New research findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin may help provide some direction for men diagnosed with prostate cancer about whether their cancer is likely to be life-threatening.
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A study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) found that men who took a daily folic acid supplement of 1 mg daily had more than twice the risk of prostate cancer compared with men who took a placebo.
The finding came from a secondary analysis of the Aspirin/Folate Polyp Prevention Study (AFPP), a placebo-controlled randomized trial to determine the impact of aspirin and folic acid on colon polyps in men and women who were at high risk for the disease. Read more…
The panel initially covering the topic of Erectile Dysfunction have broadened the scope of their guidelines and have taken in the treatment of premature ejaculation in their updated document.
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PSA levels appear to be more predictive of three year prostate cancer risk in African-American men compared with Caucasian men with a family history of prostate cancer, according to a paper published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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Pfizer’s inaugural Asia Pacific Sexual Health and Overall Wellness (AP SHOW) survey has uncovered staggering levels of sexual dissatisfaction, with 60% of men and around 60% of women in Australia saying they are not very satisfied with their sex lives.
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A new study shows that swimming cuts men’s risk of dying by about 50% compared to runners, walkers and sedentary peers.
The University of South Carolina study led by Dr. Steven Blair evaluated comprehensive physical exams and behavioral surveys from thousands of people who were enrolled in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (ACLS) over the last 32 years. The results were presented at the 2008 World Aquatic Health Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Read more…
Scientists in the United States say they have discovered a link between heart disease and erectile dysfunction - they say in some cases that risk is doubled.
The researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota say they have found that men who experience erectile dysfunction between the ages of 40 and 49 are twice as likely to develop heart disease than men without the problem.
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If suicide among young men living with substance abuse is to be prevented it is not enough to focus on the individual client.
A common warning system for paramedics, care centres and social services has to be developed according to Stian Biong, who has defended his thesis at the Nordic School of Public Health in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems.
The study, by Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting wildlife and potentially humans. The research was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council and is now published in the journal Environmental Read more…
Men who are very sexually active in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, especially if they masturbate frequently, according to a study of more than 800 men published in the January issue of BJU International.
However the UK research team also found that frequent sexual activity in a man’s forties appears to have little effect and even small levels of activity in a man’s fifties could offer protection from Read more…
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Dr. J. Francois Eid has performed more internal penile implant surgeries than anyone in the world and has built a reputation for excellence in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). After examining the latest generation of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis (IPP) and Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AUS) technologies from American Medical Systems (AMS) and Coloplast Corporation, reviewing pertinent studies, Read more…
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The study, published in the journal Nutrition , also provides the latest clue to a powerful link between chronic inflammation and poor health, according to Mark Read more…
A study published in the December issue of the European medical journal Anticancer Research demonstrates that an ingredient used in a common cough suppressant may be useful in treating advanced prostate cancer.
Researchers found that noscapine, which has been used in cough medication for nearly 50 years, reduced tumor growth in mice by 60% and limited the spread of tumors by 65% without causing harmful Read more…
comprare il viagra soft senza ricetta In a first of its kind study, a first-degree family history of prostate cancer has no impact on the treatment outcomes of prostate cancer patients treated with brachytherapy (also called seed implants), and patients with this type of family history have clinical and pathologic characteristics similar Read more…
A Phase III clinical trial at New York University is investigating the safety and efficacy of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for the treatment of locally recurrent prostate cancer following failed external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) using the Sonablate(R) 500.
Dr. Herbert Lepor, Chairman of Urology at NYU School of Medicine and medical monitor for the trial said, "HIFU using the Sonablate(R) 500 device is Read more…
Japanese men in high-stress jobs appear to have an increased risk of stroke compared with those in less demanding positions, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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A new study may be an important motivational tool for obese men to lose weight! According to a study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, obese men with erectile dysfunction (ED) are shown to have low levels of hormones, such as testosterone. A correlation between certain conditions associated Read more…
Johns Hopkins and other researchers report what is believed to be the first direct evidence in lab animals that the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil amplifies the effects of a heart-protective protein.
The team’s findings, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation online Jan. 5, helps explain why sildenafil, more widely Read more…
Does Persistent Perineal Impact Increase Likelihood of LUTS and Sexual Dysfunction?
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The landmark "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" report revealed major insights into bisexual behavior and orientation — without even using the word "bisexual" — when it was published 60 years ago by pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey and his research team at Indiana University.
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Men’s Health News
Coincident with the widespread adoption of PSA screening, the proportion of American men diagnosed with organ-confined, low risk prostate cancer has increased significantly during the last two decades. In a study scheduled for publication in the February 2009 issue of The Journal of Urology, researchers report that for low-income men, Read more…
Hispanic men between the ages of 20 and 50 are two and one half times as likely to develop erectile dysfunction (ED) as men of other races and ethnicities, according to a 2005 study of 2126 men published in the American Medical Association’s "Archives of Internal Medicine".(1) Put another way, study results show 12.5% of Hispanic men in this age range are afflicted with this condition, and when Read more…
UroToday.com - When performing nerve sparing radical prostatectomy, how high up on the lateral prostatic fascia do urologists need to go to release the neurovascular bundle (NVB)? Are there even functional nerve fibers higher than the main bundle located at the 5 o’clock position? This question is answered by Dr. Yasuhiro Kaiho and colleagues at Tohoku University in an online report that appeared in European Urology.
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