And you thought bones were all just dry old support systems filled with boring calcium! Ha! Not nearly so. It’s back to the osteocalcin story. We’ve known for a couple of years that bones put out osteocalcin that is a critical player in keeping your...
Prostate cancer is serious—about one man in six will be diagnosed with the disease during his lifetime, and one man in 35 will die of it. But a vegetarian diet can help men avoid prostate cancer altogether. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer...
The UK government seems determined to press ahead with planned extensions of water fluoridation schemes in the UK. This is despite many warnings and much evidence
Q:A sample from my prostate was pronounced "benign tumour" at an early stage and I have been prescribed 3.6 mg goserelin acetate (Zoladex) monthly injections to inhibit and hopefully reduce the g ...
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At an international symposium in June, Professor Louis Gooren announced success with male hormone replacement therapy to combat male menopause often referred to as "andropause". ...
It's been hailed as the 'Viagra for women', likely to increase sexual activity by 74%. It's the testosterone patch, which is already being used by 2 million men in the USA.
Proctor & Gamble, manufacturer of the patch, has won a 'fast track' review by
Hot flushes, loss of libido, weight gain - sound familiar? For our female readers who are currently in, or have already gone through, menopause, the answer is probably a resounding ‘yes’. However, these symptoms are not exclusive to women undergoing...
Does menopause make you lose your memory or is this just a myth after all? Tests carried out on 16 young women during their menstrual cycle showed that levels of recollection were constant throughout.