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Is Active Surveillance the Right Course For Men with Prostate Cancer?

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing of middle-age men to screen for prostate cancer has led to more cases being detected at an early stage. The common occurrence of prostate cancer indicates…

Prostatitis

Chinese Herbal Medicine for Chronic Prostatitis Gets WHO OK

Deborah Mitchell
January 21, 2020

For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has given its approval for the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine by including the remedies in its latest (11th) version of…

Men's Health

Do Testosterone Supplements Affect Moral Judgment?

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

It may seem rather far-fetched to say that testosterone supplements affect moral judgment or reasoning. After all, these supplements are usually prescribed to help relieve symptoms of hypogonadism (excessively low…

Sexual Health

NFL Players Risk Erectile Dysfunction, Low Testosterone

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

The display of testosterone and brawn apparent during a football game leaves little room in the observer’s mind for thoughts of impotence and declining T. Yet a new study has…

Prostate Cancer

Poultry and Prostate Cancer Risk: New Study

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

A number of studies have made a connection between the consumption of red meat and prostate cancer. Now, however, scientists are pointing to a link between poultry and prostate cancer…

Sexual Health

Bariatric Surgery Boosts Testosterone Levels

Deborah Mitchell
January 18, 2020

Obese men who undergo weight loss surgery can experience a number of health benefits from their efforts. Among them, bariatric surgery boosts testosterone levels, according to the findings of a…

Prostate Cancer

Can Eating Mushrooms Lower Prostate Cancer Risk?

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

For millennia, many cultures have valued fungi for their medicinal powers. Yet it’s not until recently that scientists have put them to the test. Now a new study from Japan…

Prostate Cancer

New Blood Test for Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

The traditional way to screen for prostate cancer is the protein-specific antigen (PSA) test, a method that is not without its opponents and inaccuracies. Now researchers at Queen Mary University…

Men's Health

Does Excessive Cardio Affect Male Fertility?

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

Lots of men hit the pavement or treadmill hard when they are trying to lose weight, training for a race, or just working to keep their heart health on track.…

Alternatives to Surgery for Enlarged Prostate

Deborah Mitchell
January 21, 2020

Up to 90 percent of men in their 70s can expect to develop and live with an enlarged prostate and the symptoms that accompany it. That makes for a lot…

Prostate Cancer

When You Eat Can Affect Prostate Cancer Risk

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

You may be familiar with research indicating that what you eat can have a significant impact on your risk of developing prostate cancer. But did you know there may be…

Prostate Cancer

Can Breast Milk Treat Prostate Cancer?

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

Some researchers believe there may be a positive association between breast milk and prostate cancer. Based on anecdotal reports and extrapolating the data gathered from studies of breast milk and…

Prostate Cancer

Is Surgery Better Than Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

A new study out of South Korea has shown that surgery is better than hormone therapy when treating prostate cancer. In this comparison of surgery and hormone therapy, the researchers…

Prostate Cancer

Signs that Prostate Cancer Has Spread

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

During the early stages of prostate cancer, symptoms of the disease are not always noticeable. That’s why health professionals encourage men to be screened, which involves a prostate-specific antigen (PSA)…

Prostate Cancer

Extra Weight Increases Prostate Cancer Risk

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

Researchers have found that extra weight increases prostate cancer risk, and it also can result in a more aggressive and deadly form of the disease. That’s the consensus among the…

Prostate Cancer

Can Coffee Slow Prostate Cancer Growth?

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

New research has suggested that two substances found in coffee may help slow prostate cancer growth. This study is just one many that have looked at the impact of one…

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer: Active Surveillance or Treat?

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

For men who have heard the words “You have prostate cancer,” one of the first questions they ask is, “What about treatment?” When talking about prostate cancer that has not…

Prostate Cancer

Too Much Calcium and Prostate Cancer: What’s the Deal?

Deborah Mitchell
December 30, 2019

Numerous studies have pointed to an association between too much calcium and prostate cancer risk. Several factors around this issue need to be explored, such as what constitutes too much…

Prostate Cancer

Using GAINSWave to Regain Sexual Function After Prostate Surgery

Deborah Mitchell
August 22, 2019

sponsored by If you’ve recently overcome prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia (or BPH), then you already know that being cured is not where the healing stops, but rather where…

Sexual Health

Are You Having Less Sex?

Deborah Mitchell
August 14, 2019

If you and your partner are having less sex nowadays, you’re not alone. In fact, according to a new study appearing in the British Medical Journal, people of all ages,…