Waiting cuts pregnancy risk
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
Women should wait six months before trying for a baby with a new partner to cut their risk of a potentially fatal pregnancy condition,…
Women ‘happier’ after menopause
• Menopause • May 26 04
Women’s lives change for the better once they are past the menopause, suggests a survey.
The Jubilee Report, which examined the lifestyles of women…
Swiss legalise abortion
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
The Swiss people have voted to decriminalise abortion in two referendums called to decide whether to liberalise the country’s 66-year-old law, or toughen it…
Prostate Cancer Therapies About Equal
• Cancer: Prostate • May 26 04
Men with prostate cancer who decide not to undergo surgery and instead opt to treat only the symptoms of their disease do just about…
Mouse becomes ‘sperm nursery’
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
A breakthrough by researchers could mean that testicle tissue from boys facing cancer treatment could be saved - by transplanting it into mice.
Experts…
Vasectomy not linked to prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • May 26 04
Contrary to prior reports, men who undergo vasectomy do not appear to be at increased risk for developing prostate cancer, according to findings published…
Prostate cancer: A killer among us
• Cancer: Prostate • May 26 04
Prostate cancer is on the increase. Every year, more than 21,000 men are diagnosed with it and approximately 10,000 will die. And last week…
Men fail to discuss cancer
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
Men are backward at coming forward when it comes to discussing cancer, statistics show.
The charity Cancer Research UK has found that women are…
For The Enlarged Prostate, Two Drugs May Work Better Than One
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
In what may be the best definition of two heads being better than one, a new study suggests two drugs used individually to treat…
Many Impotent Men May Have Unrecognized Diabetes
• Diabetes • May 26 04
Men with impotence are more likely than others to have undiagnosed diabetes and should be screened for the disease with a blood sugar test,…
Painkillers ‘prevent prostate cancers’
• Cancer: Prostate • May 26 04
Men who take certain types of painkiller may be lowering their risk of developing prostate cancer, says a scientific study.
It is possible…
Male heart patients ‘jump queue’
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
Women with heart problems are less likely than men to get an intensive care bed, according to a study.
Male patients jump the queue…
Acne drug ‘should be banned’
• Skin Care • May 26 04
An acne drug which has been linked to teenagers’ deaths should be banned in the UK, campaigners will tell health officials on Friday.
Families…
10 Tips for Beating Holiday Stress
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
These tips can apply to ANY holiday or annual event in your life.
Study Hails Prostate Surgery As Better Treatment Option
• Cancer: Prostate • May 26 04
“Prostate cancer is a slower growing cancer,” says Elsasser. “There’s no evidence that it’s beneficial to have my prostate removed at this time.”
However,…
Football turns to Eastern medicine
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
Having their tongue assessed for colour and shape and pulse taken to gauge the health of their internal organs is perhaps not what Bolton…
Study: Sperm guided by chemical sensor to egg
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
A new study proves that human male sperm will swim toward chemical attractants to find the female egg, a discovery researchers say could lead…
Is the male menopause real?
• Menopause • May 26 04
Something happens to men when they reach middle age. It runs deeper than cardigans, slippers, and an intolerance of loud music. The ‘mid-life crisis’,…
Traffic ‘damages male fertility’
• Fertility and pregnancy • May 26 04
Fumes from cars and other vehicles may damage male fertility, a study suggests.
Researchers in Italy have found evidence that traffic pollution reduces the…
Male menopause ‘is just laziness’
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
The male menopause is a myth, the symptoms more likely to be caused by laziness and an unhealthy lifestyle, researchers have claimed.
Some men…
Americans more stressed out, managing poorly
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
Americans have a difficult time dealing with stress, and many adopt coping strategies that may only make them feel worse, according to new survey…
Vasectomy not linked to prostate cancer
• Gender: Male • May 26 04
Contrary to prior reports, men who undergo vasectomy do not appear to be at increased risk for developing prostate cancer, according to findings published…
Cold virus linked to mystery disease
• Infections • May 24 04
A new strain of a virus that causes the common cold may be responsible for the emergence of a mysterious respiratory disease that has…
Pneumonia: Children to miss school
• Infections • May 24 04
School officials in Hong Kong are telling some students to stay at home for a week because they have been exposed to a…
Contacts ‘could deliver eye drugs’
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 24 04
Contact lenses could be used to deliver drugs to treat eye diseases like glaucoma, researchers say.
The team from the University of Florida say…