News tagged with younger men

Fatherhood can help change a man's bad habits

After men become fathers for the first time, they show significant decreases in crime, tobacco and alcohol use, according to a new, 19-year study.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High fluid intake appears to reduce bladder cancer risk

Drinking plenty of fluids may provide men with some protection against bladder cancer, according to a study presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Age a big factor in prostate cancer deaths

Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University of Rochester analysis ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Elderly patients may be undertreated for prostate cancer

It's an ongoing debate: Should men over a certain age be treated for prostate cancer? Should these patients be submitted to treatments that may result in significant side effects if they may not live very much longer?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgery reduces risk of mortality due to prostate cancer even for low-risk groups

A Swedish research team partly consisting of researchers from Uppsala University followed a group of prostate cancer patients in the Nordic region for 15 years. The study found, among other things, that surgery reduces the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Younger men with advanced prostate cancer have shorter survival times

While young men with prostate cancer have a low risk of dying early, those with advanced forms of cancer do not live as long as older men with similar forms of the disease. That is the conclusion of a new study published ...

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created May 22, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use may benefit from brief intervention

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that some medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use may benefit from a brief intervention. The BUSM study appears in the May issue of Journal of St ...

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Younger men with erectile dysfunction at double risk of heart disease

Men who experience erectile dysfunction between the ages of 40 and 49 are twice as likely to develop heart disease than men without dysfunction, according to a new Mayo Clinic study.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0