PSA Test: Not Just for Old Men
For most men, prostate cancer isn’t a concern until after the age of 55. And while the majority of prostate cancer diagnoses occur amid that age group, prostate cancer …
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What you should know about colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon or the rectum. The colon is also known as the large intestine and the rectum sits at the bottom of the colon, …
Do You Need to Boost Your Testosterone?
As men age they lose both energy and muscle mass. This in turn effects stamina and endurance in athletics as well as in the bedroom. Feeling not quite as …
How to reduce your risk for stroke
Strokes affect both men and women. However, women are more negatively impacted as stroke is the third cause of death in women, compared to the fifth leading cause of …
Are you vitamin D deficient?
What is a vitamin D deficiency? A vitamin D deficiency occurs when the level of vitamin D in your body is too low. Vitamin D helps the body use …
LD – Why do men get BPH?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (aka BPH, benign prostatic hypertrophy, or an enlarged prostate) is a condition that most often affects older men. As men get older, the prostate gland naturally …
Mediterranean diet may lower risk for heart disease
Research suggests that the Mediterranean diet may lower your risk for heart disease. What is the Mediterranean diet? The Mediterranean diet is a diet that is based on traditional …
Whole grains help you live longer
A study from the Harvard School of Public Health has found that eating whole grains may help you live longer. Whole grains are one of the major foods that …
How diabetes can cause bladder problems
Diabetes can cause certain urologic problems involving the bladder and urinary tract infections. There are four main ways that diabetes may cause problems controlling your bladder: obesity, nerve damage, …
Incidence of metastatic prostate cancer rates almost double
A new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine sounds the alarm on finding almost double the rate of metastatic prostate cancer – cancer that has spread beyond …