Researchers at The Centenary Institute in Sydney, Australia have discovered a potential future treatment for prostate cancer — through starving the tumour cells of an essential nutrient they need to grow rapidly. Each year about 3,300 Australian men die of prostate cancer. It’s Australia’s second worst cancer killer for men, matching the impact of breast… Continue Reading »
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Vitamin D Deficiency High among African-American Men
African-American men need to spend a lot more time in the sun if they want to get all the vitamin D they need. That’s the word from a new study conducted at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. According to Adam Murphy, MD, a clinical instructor in urology at the School, “skin color and sunlight… Continue Reading »
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Can Vegetables Reduce Risk Of Aggressive Prostate Cancer?
Pile up the spinach and other leafy greens, and while you’re at it, add some carrots and tomatoes, too. A new study from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) reports that men whose diets are high in leafy green vegetables and vegetables high in carotenoids have a reduced risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
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When Men with Diabetes Lose Weight, Erectile Dysfunction Improves
Overweight or obese men with diabetes often have more than blood sugar levels on their mind–up to 40 percent of them experience erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms, such as urinary frequency or painful urination. But a new study says there is a relatively quick solution to these problems–weight loss.
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Soy and Selenium Found Not To Prevent Prostate Cancer
In April 2011, the National Center for Health Statistics released information obtained by the most recent version of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) that Americans’ use of dietary supplements has increased over recent years and one-half of the population report using at least one form of nutritional supplement. Although women were found… Continue Reading »
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Lifestyle Factors Impact Risk of BPH and LUTS
Recent epidemiological research shows that lifestyle factors associated with metabolism, such as obesity, exercise, diet, and blood glucose levels, have a substantial impact on the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). This information is important because it suggests men can take active steps toward preventing and treating these common… Continue Reading »
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Selenium and Prostate Cancer Risk
New research from the Institute for Transdisciplinary Health Research, in Berlin, casts more doubt over long-established claims made for the powers of selenium. The Cochrane Systematic Review of fifty-five previous studies focused on evidence of links between selenium exposure and cancer risk including prostate cancer. The review of the results of studies led the researchers to conclude that… Continue Reading »
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Obesity and Prostate Cancer Risk After Hormone Therapy
Results of a new study show that among men with prostate cancer who were treated with hormone therapy, those who were overweight or obese had a higher risk of worsening prostate cancer than did normal weight men. The research, conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Center, was presented at the 2011 American Urological Association… Continue Reading »
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Vitamin A, Carotenoids Reduce Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
A new study finds that men who consume more vitamin A or carotenoids in their diet have a reduced risk of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) when compared with men who eat fewer foods rich in these nutrients.
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Pistachios May Improve Erectile Function
According to a new study, men who had suffered with erectile dysfunction for at least one year experienced significant improvement on the International Index of Erectile Function after consuming pistachios every day for three weeks. The study appears in a recent issue of the International Journal of Impotence Research. Read more about pistachio nuts and… Continue Reading »
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