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, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170121.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170121.php The Stop ALD Foundation has applauded the investigators who are reporting in the current issue of Science successful results from the pioneering use of gene therapy for adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a potentially crippling and fatal brain disorder in young boys. Neurology / Neuroscience Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169896.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169896.php A new paper to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology outlines a number of ongoing questions and challenges related to HPV vaccination. These include the decision to limit vaccination to adolescent girls, and the importance of continued screening. In 2008, the government launched a nationwide immunisation programme designed to protect British women against the devastating impact of cervical cancer. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169780.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169780.php Men with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to develop high-grade prostate cancer - an aggressive form of the disease with a poorer prognosis, according to results of a Johns Hopkins collaborative study. In a prospective study of more than 5,000 U.S. men, epidemiologists say they now have evidence that having lower levels of heart-clogging fat may cut a man's risk of this form of cancer by nearly 60 percent. Prostate / Prostate Cancer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169701.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169701.php Penn Medicine will lead a new national $45 million clinical trial to test whether testosterone therapy can favorably affect certain conditions affecting older men. Low serum testosterone may contribute to a number of problems affecting older men, including decreased ability to walk, loss of muscle mass and strength, decreased vitality, decreased sexual function, impaired cognition, cardiovascular disease and anemia. Men's health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169588.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169588.php The sexual function of male rodents can be impaired by in utero and/or neonatal exposure to external molecules that disrupt normal hormone functioning, giving rise to concerns that low-level exposure to such molecules might cause similar effects in humans. Examples of such molecules include the synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen DES, which was used as a treatment for various diseases until the mid 1990s, and BPA, which is found, among other places, in some plastic containers. Fertility Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169442.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169442.php A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women. The findings suggest that regardless of sexual orientation, men's brains are wired for attraction to sexually dimorphic faces - those with facial features that are most synonymous with their gender. Sexual Health / STDs Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169103.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169103.php New research from Denmark suggests that where middle-aged men and women carry excess body fat affects their risk of developing blood clots like deep vein thrombosis (DVT) , with apple-shaped men who carry excess fat mainly around the waist and pear-shaped women who carry excess fat mainly around the hips having the highest risk. Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168885.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168885.php For men coping with painful erections lasting for long periods of time, or priapism, new research published online in The FASEB Journal offers hope. That's because researchers from the United States and China show that the enzyme adenosine deaminase may prevent priapism from progressing to penile fibrosis, a condition associated with the build up of scar tissue and eventual impotence. Sexual Health / STDs Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168839.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168839.php Sperm, and not just the fluid it bathes in, can transmit HIV to macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells (DCs), report a team led by Ana Ceballos at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. By infecting DCs, which carry the virus and potently pass it to T cells, sperm may play a leading role in spreading HIV. The article appears in the November 23, 2009 issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine (online October 26). HIV / AIDS Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168660.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168660.php Fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a recently recognized condition, which is actually one of the most prevalent heritable neurodegenerative diseases. It is assumed that the condition is caused by deficiency for the protein Pur-alpha, which is essential for normal neural function. Structural studies undertaken by a team under the leadership of Dr. Neurology / Neuroscience Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168681.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168681.php A rare form of testicular tumour has provided scientists with new insights into how genetic changes (mutations) arise in our children. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Danish Cancer Society, could explain why certain diseases are more common in the children of older fathers. Mutations can occur in different cells of the body and at different times during life. Pediatrics / Children's Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168655.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168655.php Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA). As the number of conduct disorder symptoms increase, the number of problem gambling symptoms increase in step, the study showed. Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168662.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168662.php UroToday.com - Until the development of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), bilateral orchidectomy was the only way to achieve castration. Nowadays ADT can be considered a benchmark in the treatment of prostate cancer and it has been postulated that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists are able to reduce testosterone to obtain a level as low as bilateral orchidectomy. Different GnRH agonists are currently available. Prostate / Prostate Cancer Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168449.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168449.php The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday recommended GlaxoSmithKline's human papillomavirus vaccine, Cervarix, for routine use in vaccinating girls and young women to prevent cervical cancer, the AP/New York Times reports (Stobbe, AP/New York Times, 10/21). Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168409.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168409.php Peter Criss, the 63-year old ex drummer and founding member of rock band KISS is talking to various media outlets this month, National Breast Cancer Awareness month, about how he was diagnosed and successfully treated for breast cancer last year. He wants men to be aware that it is not an exclusively female disease and if they spot a lump they should not be ashamed to get it checked straight away. Breast Cancer Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168343.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168343.php Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests. Researchers looked at the effect of stress hormones - glucocorticoids - combined with a common chemical used in glues, paints and plastics. They found that the combination strikingly increased the likelihood of reproductive birth defects. Men's health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168271.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168271.php The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday is scheduled to consider whether to recommend vaccination of boys with Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil, NPR's "All Things Considered" reports. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167971.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167971.php The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued recommendations for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). ACP, the nation's largest medical specialty organization and second-largest physician group, strongly recommends that physicians initiate therapy with an oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor in men who seek treatment for ED unless they have a contraindication to PDE-5 inhibitors, such as nitrate therapy. Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167921.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167921.php FDA on Friday approved GlaxoSmithKline's human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix for use in girls and women ages 10 through 25 to prevent cervical cancer, and it Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167928.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167928.php A recent study in the British Medical Journal finding that it would not be cost effective to vaccinate boys and men against the human papillomavirus unfairly shifts the responsibility for vaccination to girls and women, Slate columnist William Saletan writes. Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167938.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167938.php The National Pharmacy Association highlighted the role community pharmacy services play at the Men's Health Addressing Health Inequalities in the 21st Century conference on Thursday 15 October 2009. An audience of health professionals, NHS managers and outreach teams heard that the accessibility of community pharmacy provides a platform for health improvement and that many services are suited to men. Pharmacy / Pharmacist Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167885.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167885.php Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GARDASIL® [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant] for use in boys and men 9 through 26 years of age for the prevention of genital warts caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11. FDA approval is the first step in an important two-step process. Sexual Health / STDs Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167823.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167823.php The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved use of the vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of genital warts (condyloma acuminata) due to human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11 in boys and men, ages 9 through 26. Each year, about 2 out of every 1,000 men in the United States are newly diagnosed with genital warts. Sexual Health / STDs Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167666.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167666.php Cytori (NASDAQ:CYTX) was informed that stem and regenerative cells from a patient's own fat tissue were used to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) as part of an investigator-initiated five patient pilot study in Japan. The results, reported at the 7th Annual Meeting of the International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science, suggest that the investigational treatment is safe and feasible. The study was led by Momokazu Gotoh, MD, Ph.D. Urology / Nephrology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167467.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167467.php Nortriptyline has been found to cause a ten-fold increase in suicidal thoughts in men when compared to its competitor escitalopram. These findings are published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. The research was carried out by Dr. Nader Perroud from the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, who headed up GENDEP, an international team. Depression