According to Gary Wittert, endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine at the University of Adelaide, erectile dysfunction is often a warning sign of underlying lifestyle-related diseases, which include heart disease, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
The blood vessels in the penis are exactly the same as the blood vessels in the heart. If they have some erectile dysfunction […]

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Adults with higher levels of phosphate in the blood are at an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis or ‘hardening of the arteries’, says a new study.
The researchers found that subjects with higher phosphate levels were about 50 percent more likely to be at the highest level of coronary artery calcium, compared to those with lower […]

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An article published electronically in the scientific journal “Acta Paediatrica”, describes  how heart rate and sleep in boys are affected by violent video games. Researchers from Stockholm University, Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have worked together with this study.
The study results show that the autonomous nerve system, and thereby central physiological systems in […]

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Naturally produced sex hormones may influence the risk and progression of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, Johns Hopkins researchers report in a recent study.
The findings may help explain the increased risk men have of developing heart disease, which runs about twofold higher than women’s heart disease risk worldwide.
The study suggests that older women who […]

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U.S. researchers who analyzed data on 18,240 patients who received a heart transplant between 1998 and 2007, found that matching the gender of heart donors and recipients helps short- and long-term survival of heart transplant patients.
In clinical transplantation, surgeons generally don’t assume that organs from male and female donors have inherent differences affecting long-term outcomes, […]

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A new study has revealed that neither vitamin E nor vitamin C supplements reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in men.
Previous studies have suggested that vitamin E, vitamin C, and other antioxidants reduce cardiovascular disease by trapping organic free radicals, by deactivating excited oxygen molecules, or both, to prevent tissue damage

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Erectile dysfunction is linked with heart attacks but it is being ignored by general practitioners, a doctor with Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham has warned.
It is well known that ED doubles the risk of heart disease, a risk equivalent to being a moderate smoker or having an immediate family history of heart disease.
ED in type […]

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A link between erectile dysfunction and heart attacks will be made by Professor Mike Kirby at the University of Hertfordshire Health and Human Sciences Research Institute Showcase today.
Erectile dysfunction is an early warning sign of underlying vascular disease and diabetes. It is crucial that men talk about it and don’t ignore it. This new research […]

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A new study shows that men are more likely to lose vision as a result of a particular cause of intracranial hypertension, or increased pressure in the brain, than women with the condition.
The study found that men with intracranial hypertension (IIH) were two times more likely to experience severe vision problems in one or both […]

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Men really should learn to stay positive, for a new study has found that optimism is good for their hearts.
The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center who followed 2,816 adults in New England between the ages of 35 and 75 who had no history of heart disease over a […]

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