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Childless Men May Have Higher Heart Risk
Sept. 26, 2011 -- Men who remain childless throughout their lives may be more likely to die from heart disease and stroke than men who become fathers, a new study suggests. Researchers followed more than 135,000 older men for a decade in an effort to examine the impact of fatherhood on health. They
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Not All Belly Fat Is Bad for the Heart
July 21, 2011 -- A new study shows that where a person stores body fat may be more important for heart disease risk than how big they are. Doctors have long wondered why some obese people appear reasonably healthy, while others seem to be on a path toward heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Fat that’
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Penis Size Linked to Length of Fingers
July 5, 2011 -- The ratio between the length of the index finger and the ring finger of men's hands is associated with penis length, a study shows. Researchers found that men with a lower ratio, or a shorter length of the index finger compared to the ring finger, tended to have a longer penile lengt
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Are Flashy Spenders Looking for a Fling?
June 23, 2011 -- Flashy spending is one way that men signal they want to mate -- but not that they want to mate for life, a study shows. "This research suggests that conspicuous products, such as Porsches, can serve the same function for some men that large and brilliant feathers serve for peacocks,
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FDA: Prostate Cancer Risk From BPH, Hair Loss Drugs
June 9, 2011 -- The prostate drugs Proscar, Avodart, and Jalyn and the hair-loss drug Propecia add to the risk of high-grade prostate cancer, the FDA warns. All of the drugs must change their labels to warn of the risk, which unexpectedly appeared in two different large-scale clinical trials. Ironic
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Sleep Loss May Lower Testosterone
June 3, 2011 -- Cutting back on sleep, even for a little while, may have a dramatic effect on men's testosterone levels. A preliminary new study shows a week of sleep loss lowered testosterone levels by up to 15% in group of healthy young men. Researchers say low testosterone levels can negatively a
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No-Scalpel Treatment for Enlarged Prostate
March 29, 2011 -- A minimally invasive procedure that cuts off the blood supply to an enlarged prostate may help when medications fail, and it appears to provide good symptom control without sexual dysfunction, a new study shows. The procedure involves using a tiny catheter that is threaded through
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Study: Sexual Side Effects of Hair Loss Drugs Persist
March 9, 2011 -- Medications that shrink enlarged prostates and treat male pattern baldness can have sexual side effects that may persist after the drugs are discontinued, a new research review suggests. But a manufacturer of one of the drugs says side effects go away when patients stop taking the d
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Man Flu: Is Job Stress to Blame?
Jan. 19, 2011 -- Men who are tired of being the butt of women’s jokes about "man flu" can now wave a piece of research from their sick beds that suggests the condition does exist. A study has shown that men who are under pressure at work are more likely to complain of sore throats, coughs, and sniff
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Driving Convertibles Can Hurt Hearing
Jan. 6, 2011 -- Driving a convertible with the top down may seem like fun, but people who go 55 miles per hour or faster may be increasing the risk of hearing loss over time, new research indicates. That’s due in part to the noise of the wind, but also to extreme noise “spikes” heard when passing lo
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