Valentine’s Day. I hope you had a chance to lighten up. To laugh mirthfully. To enjoy the moment, with family, friends, a lover, a partner or a pet. Truth be told, the lighter side of life could extend your life.
Tag: men’s health
Prostate’s Early Growth May Reveal Cures for Later Illnesses
For a surgeon who has successfully treated prostate cancer in many thousands of men by removing their prostate gland, the idea that science might one day be able to regenerate this gland using stem cells is a foreign one — and yet highly intriguing. But this advancement is just one of many potential treatments for...Continue reading
Opening the Door to Men’s Health
Are men and women really that different? OK, how about if I drop the rhetoric, forget the biology and ask it again? Yup, still true, especially when it comes to medical care.
Men’s Health Begins with Boys
“Our male youth are in trouble,” says Dennis Barbour, CEO of The Boy’s Initiative. “Their school dropout rates are climbing and they are dropping out of college more than ever. They are failing to adjust to a rapidly changing economy.” Harsh words from a man who really cares about where America’s youth are headed.Continue reading
‘Robotic’ Sperm to Fight Infertility
Up until recently, health and medicine was basically a hit or miss affair. We would discover interventions such as drugs that had benefits, but also many side effects. With recent research information from Dresden, Germany sperm can now be trapped in nanotubes (grown in a lab with a cylindrical structure that exhibits heat and electrical properties, which are...Continue reading
Boxers vs. Briefs 2013
By: Maria Katsigeorgis As the holidays begin to come to an end, many men are left with boxes unworn gifts and festive underwear cluttering the annals of their closets. With all this new underwear lying around, we are reminded of the ongoing debate of which is better – boxers or briefs? From a medical standpoint, this debate...Continue reading
FDA Approves Auxilium’s Peyronie’s Drug; Non-surgical Treatment Option Now Available
Today the FDA announced that they have approved Xiaflex, a drug that helps treat Peyronie’s disease in men. However, the story doesn’t start here. A few weeks ago in New Orleans, Auxilium announced new data presented from its IMPRESS (The Investigation for Maximal Peyronie’s Reduction Efficacy and Safety Studies) trials assessing Xiaflex for the treatment...Continue reading
Sexual Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment – Dr. Drew Meets Prostate Cancer
He watched it for a year, and then he had it removed. Dr. Drew’s recent encounter with prostate cancer is, alas, a common story written by an all-too-familiar cancer. Trusting the intuition of his doctors, he played his cards beautifully and has undoubtedly trumped his opponent for good.
My Prostate Cancer Coach Brings New Tools to Prostate Cancer Patients, Families
As we’re in the second half of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we find new tools and resources to help those affected by the condition – both those diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as loved ones of those diagnosed – which can answer a lot of basic questions about the condition. This month, positive coverage...Continue reading
Addiction And Substance Abuse –The Chicken Or The Egg
Some individuals possess what are called concurrent disorders. Individuals with concurrent disorders possess both a mental health illness as well as an addiction. Some individuals who are depressed drink to mask their depression. Conversely, many alcoholics become clinically depressed over time because alcohol is a depressant and it changes their brain chemistry to produce chronic...Continue reading