super Tiger Club, $300; Green and Gold Club, $500; Business Athletic Sponsor, $500; and Corporate Athletic Sponsor, $2,000. Each of the levels come with additional perks for supporters, and the memberships benefit all the sports teams at CHS.

Seahawks, Braves featured in Game of the Week

Football coverage, including live video, will be available for select, local high school varsity football games at www.htcconnect.com and HTC Digital Cable Channel 4 this season.

Streaming video of the games will air on the web live each Friday night at 7:15 p.m. with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Most of the games will also air live on HTC Digital Cable Channel 4. The games will rebroadcast on HTC Digital Cable Channel 4 the following Monday at 2 p.m. and 9 p.m., Tuesday at 8 p.m., Wednesday at 9 p.m., and Thursday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. A schedule of games, along with the link for video of the games, can be found on www.htcconnect.com. Just click on the links to watch the games live on Friday evenings this fall. The game of the week for tomorrow is Myrtle Beach at Socastee.

In addition to the HTC Game of the Week, each game will feature a “Heart of the Team” segment during halftime that focuses on one player on each team who is considered to be in a leadership role.

Contact Tom Vitt at (843) 369-8559 or Sandy Hendrick at (843) 369-8161. For advertising opportunities, contact Katie Amodio at (843) 839-1456.

Salem Methodist sponsoring tournament

Salem United Methodist Church will hold its 12th annual Golf Tournament and Walk Saturday at River Oaks Golf Club, 831 River Oaks Drive, Myrtle Beach.

The tournament features a four-person captain’s choice format with an entry fee of $60 per person or $240 per foursome. Nongolfers can walk the course for $20 per person. Hole sponsorships are available for $100. Proceeds will benefit Salem United Methodist Church and Epworth Children’s Home. The entry fee includes beverages, lunch and door prizes.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the tournament starts at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.

Contact Aubrey Watts at (843) 251-8409, Tami Burns at (843) 796-9496 or Pastor Stan Weber at (843) 865-9381.

Flag football tournament coming to NMB

The Nu Era Flag Football League, based out of Raleigh, N.C., will hold its national flag football championship:“Money Talks” Beach Classic Tournament Sept. 26-27 in North Myrtle Beach. The tournament will bring an estimated 75 teams to the area, averaging around 1,200 visitors.

Providing pristine fields and amenities along with a quality tournament experience, the North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex has become a top destination in the Southeast for sports tourism, offering a space that is equipped for a wide variety of sports including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball and more.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/NuEraFFL and http://nmbpark.com/.

Glow Ball Tournament planned

A few openings remain for teams at the second annual Glow Ball Night Tournament Sept. 18 at Pine Lakes Country Club.

The event is sponsored by Myrtle Beach Automotive to raise funds for Help4Kids. Entry fee is $500 per team. Tee-off for the front nine will be at 4:30 p.m. Dinner and drinks will be held at the clubhouse after the front nine. The back nine will be played after dinner in glow format.

Volunteers are also needed to sell raffle tickets and accept food that is being donated to Help4Kids. Two people are also needed to man the holes for the Hole-in-One prizes.

Kickball tournament planned

The seventh annual Kickin’ It For Charity Kickball Tournament will be held Saturday at The Ripken Experience, located at 3051 Ripken Way Blvd., in Myrtle Beach. All proceeds will benefit Substitutes for Santa, a program that gives a Christmas experience up to 100 underprivileged children from the Loris community. Call Kema Faulk at (843) 916-7276 or visit gsSCENE.com

Holliday Tournament returns

The 47th annual George Holliday Memorial Junior Golf returns to Myrtle Beach Nov. 26-28. The third-oldest junior golf tournament in South Carolina, it is open to junior golfers up to the age of 18, who compete in three rounds at Myrtle Beach National’s SouthCreek, West and King’s North courses.

The boys’ division consists of four age levels: 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18 years of age. There are three age brackets in the girls’ division: 10-12, 13-14 and 15-18. All golfers who are 18 must still be enrolled in high school to participate.

The Junior Tournament is held in memory of George Judson Holliday III of Galivants Ferry, who won a number of junior and collegiate golf tournaments before dying at the age of 22 in November of 1967.

The public is invited to attend the tournament at no charge. Contact Myrtle Beach National Golf Club at (843) 448-2308 or visit mbn.com/holliday.

Kickball League set for September

Conway Parks, Recreation Tourism is accepting teams for the 2015 Fall Adult Co-Ed Kickball League.

The league will begin in mid-September. A minimum of four teams and a maximum of 16 teams will be accepted. The league will have an eight-game season followed by a championship tournament. All games will be held at the Conway Recreation Complex on weeknights. An information meeting will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Conway Recreation Center.

To register a team, visit www.ConwayParksandRecreation.com or stop by the Conway Recreation Center. Call (843) 488-1950.

Golf tournament planned

The Myrtle Beach Junior Golf Foundation will sponsor a Community Support Tournament and Celebration Sept. 19 at 3:30 p.m. on the beautiful Otter Course at River Oaks Golf Plantation.

The celebration begins at 7 p.m. at the Pavilion at River Oaks. The minimum donation is $40 for adults and $30 for juniors age 16 and under. Playing golf is optional. Contact Joe Carbonell at (843) 467-7191 or visit www.mbjgf.org

HJGT to visit Myrtle Beach

The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) will host the Myrtle Beach Junior Open Sept. 26 and 27 at Myrtle Beach National.

The tour offers players between the ages of 11 and 18 opportunities to earn national exposure while playing at premier venues. Carolina juniors will have the opportunity to compete on the national stage against players from all over the country. Players can register as a member or nonmember for the event. Members can play the event for $189 while nonmembers may enter for $234. Visit www.hjgt.org

Beach Ball Classic planned

The 35th annual Beach Ball Classic will be held Dec. 26-31 in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Visit www.beachballclassic.com.