News Related to Men's Health

1. Experts Define Premature Ejaculation
   

   May 16, 2008 -- The International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) has written a definition for premature ejaculation. An international panel of 21 premature ejaculation experts wrote the definition after reviewing research on the topic and meeting in Amsterdam in October 2007 to discuss the issue

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2. Cancer Risk Lingers for Long-Banned DDT
   

   April 29, 2008 -- Men exposed to the lingering remnants of the once widely used pesticide DDT have an increased risk for the most common form of testicular cancer. Scientists reporting in the April 29 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute have found that men with the highest blood le

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3. Men vs. Women: Whose Memory Is Worse?
   

   April 16, 2008 -- Men have a reputation for having a bad memory, forgetting birthdays or anniversaries -- or so the stereotype goes. Now, a new study lends some science to the stereotype, at least for older men. Men 70-plus are more likely than women in that age range to have memory problems and oth

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4. Want Success in the Stock Market? Man Up
   

   April 14, 2008 -- Does higher testosterone in the morning lead to higher earnings for the day? According to new research, maybe so, if you are a stockbroker. Researchers from the University of Cambridge went to the trading floor of a mid-sized financial firm in London to track 17 brokers on the job

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5. Dads-to-Be May Need Folate, Too
   

   March 20, 2008 -- The B vitamin folate may be key for dads-to-be, new research shows. Folate (called folic acid in supplement form) already is a must-have nutrient for women of childbearing age because it reduces the chances of neural tube defects in babies. Now, a new study suggests that folate or

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6. New Guidelines for Osteoporosis Tests
   

   Feb. 21, 2008 -- For the first time, the nation's leading osteoporosis group is recommending routine bone density testing for men as well as women. New guidelines released Thursday by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) call for bone mineral density (BMD) testing for all men ages 70 and older

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7. Teen Dads Tied to Babies' Health Risks
   

   Feb. 7, 2008 -- Teenage fathers may be more likely than older men to have babies that have lower birth weight and a higher death rate. That news comes from a study posted online in Human Reproduction. It's one of few studies to focus on teenage fathers. The study included data on 2.8 million U.S. ba

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8. Low Testosterone, More Men's Fractures
   

   Jan. 15, 2008 -- Low testosterone levels may make men over 60 more likely to suffer an osteoporosis bone fracture. Osteoporosis, in which bones get dangerously thin, is most common among postmenopausal women. But it can also strike men in advanced age. "One third of all osteoporotic fractures occur

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9. Adult Circumcision: No Sex Woes Seen
   

   Jan. 9, 2008 -- Adult male circumcision doesn't hamper sexual satisfaction or sexual function, a Ugandan study shows. Previous studies have shown that circumcision may curb men's risk of contracting HIV by half, and, if widely practiced in Africa, might prevent 3 million deaths over 20 years. Now, i

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10. Anxiety May Hike Men's Heart Attacks
    

    Jan. 7, 2008 -- Anxiety may make heart attacks more likely in aging men, a new study shows. Anxious men were 30% to 40% more likely than calmer men to have a heart attack during the 12-year study, regardless of other physical or personality risk factors. The study included 735 Boston men. When the s

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