Men's Health Advisor back issues from May 2007:
Prostate cancer: should you pursue immediate treatment? Active surveillance can spare you the side effects of treatment, but a new study suggests that treatment may lower mortality rates even in older men.
May 01, 2007 ... It's a question that has been debated among prostate cancer specialists for decades: Which newly diagnosed, early-stage prostate cancers require aggressive treatment and which ones need only active surveillance ("watchful waiting")? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] And, since ...
Erectile-dysfunction screening urged for men with heart risk factors.
May 01, 2007 ... Men with high blood pressure and diabetes should be screened for erectile dysfunction (ED) and may improve their symptoms with exercise, suggests a study in the February issue of the American Journal of Medicine. Researchers analyzed data on 2,126 men, ages 20 and older, and found that ED ...
Pain medicines may raise your blood pressure.
May 01, 2007 ... A study in the Feb. 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that frequent use of common analgesic pain medications may increase blood pressure in men. Researchers surveyed 16,031 male health professionals --average age of 64.6 years and no history of high blood pressure--on ...
Diabetic eye condition may increase stroke risk.
May 01, 2007 ... Having diabetic retinopathy, a degenerative disorder of the retina, more than doubles your risk of having a stroke, according to a study in the February issue of the journal Stroke. Researchers followed 1,617 diabetic patients, ages 45 to 64, for 7.8 years. During that period, 75 ischemic ...
Steroid injections provide only limited relief from back pain.
May 01, 2007 ... Epidural steroid injections provide only limited short-term relief of lower back pain that radiates down a leg, according to an American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guideline published in the March 6 issue of the journal Neurology. AAN researchers analyzed data from four studies and ...
Antioxidant supplements may slightly raise risk of death.
May 01, 2007 ... People using popular supplements containing the antioxidant vitamins A, E and beta-carotene may be at slightly increased risk of death, suggests an analysis of studies, published in the Feb. 28 Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers examined 68 randomized trials involving ...
Keep your skin safe in the sun: men face an increased risk of deadly skin cancer, but checking your skin and using sunscreen can keep you safe this summer.(Skin Cancer)
May 01, 2007 ... Rosemary Keskinen, M.D., removes a skin cancer from a patient nearly every day at her office, and many of her most serious cases are in men. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In fact, the Skin Cancer Foundation says that men over age 50 are more than twice as likely as women to ...
Reduce your fracture risk: men aren't immune from fractures due to osteopenia, or low bone mass. Here's how you can keep your bones healthy.(Bone Health)
May 01, 2007 ... If you think you're safe from bone loss because you're a man, think again. Nearly six percent of men over age 50 will suffer a hip fracture, and 20 to 25 percent of all hip fractures occur in men. You don't need to have the severe bone loss of osteoporosis to suffer a fracture ....
New treatments offer hope of unlocking Parkinson's 'prison': researchers are giving Parkinson's disease patients more ways to reclaim some of their independence.(Neurology)
May 01, 2007 ... Ali Rezai, M.D., likens having Parkinson's disease to being imprisoned in your own body. The tremors and other symptoms associated with the movement disorder--which affects as many as 2 percent of adults age 65 and older--can limit your ability to function and make basic tasks problematic ....
Garlic: bad for breath, better for cholesterol.(OVER-THE-COUNTER)
May 01, 2007 ... If you want to try garlic to lower your LDL ("bad") cholesterol, the smellier, the better. The odor comes from allicin, the active ingredient in garlic believed to reduce LDL levels. And, since fresh garlic typically contains more allicin, you're better off getting garlic from your diet ...
New advice on painkillers: expert panel says use of certain pain relievers should be last option for people with or at risk for heart disease.(In the News)
May 01, 2007 ... Doctors should change the way they prescribe pain relievers for patients with or at high risk for cardiovascular disease and use selective COX-2 inhibitor painkillers such as celecoxib (Celebrex) only as a last resort, the American Heart Association (AHA) has recommended. And, long-term ...
If you're vitamin B12 deficient, watch your folate intake.(Headlines & Your Health)
May 01, 2007 ... Seniors with vitamin B12 deficiency--common in older adults-face a greater risk of cognitive impairment and anemia if they get too much folic acid (vitamin B9, or folate), a study in the January American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests. Researchers conducted a national ...
Ignore your teeth and your heart may suffer.(Headlines & Your Health)
May 01, 2007 ... A study in the March 1 New England Journal of Medicine adds to evidence suggesting an association between gum disease and cardiovascular health. Experts believe that periodontitis--a bacterial infection that destroys the gums, bones and tissue that hold teeth in place--triggers ...
Ask Dr. Lang.
May 01, 2007; ... Q I've noticed that fish seems to be high in cholesterol. Should I avoid eating fish and my favorite, shellfish, if I'm trying to watch my cholesterol? A Most fish and shellfish contain moderate amounts of cholesterol, but they're low in saturated and trans fat, which ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
May 01, 2007 ... An article in the shingles vaccine, published in the April issue, should have stated that the ...