Healthy Men Who Drink Alcohol Moderately Have Lower Risk of Heart Attack
Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol, for men with healthy lifestyle, may be associated with a lower risk of heart attack than drinking heavily or not drinking at all.
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Gene Therapy Works To Improve Erectile Dysfunction Resulting from Diabetes
Erectile Dysfunction treatment and improvement may be possible through the gene therapy, but at this time for diabetic rats only.
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Marijuana-like Chemical Can Restore Sperm Function Lost to Tobacco Abuse
In this study, sperm were washed with the active chemical in marijuana, as it is also known that smoking or taking marijuana in other ways harms a man's fertility.
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Cell Phone Use Associated with Decline in Fertility
Decline of male fertility may be linked to cell phone use as it ma compromise the quality of male sperm.
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Researchers Studying Novel Therapy For Prostate Cancer
The University of Iowa therapeutic trial may lead to new treatments for men diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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Largest Genome-Wide Study Of Prostate Cancer in African American Men
Collaborative effort may open doors to improved diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
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Obesity Independently Impacts Prostate Cancer Screening
When interpreting prostate cancer screening test results, physicians should consider the impact of a patient's body mass index, regardless of race.
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Sperm Banks Unpopular With Patients
There is a need to improve doctor patient communication about the benefits of sperm banking, and the need for accurate and personalized information about the high risk of infertility associated with treatment for testicular cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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New Prostate Cancer Marker Helps Identify Men Whose Cancer Is Likely To Spread
Aggressive prostate cancer is identified by a new marker.
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Cialis Improves Sexual Function for Prostate Cancer Survivors
Cialis, a drug typically prescribed for erectile dysfunction in men, has been proven to increase the sexual function of prostate cancer survivors.
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Almost Half of Men Who Pay for Sex Already Have a Partner
Most men said that they had paid for sex with women, and over half said that they had paid for sex while abroad. But four out of 10 said they had paid for sex locally.
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Long-Term Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Show IMRT Curative
Results from the largest study of men with prostate cancer treated with high dose, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) show that the majority of patients remain alive with no evidence of disease.
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Gene Therapy Study Takes Aim At Prostate Cancer
The first phase of this prostate cancer treatment study is designed to test the safety of the treatment and determine the proper dosage of gene.
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Men With ED Favor Treatment With Vardenafil
Preference trial for erectile dysfunction treatment drugs Sildenafil vs. Vardenafil attempts unbiased results.
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Men Call Themselves Straight But Have Sex With Men
10 percent of male participants who identified themselves as straight reported having sex with at least one man during the previous year.
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What Causes Men Pain in Prostate Biopsy and Best Method to Alleviate It
Researchers have evaluated the major sources of pain for some men during in office prostate biopsy and an anesthetic method that can best lessen it.
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Do You Know the Signs and Symptoms of Prostate Cancer?
Many patients do not experience early symptoms of prostate cancer, making it important for men who are aged 50 and older to have routine screenings for the disease and treatment.
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Aspirin, Other NSAIDs, May Prevent or Delay Enlarged Prostate
Studies reporting a decreased risk of prostate cancer for men who took NSAIDs prompted the Mayo Clinic researchers' interest in testing the impact of NSAID intake on benign prostate hyperplasia.
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PSA Predicts Treatment Success In Advanced Prostate Cancer
In prostate cancer patients, a higher PSA level seven months after beginning treatment signaled a lower survival rate for men with advanced prostate cancer.
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Alternative To Castration for Early Prostate Cancers
The study followed 1,370 early prostate cancer patients in the U.S., Sweden and Europe who received radiotherapy with curative intent.
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Osteoporosis Treatment Now Approved in Europe and US for Men
Male osteoporosis is neglected and undertreated aspect of men's health.
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PSA Test Has Higher Accuracy For Patients Taking Finasteride
Finasteride increases prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing's ability to detect prostate cancer.
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Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Face Overtreatment
New studies suggest that aggressive treatment of prostate cancer does not improve survival benefits and may harm patients' health.
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Some Prostate Cancer Patients Potentially Overtreated
More than half of men with lower risk prostate cancer received surgery or radiation treatment when a wait and see approach of no therapy and active surveillance would have been a reasonable option.
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Decrease In Progression of Prostate Cancer
Study finds that prostate cancer progression appears to slow with diet changes, reinforced by stress management training.
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Pressure To Be More Muscular May Lead Men To Unhealthy Behaviors
Men's health may be at danger when they try to reach the ideal of body, seeing muscular men in the media and feeling that their bodies don't measure up.
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Drug Kills Prostate Cancer Cells Effectively and Safely
An experimental RNA based drug tricks its way into prostate cancer cells and then springs into action to destroy them.
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Altering Fatty Acid Levels In Diet May Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth Rate
Prostate cancer tumor groth rates and PSA levels may be reduced by altering the fatty acid ratio found in the typical Western diet.
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How Prostate Cancer Cells Defy Death
New findings about how prostate cancer cells are able to resist hormone treatment and defy death may lead to more effective drug treatments.
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Erectile Dysfunction: Incidence Rate Linked To Type and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease
All men with Erectile Dysfunction should be monitored for heart and vascular disease.
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Two-Thirds of Patients Say Erection Drug Didn't Work for Them
Many patients stop taking a popular erectile dysfunction drug Uprima, which is commonly prescribed for erection problems.
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Impotence Gel to Compete with Viagra
New impotence gel may be a promising treatment for erectile dysfunction.
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Stem Cell Research Could Aid Male Infertility
Male infertility treatment may be possible with the sperm grown from embryonic stem cells.
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Testosterone 'Tune-Up' Can Rev Up Sex Drive
Growing numbers of aging men turn exclusively to drugs designed to correct erectile dysfunction or ED for their sexual woes, but they may be limiting their options.
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Prostatic Irradiation Doesn't Lead To Any Appreciable Increase in Rectal Cancer Risk
Men who receive radiation therapy for prostate cancer are not at any appreciable increased risk of developing rectal cancer compared to those not given radiation therapy.
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Pomegranate Juice Helps Keep PSA Levels Stable In Men With Prostate Cancer
Drinking an eight ounce glass of pomegranate juice daily increased by nearly four times the period during which PSA levels in men treated for prostate cancer remained stable.
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For Men, Catheter Type Makes A Huge Difference In Urinary Infection Risk
Men whose urine was collected with an external or "condom" catheter during their hospital stay had an 80 percent reduction in the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) or death.
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Smoking and Obesity May Increase the Risk of Erectile Dysfunction
both smoking and obesity were associated with a higher risk of the development of Erectile Dysfunction among previously healthy men with good erectile function.
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Obesity In Prostate Cancer Patients Predicts Cancer Recurrence and Progression
Obesity in a patient is an independent predictor of whether localized prostate cancer will progress following radiotherapy treatment.
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Obesity Is Associated With Less Favorable Outcome After Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Obese men with prostate cancer are at higher risk for treatment failure after primary radiation therapy.
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