Men's Health
Viagra is no help against heart failure: study
Mar 11, 2013 15:40 EDT
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.
Livestrong charity vows to carry on after Armstrong
Feb 28, 2013 15:56 EST
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.
UN urges deeper probe into hormone-disrupting chemicals
Feb 19, 2013 08:01 EST
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.
Couch potatoes 'have lower sperm count'
Feb 05, 2013 10:39 EST
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.
Couch potatoes have lower sperm count
Feb 04, 2013 20:20 EST
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.
Couch potatoes have lower sperm counts
Feb 04, 2013 18:49 EST
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.
Erectile dysfunction signals heart troubles: study
Jan 29, 2013 18:44 EST
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.
Sperm donor offspring call for privacy changes
Jan 01, 2013 21:56 EST
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.
Falling sperm count sparks French fertility concerns
Dec 05, 2012 07:30 EST
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.
A soft drink a day raises prostate cancer risk: study
Nov 26, 2012 11:18 EST
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.
Merkel aims to ease Jewish ire amid circumcision row
Nov 25, 2012 17:39 EST
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.
Canada high court voids Pfizer's Viagra patent
Nov 08, 2012 14:28 EST
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.
First black Olympic decathlon champion dead at 78
Nov 03, 2012 23:23 EDT
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.
Monitoring can prevent unnecessary prostate ops: study
Nov 02, 2012 12:56 EDT
Close monitoring of prostate cancer tumours may make radiation and surgery -- which can cause incontinence and impotence -- unnecessary, a new study has shown.
Test allows doctors to see disease without microscope
Oct 28, 2012 14:15 EDT
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.
TV show fooled by celebrity sperm bank hoax
Oct 18, 2012 23:12 EDT
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.
British TV show fooled by celebrity sperm bank hoax
Oct 18, 2012 23:06 EDT
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.
Danish sperm donor passes genetic disorder to five children
Sep 24, 2012 21:03 EDT
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.
Billionaire Buffett cancer treatment over: report
Sep 16, 2012 17:26 EDT
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has completed radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to a newspaper owned by the larger-than-life financier.
German circumcision ruling slammed
Jun 27, 2012 14:46 EDT
A key German Muslim association on Wednesday sharply criticised a court ruling that said circumcising boys on religious grounds amounted to grievous bodily harm.