While controversy has long loomed large regarding prostate cancer screening, a new study strengthens the case for testing as a method to reduce deaths from this cancer. This study has resolved the divided results of two earlier landmark clinical trials. The two earlier trials, one in Europe and the other in the U.S., were the […]
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month was created to increase awareness and prevention and to educate men on all aspects of this topic, from screening to diagnosis and treatment options. Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer occurs in the prostate, a walnut-shaped gland in the male reproductive system. The prostate is located underneath the bladder and surrounds the upper […]
Does Testosterone Replacement Therapy Increase or Decrease Cardiovascular Risk?
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is typically the first line of treatment for low testosterone. Low testosterone (known informally as low T and medically as hypogonadism) is a condition that occurs when the body doesn’t produce enough of the testosterone hormone or has a decreased ability to make sperm (or both). In adults, this disorder can […]
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Lifestyle Changes That Can Help Reduce BPH Symptoms
About half of all men age 50 and over will face a common diagnosis: benign prostatic hyperplasia. BPH, as it is known, is the most widespread cause of prostate enlargement. As men grow older, the likelihood of BPH increases—by age 70, as many as 90 percent will develop it. In fact, experts in the field […]
Grandma’s Kidney Stone Remedies – Not All They’re Cracked Up to Be
Kidney stones are—in the most literal sense—a pain. They are tiny, hard mineral/acid salt deposits that form in the kidneys. Though they usually have no singular cause, they typically form when the urine becomes concentrated, allowing these elements to crystallize and stick together. Why they form and what they’re made up of depends on the […]
