According to Ryerson University School of Fashion professor and comic book artist David Brame, comic books may help to educate young men and their partners about testicular cancer and its early symptoms and encourage them to do more self-screening,
“Existing pamphlets about testicular cancer are usually written by healthcare providers, which means they may contain jargon […]

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A survey conducted by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) indicates the use of massage among men has dropped from 18 percent in 2009 to 10 percent in 2010. This a drop that is attributed to the lagging economy these past two years.
Recent statistics have indicated men have been putting off their healthcare appointments this […]

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A new research at St. Michael’s Hospital, suggests a drug commonly prescribed for people with high cholesterol may also be effective in treating prostate cancer. Study data provides solid pre-clinical evidence and a strong rationale for clinical trials of statins in the treatment of prostate cancer
According to team leader, Rosuvastatin - a statin drug sold […]

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A new study at the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen, Denmark,  finds that men whose partners have breast cancer are at increased risk of developing mood disorders that are so severe that they warrant hospitalization.
According to researchers, diseases can compromise the mental health of not only affected patients but of their closest relatives as […]

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A new long-term follow-up study at University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, reports sexual problems appear to be more distressful to men after prostate-removal surgery than urinary problems do.
The study findings suggest that while men may get used to incontinence and other urinary problems after surgery, sexual function is so important to them […]

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Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center  say a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test at the age of 60 can accurately predict the risk that a man will die from prostate cancer within the next 25 years.
The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, could have important implications for determining which men should be screened […]

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Sedentary middle-aged men on Teesside in the North East of England could soon be using a high-intensity exercise video game to improve their health as researchers at Teesside University have developed an alternative to the Nintendo Wii which doesn’t allow users to cheat.
Now researchers plan to put it to the test by getting middle-aged members […]

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A new study at State University of Pernambuco, Brasil, aimed to identify the influence of erectile dysfunction (ED) on the patient’s quality of life (QoL) and to evaluate the influence of depression on erectile function of these patients.
Researcherrs concluded depression is an important trigger for the development of ED in hemodialysis patients, and this sexual […]

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Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center say they can predict with a high degree of accuracy which men could die from the disease within 25 years of a benchmark screening at age 60.
Manhattan researchers who collaborated with a team of scientists in Sweden, reported the can do such kind of prediction using the prostate specific […]

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According to a new study St Vincent’s Hospital Alcohol and Drug Service, Australia, male circumcision can be seen as a “surgical vaccine” in the fight against heterosexual HIV transmission and against a wide variety of infections and adverse medical conditions over a lifetime.
Study authors explained that a wealth of research has shown that the foreskin […]

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