Men's Health Information

Diet May Help Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk A diet low in fat and red meat and high in produce may be beneficial in preventing and treating prostate cancer, researchers in Australia said. Robert Ma of University of New South Wales and colleagues reviewed previously conducted research and found that a low-fat diet heavy on vegetables and light on meat, dairy products and calcium may reduce th...Read more

Sleep Apnea Tied to Erection Problems Men who suffer from sleep apnea, often also have trouble getting sexually aroused, research on mice at the University of Louisville indicates.Dr. David Gozal said new research indicates erectile dysfunction may be linked to the chronic intermittent hypoxia -- oxygen deprivation -- patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome experience during epi...Read more

Male Menopause: The Concept Lives The possibility that men experience a hormonally driven change of life that can affect everything from libido and body fat to mood swings -- known as male menopause -- continues to fascinate.The topic was largely treated as a joke in popular culture until 1993 when journalist Gail Sheehy wrote a magazine article suggesting many men go through an &q...Read more

Less Intrusive Colonoscopies Not Covered By Medicare Medicare will not pay for so-called virtual colonoscopies, concluding that there is inadequate evidence to support the cheaper, less intrusive alternative to the regular colonoscopy. Some experts had hoped that popularizing the X-ray procedure would boost screening for colon cancer, the country's second leading cancer killer. Screening ...Read more