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Heart Risk Factors Cut Life Span by 10 Years

Sept. 18, 2009 -- A 50-year-old smoker who has a history of high blood pressure and high cholesterol can expect to die a decade earlier than someone of the same age with none of these heart disease risk factors. That is the finding from the widely respected Whitehall study, which followed more than
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Male Circumcision Improves Sex for Women

July 21, 2009 (Cape Town, South Africa) -- Women whose male sexual partners were circumcised report an improvement in their sex life, a survey shows. Researchers studied 455 partners of men in Uganda who were recently circumcised. Nearly 40% said sex was more satisfying afterward. About 57% reported
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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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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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Men’s Vitamin D Levels Dipped Over Decades

(Dec. 8, 2008) -- Men may not be getting as much vitamin D as they did in the past, and that's not good, a new study says. The reasons for the decline, however, aren't crystal clear, according to study author Anne C. Looker, PhD, of the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the CDC
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Statins Lower Prostate Cancer Marker

Oct. 28, 2008 - PSA, a marker of prostate cancer risk, drops slightly in men who lower their cholesterol with statin drugs. The statin drugs Crestor, Lescol, Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol, and Zocor lower cholesterol. Recent studies suggest they may lower men's risk of advanced prostate cancer. But th
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