Uncovering all the diseases that lurk in your family tree can trump costly genetic testing in predicting what illnesses you and your children are likely to face.

HEALTHBEAT: Learn your family health history _ it may mean more than costly genetic testing. Make Grandma spill the beans: Uncovering all the diseases that lurk in your family tree can trump costly genetic testing in predicting what illnesses you and your children are likely to face.

Make Grandma spill the beans: Uncovering all the diseases that lurk in your family tree can trump costly genetic testing in predicting what illnesses you and your children are likely to face.

LONDON (Reuters) - Use of mild painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen during pregnancy may partly account for a sharp increase in male reproductive disorders in recent decades, according to a study published on Monday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Use of mild painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen during pregnancy may partly account for a sharp increase in male reproductive disorders in recent decades, according to a study published on Monday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Using a laptop computer as the name suggests may not be good for male reproductive health, according to a study.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spending more on drugs does not always translate into healthier patients, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study confirms there is a link between type 2 diabetes and an increased risk of colon cancer -- but the added threat may be less than previous research has suggested, and seems to be fading among women.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening men for prostate cancer makes sense only if they are generally healthy, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Low sperm count seen in Chinese workers exposed to high levels of plastics chemical BPA. Chinese factory workers exposed to high levels of the plastics chemical BPA had low sperm counts, according to the first human study to tie it to poor semen quality.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cheap, easy-to-take aspirin tablets may help men being treated for prostate cancer live longer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cheap, easy-to-take aspirin tablets may help men being treated for prostate cancer live longer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cheap, easy-to-take aspirin tablets may help men being treated for prostate cancer live longer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

The 39-year-old will ride in the UCI ProTour race from January 16 to 23 for the third and final time, race director Mike Turtur said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hormone treatments for prostate cancer need new warnings about a small increased risk of diabetes and heart problems including sudden death, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While age is key in a woman's odds of conceiving, whether naturally or via assisted reproduction, there is no consistent evidence that a man's age affects the chances of success with infertility treatment, a new research review finds.

Researchers at the University at Buffalo (UB) in New York state found in a study of more than 2,000 men that patients diagnosed with prostate cancer had significantly more abnormal colon polyps, known as adenomas, and advanced adenomas than men without prostate cancer.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Viagra, developed to help ailing hearts long before it got a more high-profile job fighting erectile dysfunction, might help treat heart symptoms of muscular dystrophy, researchers reported on Monday.

The 39-year-old - who finished 23rd in his final Tour de France in July - has three children from his first marriage and also has a son with his present companion Anna Hansen.

LONDON (Reuters) - A protein in urine could be a strong indicator of prostate cancer risk, according to British scientists who say their findings could one day be developed into a quick and simple test for the disease.