News and Features Related to Men's Health
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Up Close and Personal With TV Host Jimmy Fallon
Meet Jimmy Fallon, the Saturday Night Live alum who not only finessed his standup chops before launching the all-new (and super-successful) Late Night, he cleaned up his health act, too. Here are the top 5 ways (top 10 lists are so old school) Fallon’s gig helped him to be the comedian who, health-w
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Daily Sex May Help Men's Fertility
June 30, 2009 -- Men with a history of fertility problems may curb DNA-damaged sperm by ejaculating for seven days in a row, a new study shows. "It seems safe to conclude that couples with relatively normal semen parameters should have sex daily for up to a week before the ovulation date," David Gre
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House Star Omar Epps Talks About TV Doctors and Fatherhood
Actor Omar Epps has played television doctors in both ER and House. He recently talked to WebMD the Magazine about what he's learned about medicine from his TV roles, as well as how he keeps himself healthy. Omar Epps, what has playing Dr. Eric Foreman on House M.D. and before that Dr. Dennis Gant o
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Flomax Linked to Cataract Surgery Risks
May 19, 2009 -- Men who take the drug Flomax within two weeks of cataract surgery are at risk of serious eye complications, including a detached retina or lost lens, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Flomax is a commonly prescribed medication used
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Testosterone Gels Risky to Children
May 7, 2009 -- The FDA today warned about the risks that testosterone gel products can pose to children inadvertently exposed to those products by adults. The FDA is ordering a "black box" warning, the FDA's sternest warning, for two prescription topical testosterone gel products, AndroGel 1% and Te
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Half a Glass of Wine for Longer Life?
April 29, 2009 -- A little alcohol each day may be good for you, increasing your life span, and quaffing it down in a glass of wine -- make that half a glass -- may be the best way to get your daily dose, a new study suggests. Researchers in the Netherlands conclude in a large study that drinking up
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Penis Spray for Premature Ejaculation
April 26, 2009 -- An anesthetic spray for the penis, used five minutes before sex, helps men delay orgasm six times longer than usual. The finding comes from a placebo-controlled clinical trial conducted by Plethora Solutions of London, England. The 300 men in the study suffered from premature ejacu
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Circumcision May Reduce Risk of STDs
March 25, 2009 - Circumcised men have a 25% lower risk of genital herpes and a 35% lower risk of HPV, the virus that causes genital warts and cancers. The data come from a study in Uganda that already has shown circumcision effective in reducing a man's risk of HIV infection from heterosexual sex. T
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The Emotional Toll of Urinary Incontinence in Men
Nearly one out of every five men over the age of 60 is having to deal with male urinary incontinence. That's a lot of people. But as common as male incontinence is, odds are good that you've never met a single guy who fessed up to having it. It's not exactly a topic men are anxious to discuss in the
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Steve Jobs' Hormonal Imbalance: FAQ
Jan. 5, 2009 -- Steve Jobs today posted a letter on the Apple web site stating that he has a "hormonal imbalance" that caused him to lose weight throughout 2008, and that he's being treated and staying on the job as Apple's CEO. In 2004, Jobs had surgery to remove a pancreatic tumor, which he called
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