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Black men have better sexual and urinary function than white men after prostate cancer surgery

Five years after surgery for prostate cancer, African-American men reported better sexual and urinary function than non-Latino white men-yet they were also more dissatisfied with problems related to their sexual function

13 Oct 2004

Paroxetine is an effective treatment for diminishing hot flashes in men who are receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer

A new antidepressant medication is an effective treatment for diminishing hot flashes in men who are receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer, Mayo Clinic researchers report in the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

12 Oct 2004

Testosterone may help men recover from a stroke

Testosterone – the hormone responsible for male sexual characteristics – may help him recover from a stroke, according to preliminary animal research at Saint Louis University

5 Oct 2004

Black men in the United States are significantly less likely to be screened for prostate cancer

Although black men in the United States are more likely than white men to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and have a two-fold greater risk of dying from it, they are significantly less likely to be screened for prostate cancer

29 Sep 2004

Men are likely to joke and laugh their way through being ill

When it comes to discussing the serious things in life, like being ill, men are likely to joke and laugh their way through it according to new research launched today at the British Pharmaceutical Conference.

28 Sep 2004

New hope for patients suffering hormone therapy resitant prostate cancer

New hope was offered today to men with advanced prostate cancer that no longer responds to hormone therapy – a persistent problem in prostate cancer treatment.

27 Sep 2004

Poor performance on an exercise treadmill can mean double risk for heart attack

Among men without heart disease but who have significant cardiac risk factors, a poor performance on an exercise treadmill test is associated with more than doubling of the risk for a heart attack or other coronary heart disease event, according to a report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

27 Sep 2004

Prostate cancer treatment leads to declines in sexual and urinary function

Treatment for prostate cancer leads to significant five-year declines in sexual and urinary function, according to a new study. However, general and other specific health-related quality of life factors, such as bowel function, are not affected.

27 Sep 2004

Elderly African American men are less likely to get tested for prostate cancer

Elderly African American men are less likely to get tested for prostate cancer than elderly white men, according to an article in the September 27 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

26 Sep 2004

Four or more glasses of red wine per week may reduce risk of prostate cancer by 50 percent

Drinking a glass of red wine a day may cut a man's risk of prostate cancer in half, and the protective effect appears to be strongest against the most aggressive forms of the disease

23 Sep 2004

New insights into ancient mating and migration patterns in humans

Men have been tomcatting around since time immemorial, and some traveled far from home to do it, new research suggests.

20 Sep 2004

Surprise finding about male infertility

CANCER Research UK scientists have made a surprise finding about the molecular basis of male infertility, reporting their results in the current edition of Nature.

16 Sep 2004

Men with sweet tooths more prone to alcoholism

Men who have a sweet tooth and who have trouble controlling their behavior are more prone to alcoholism, and these factors combined were better predictors of the disease than any single individual trait, a recent analysis has found.

15 Sep 2004

Homophobic lyrics in reggae music, a health issue for black gay men

The issue of homophobic lyrics by certain reggae artists is being hotly debated in the media in the run-up to the MOBO awards in late September.

10 Sep 2004

Men's magazines don’t inform men about prostate and colon cancer screening

Decisions about screening for prostate and colon cancer require patients to have accurate, balanced information. Unfortunately, men are not getting this information from popular men’s magazines.

8 Sep 2004

Regular exercise boosts immune system in older men

As it turns out, judging by the reaction strength of their immune system to an unknown, but harmless, protein antigen, it’s possible for men over 70 to mount an immune response similar to that produced by much younger men -- if they get regular moderate physical activity of about six hours a week.

25 Aug 2004

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Black men have better sexual and urinary function than white men after prostate cancer surgery

Paroxetine is an effective treatment for diminishing hot flashes in men who are receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer

Testosterone may help men recover from a stroke

Black men in the United States are significantly less likely to be screened for prostate cancer

Men are likely to joke and laugh their way through being ill

New hope for patients suffering hormone therapy resitant prostate cancer

Poor performance on an exercise treadmill can mean double risk for heart attack

Prostate cancer treatment leads to declines in sexual and urinary function

Elderly African American men are less likely to get tested for prostate cancer

Four or more glasses of red wine per week may reduce risk of prostate cancer by 50 percent

New insights into ancient mating and migration patterns in humans

Surprise finding about male infertility

Men with sweet tooths more prone to alcoholism

Homophobic lyrics in reggae music, a health issue for black gay men

Men's magazines don’t inform men about prostate and colon cancer screening

Regular exercise boosts immune system in older men

25% of young men tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI)

Moderate exercise helps beat fatigue from prostate radiation

Free prostate screening days for men in the Washington DC area

Rates of suicide in England and Wales have plummeted in middle-aged and elderly men

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