A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates that not only do human hands harbor far higher numbers of bacteria species than previously believed, women have a significantly greater diversity of microbes on their palms than men.
The sheer number of bacteria species detected on the hands of the study participants was a big surprise, […]

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A new study has analysed the effect of urinary frequency on the risk of bladder cancer. The conditions of this research which is published in the latest number of the International Journal of Cancer, show a direct association between the number of times people get up at night to urinate and protection against bladder cancer.
Night-time […]

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Red really is the color of love for men, according to two University of Rochester psychologists who conducted a series of experiments to determine how color affected men’s responses to women.
The results showed that red makes men feel more amorous toward women, even though males aren’t aware of the impact red has on their feelings.
Red […]

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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, accounting for a quarter of all new cases of cancer diagnosed in men. More than 34,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. The disease causes around 10,000 deaths a year and is the second most common cause of […]

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The American Cancer Society recommends that men should have a yearly PSA and digital rectal exam (DRE) beginning at the age of 50.
Men at high risk, which include African-American men and men who have had a close relative who developed prostate cancer before the age of 65, should begin testing at the age of 45. […]

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Americans have been warned from top experts to learn about and prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the lower leg or thigh which can block blood flow and cause pain, swelling, and skin discoloration. The most serious cases can lead to […]

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A conference in Perth, Australia, has heard that six men in Cairns have contracted HIV after travelling to Papua New Guinea and the news has alarmed health authorities and raised concern that there may be more undetected cases in the area.
According to Dr. Darren Russell from the Cairns Sexual Health Service in far north Queensland, […]

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The Toowoomba Cancer Research Centre says an international study on radiation treatment of prostate cancer could lead to more effective treatment.
The centre, at St Andrews Hospital on the Darling Downs, is part of a trial to determine whether a stronger dose of radiotherapy every day for four weeks is as effective as the standard eight […]

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According to a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients.
The study analyzed […]

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A new study in the US has found that lack of energy in old age may be linked to health problems and higher rates of hospitalization and death.
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) said that although feeling listless is an expected part of aging, there are reasons people are tired
The study found that heart […]

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