Mens Health News

 

Height May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Suggests (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Taller men are at greater risk for prostate cancer and more likely to have cancer that progresses quickly, a new British study

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Study Links Serum Calcium, Prostate Cancer Death (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Men whose serum calcium levels fall within the high end of the normal range are three times more likely to develop fatal prostate cancer, a new report

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High blood calcium tied to lethal prostate cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - Men with elevated levels of calcium in their blood may have a much higher risk of getting fatal prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on

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Prostate cancer risk increased in obese men: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings of a new

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Impotence drug treats prostate enlargement: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Impotence drugs may be able to help reduce the symptoms caused by enlarged prostates, such as trouble urinating, U.S. researchers reported on

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Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Statins might quickly help reverse erectile dysfunction among men who have metabolic syndrome, new animal research

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Testosterone Associated With Disease Transmission (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- In mice, high levels of the male sex hormone testosterone may play an important role in the spread of disease, according to Penn State

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Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The latest update from a European study that has followed men with prostate cancer for more than a decade leaves the debate about the advantages of aggressive treatment versus "watchful waiting"

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One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- One in five men in their 40s has had a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in the past year, and young black men are more likely than young white men to have undergone the test, a new analysis

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One in five young men checked for prostate cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - New research suggests that roughly one in five American men in their 40s has had a blood test to screen for prostate cancer within the last year. However, screening rates in black men are still considered suboptimal, the investigators

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