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Why It’s So Important For Men to Maintain Heart Health
Heart attacks used to be widely considered a “male thing”. Although of course this is a misnomer, and women are increasingly at risk for heart attacks and have always had somewhat of a risk, men still are in a bit more danger statistically to die of heart failure than women are. In related news, see [...]
Guys, Is There Anything Healthy About Beer?
The football season always reminds how much I really love a good beer, or two – or three sometimes. Good beer to me means it is somewhat flavored with various fancy flavorings. I don’t like beer that’s too dark or “thick” as that automatically means it will get me way too drunk way too fast, [...]
Health Conditions that Can Affect Male Sex Drive and Performance
There are a variety of diseases, sicknesses and ailments that can affect a man’s performance in the sack. Not only can the health condition affect a man’s performance or desire to have sex (libido), but the drugs and treatments that are used to help deflect the health problem are often the culprit of sexual side [...]
What Do Zinc Supplements Do for Men?
Zinc supplements can be quite helpful for men. Most importantly, zinc energizes white blood cells to fight infections in the body. It is a fact that men need zinc in order to produce sperm and to ensure that the prostate gland remains healthy. This is one of the reasons that zinc is included in many [...]
Vitamin E and Prostate Cancer Linked?
It seems we are getting quite the torrent of “bad” news about certain supplements. First it was the media trying to scare us away from taking common multi vitamin supplements when they said that a study found a slightly increased risk of death in those that take them vs. those that don’t. Now, it’s vitamin [...]
Urine Tests for Prostate Cancer?
Well, the PSA test has certainly had its fair share of criticism over the years as a valid testing method for prostate cancer screening in men .Prostate cancer is a male-specific cancer that affects the prostate gland, a very sensitive and important gland that can become enlarged, irritated, and cancerous during a man’s lifespan. In [...]
Prostatectomy : Worth It?
Many men who either have recurrent, chronic problems with their prostate function, or who have had prostate cancer and whose limited options include prostate removal, say many times their quality of life declines after they have this gland removed. The prostate gland is a male specific organ that is responsible for several male specific functions. [...]
Prostate Cancer Treatments More Expensive, Not More Effective
Prostate cancer is still one of the most common male-centric cancers today that kill men and dramatically reduce their quality of life in their later years. Some men get prostate cancer when they’re younger, and typically considered low risk for this type of cancer, but mostly men that are fifty and older are at a [...]
More on PSA Levels and Prostate Cancer
There has been a lot of debate lately about the PSA test that has been used for years and years as a “valid predictor” of male prostate cancer. The reason for the debate is warranted. Science has simply come across a lot of cases where the PSA test is just not a reliable predictor. Men [...]
Bad Relationships Are Bad for Health
It’s easy to feel envious of people who are in comfy, cozy relationships around this time of year, when everyone seems to want someone to snuggle up to in bed and read on these long, cold winter nights when most people, even single people, are hesitant to step out of the house and socialize because [...]
