Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Men's health News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/mens_health/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156353.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156353.php Keri Smith, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has received a Career Development Award from the National Hemophilia Foundation. The award will support Smith's research into the development of a therapy for people with Hemophilia A, a bleeding disorder, whose immune systems are resistant to treatment. Hemophilia A affects about one in every 5,000 males born in the United States. Blood / Hematology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156248.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156248.php Scientists in the UK and Denmark have shown that if elderly men were given growth hormone and exercised their legs showed an appreciable muscle mass increase. Dr. Geoff Goldspink (Royal Free and University College Medical School, UK) says: "This raises the question: Can age-related loss of muscle strength and increased fragility be ameliorated by the therapeutic application of mechano growth factor (MGF)?". Seniors / Aging Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156109.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156109.php One of the most controversial issues in men's health is whether men should routinely have a blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to screen for prostate cancer. Some experts argue that PSA testing saves lives by helping detect this common form of cancer early. Others say it triggers unnecessary treatment that disrupts many more lives than it saves. Prostate / Prostate Cancer Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156051.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156051.php The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums, in the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic stroke, has received growing attention during the last decade. A new study is the first prospective cohort study to use clinical measures of periodontitis to evaluate the association between this disease and the risk of cerebrovascular disease. Stroke Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155991.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155991.php Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is considering expanding an eight-year-old program at Men's Central Jail that distributes condoms in a unit for gay men, the Los Angeles Times reports. Under the program, an outreach worker from the nonprofit Center for Health Justice visits the jail once weekly to distribute about one condom per inmate to the unit's 300 inmates. HIV / AIDS Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156007.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156007.php Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men's sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam. Sexual Health / STDs Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155808.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155808.php HIV diagnoses among all men in Louisiana declined from 1997 to 2006, but increased in 2007 and 2008 - diagnoses in the New Orleans metropolitan area alone increased by 9 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to the Louisiana Office of Public Health, the New Orleans Times Picayune reports. Of particular concern are the increases among black men in New Orleans. HIV / AIDS Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155766.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155766.php Black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual partners than other groups and, as a result, their sexual networks are closely knit. These tightly interconnected networks make the rapid spread of HIV more likely. In a study1) looking at social and sexual mixing between ethnic groups in men who have sex with men, H. HIV / AIDS Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155767.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155767.php Specific variations or mutations in a particular can gene raise a man's risk of familial, or inherited, testicular germ-cell cancer, the most common form of this disease, according to new research by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. This is only the second gene to be identified that affects the risk of familial testicular cancer, and the first gene in a key biochemical pathway. The study appears in the July 2009 Cancer Research. Cancer / Oncology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155772.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155772.php The high-intensity training undertaken by triathletes has a significant impact on the quality of their sperm, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard 29 June. Professor Diana Vaamonde, from the University of Cordoba Medical School, Cordoba, Spain, said that the triathletes who did the most cycling training had the worst sperm morphology. Fertility Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155728.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155728.php The recently released results of two large randomized trials suggest there are no big benefits from prostate cancer screening, and if anything, they are quite small, says a new report by US researchers. And an accompanying editorial goes so far as to suggest that while screening has doubled the risk of a diagnosis, it has done little to reduce the risk of death from prostate cancer. Prostate / Prostate Cancer Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154598.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154598.php US consumer watchdog Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has informed Bayer Healthcare that it will sue them and file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) if they continue to claim that the selenium in their One A Day vitamin tablet may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men. Prostate / Prostate Cancer Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154538.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/154538.php A $4.15 million, four-year National Institutes of Health grant will enable researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine to conduct the first health study of teenage boys using cellular telephones. The researchers, led by Dennis Fortenberry, M.D., M.S., professor of pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, will use text messaging to follow 72 males, ages 14-17 years, for three years. IT / Internet / E-mail Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153935.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153935.php It was long believed that conception does not involve a meeting of equals. The egg is a relatively large, impressive biological factory compared with the tiny sperm, which delivers to the egg one copy of the father's genes. However, a new study from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah reveals that the father's sperm delivers much more complex genetic material than previously thought. The findings could lead to a diagnostic test to help couples deal with infertility. Fertility Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153917.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153917.php Men are almost 40 per cent more likely than women to die from cancer, reveals a report published today (Monday) by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) and Cancer Research UK together with the Men's Health Forum to mark Men's Health Week. And they are 16 per cent more likely to develop the disease in the first place. Cancer / Oncology Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153897.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153897.php Concerns about health and looks are driving thousands to cut back on booze Men are worried that drinking too much alcohol will give them a beer belly or man boobs according to a new survey for the Know Your Limits campaign published today. Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153858.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153858.php Men are 40 per cent more likely to die of cancer than women, and 16 per cent more likely to get it in the first place, said a report released Monday by leading cancer research organizations that looked at figures for cancer deaths in the UK. Men's health Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153793.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153793.php UroToday.com - Prostate Cancer Screening among African Americans. Our manuscript that was published in Cancer Nursing, revealed an important topic in how African American men decided whether or not to get a prostate cancer screening. This is particularly important currently due to the controversy of prostate cancer screening. The U.S. Prostate / Prostate Cancer Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153357.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153357.php There is a high probability of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in non-obese, middle-aged patients, according to a research abstract presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Results confirmed that OSA in non-obese patients is most prevalent in middle-aged men with larger neck sizes. Fifty-four percent (2,906) of 5,426 non-obese patients were OSA positive, and most of them were middle age (57 percent). Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153277.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153277.php Young heterosexual men are falling prey to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia just as much as women and gay men - and their numbers are increasing, a leading specialist has warned. Dr John Morgan, a consultant psychiatrist and director of the Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders in Leeds, told the Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Liverpool that growing numbers of young men are increasingly dissatisfied with their bodies. Eating Disorders Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153163.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153163.php Dry eye disease is common among American men older than 50 and increases with age, high blood pressure, benign prostate disease and the use of antidepressants, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Dry eye is one of the most common eye diseases and reason that older adults seek eye care, according to background information in the article. Eye Health / Blindness Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153122.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153122.php Men with insomnia and sleep duration of six or fewer hours of nightly sleep are at an increased risk for mortality, according to a research abstract presented on June 8, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies Results indicate that compared to people who sleep six hours or more, men with insomnia and less than six hours of nightly sleep were at highest risk of mortality. The mortality rate of the sample was 19. Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153118.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153118.php Men who work with their female partners while receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to adhere to their treatment, according to a research abstract presented on Monday at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Results indicate that patients who work with their partners have the highest level of adherence for CPAP therapy. Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152899.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152899.php Boys who carry a particular variation of the gene Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), sometimes called the "warrior gene," are more likely not only to join gangs but also to be among the most violent members and to use weapons, according to a new study from The Florida State University that is the first to confirm an MAOA link specifically to gangs and guns. Findings apply only to males. Men's health Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152833.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152833.php There are two types of condoms; male and female. A condom is a barrier contraceptive - it blocks the route a sperm would take to fertilize an egg. They can be made from latex rubber, polyurethane, or lambskin. According the NHS (National Health Service, UK), males condoms are 98% effective against pregnancy if used correctly, while female condoms are about 95% effective. Nobody is sure what the origin of the English word "condom" is. There were rumors that Dr. Sexual Health / STDs