tag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/11/Viagra_help_against_heart_failure_6650

The erectile dysfunction drug commonly known as Viagra is no help against heart failure and should not be taken for it, according to research out Monday that contradicts previous, smaller studies.

2013-03-11T19:40:32ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/28/Livestrong_charity_vows_carry_after_1fc9

The anti-cancer charity founded by disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong will survive despite the doping scandal that forced Armstrong out of the organization, Livestrong Foundation's boss said Thursday.

2013-02-28T20:56:41ZAFP American Editionby Mira Obermantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/19/urges_deeper_probe_into_hormone-disrupting_b214

Scientists suspect chemicals which disrupt the hormone system are linked to early breast development, poor semen quality, low birthweight in babies and other problems, but more research is needed, UN agencies reported on Wednesday.

2013-02-19T13:01:44ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Couch_potatoes_have_lower_sperm_ac9f

Men who watch television for 20 hours per week have almost half the sperm count of those who watch very little television or none at all, according to a study published on Tuesday.

2013-02-05T15:39:14ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/04/Couch_potatoes_have_lower_sperm_7cf6

Men who watch television for 20 hours per week have almost half the sperm count of those who watch very little television or none at all, according to a study published on Tuesday.

2013-02-05T01:20:00ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/04/Couch_potatoes_have_lower_sperm_10ba

Men who watch television for 20 hours per week have almost half the sperm count of those who watch very little television or none at all, according to a study published on Tuesday.

2013-02-04T23:49:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/29/Erectile_dysfunction_signals_heart_troubles_5341

Erectile dysfunction might signal more than a need for the little purple pill, researchers said Tuesday in a study showing a link with heart disease and early death.

2013-01-29T23:44:51ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/01/Sperm_donor_offspring_call_privacy_fb55

Hideaki Kato discovered his true identity by accident. During his medical training a decade ago, the now 39-year-old Japanese doctor was performing blood tests on family members when he learned something startling: his dad was not his biological father.

2013-01-02T02:56:53ZAFP Asian Editionby Kyoko Hasegawatag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/05/Falling_sperm_count_sparks_French_77ee

The sperm count of French men plunged by a third between 1989 and 2005, a finding which fuels concern that environmental pollutants or lifestyle are crimping fertility, scientists said on Wednesday.

2012-12-05T12:30:07ZAFP Global Editionby Richard Inghamtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/26/soft_drink_raises_prostate_cancer_7df4

Men who drink one normal-sized soft drink per day are at greater risk of getting more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, according to a Swedish study released Monday.

2012-11-26T16:18:15ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/25/Merkel_aims_ease_Jewish_amid_7006

Angela Merkel sought to ease the concerns of Germany's Jews Sunday over a disputed ruling against circumcision as she became the first chancellor to address the Jewish community's annual council meeting.

2012-11-25T22:39:24ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/08/Canada_high_court_voids_Pfizers_5c07

Canada's top court on Thursday stripped Pfizer of its patent for Viagra, saying the pharmaceutical giant failed in the patent to identify the active compound in the drug.

2012-11-08T19:28:21ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/03/First_black_Olympic_decathlon_champion_7c8d

Milt Campbell, the first black athlete to win the Olympic decathlon, died Friday of prostate cancer at age 78 at his home northwest of Atlanta.

2012-11-04T03:23:22ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/02/Monitoring_prevent_unnecessary_prostate_ops_b527

Close monitoring of prostate cancer tumours may make radiation and surgery -- which can cause incontinence and impotence -- unnecessary, a new study has shown.

2012-11-02T16:56:17ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/28/Test_allows_doctors_disease_without_192f

Scientists in Britain say they have developed a super-sensitive test using nano-particles to spot markers for cancer or the AIDS virus in human blood serum using the naked eye.

2012-10-28T18:15:39ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/18/show_fooled_celebrity_sperm_bank_8b3b

Television network ITV issued a humiliating apology after daytime hit show This Morning was fooled into running a feature on a hoax celebrity sperm bank.

2012-10-19T03:12:27ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/18/British_show_fooled_celebrity_sperm_8c94

British television network ITV issued a humiliating apology after daytime hit show This Morning was fooled into running a feature on a hoax celebrity sperm bank.

2012-10-19T03:06:11ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/09/24/Danish_sperm_donor_passes_genetic_4ec3

A Danish sperm donor has passed a potentially severe genetic disorder to five children after a screening test failed to catch that he had the disease, health officials said.

2012-09-25T01:03:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/09/16/Billionaire_Buffett_cancer_treatment_over_6f5b

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has completed radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to a newspaper owned by the larger-than-life financier.

2012-09-16T21:26:53ZAFP American EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/06/27/German_circumcision_ruling_slammed_eb6d

A key German Muslim association on Wednesday sharply criticised a court ruling that said circumcising boys on religious grounds amounted to grievous bodily harm.

2012-06-27T18:46:04ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter