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		<title>The Dangers Lurking in Male Sexual Supplements</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/16/the-dangers-lurking-in-male-sexual-supplements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maia Szalavitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Rock Hard” and similar so-called “natural” supplements for men often contain potentially dangerous drugs — some of which have never been tested on animals, let alone humans. In an editorial published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Pieter Cohen, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a colleague collected some of the lesser known facts about an industry that produces millions of pills — and likely generates tens of millions, if not billions of dollars in profits— but is almost entirely free of government oversight. Here&#8217;s what they found: *  A product sold as “Rock Hard for Men” in 2012 turned out to contain not only counterfeit Cialis (tadalafil)— but also a diabetes drug that can be deadly if used incorrectly.  A similar combination killed more than a dozen men in Asia in 2009. *  One Utah company alone produced more than a million pharmaceutically-tainted pills monthly, earning $2 million between 2007 and 2010, according to an indictment issued in one of the few cases brought against such manufacturers. *  More than three-quarters of male enhancement supplements tested in one study in Singapore contained pharmaceuticals that were not disclosed— and half of them were present in higher doses than recommended. *  Over 45 different versions of drugs in the same class of Viagra have now been found in male sexual supplements.  A Dutch study found that 75% of the products sold in the Netherlands contained at least one analogue, or chemical variant that has the same effect as Viagra. * A product called “Mojo Nights” recently analyzed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) included not just counterfeit Viagra, but also three different analogue drugs. * Just last week, the FDA identified three tainted supplements: “Vicerex” and “Bullet Proof,” which contain counterfeit Cialis and “Lightning ROD,” which includes an analogue of Viagra. MORE: FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Taking Sexual Enhancement Pills “We’re talking about a massive number of brands and millions of millions of pills that are tainted,” Cohen says. “Hundreds of millions of pills are being produced every<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=86558&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Pistorius&#8217; Possible Defense: Was it &#8216;Roid Rage&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/19/oscar-pistorius-possible-defense-was-it-roid-rage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports emerge that steroids may have been found at Pistorius&#8217; home the night he shot and killed his girlfriend. Police sources told the South Africa Times that drugs and syringes were found in a drawer in Pistorius&#8217; bedroom. Pistorius admitted to fatally shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine&#8217;s Day but claimed  he mistook her for an intruder. He was immediately taken for blood and urine tests after his arrest on Feb. 14. The paper reports that the Olympian&#8217;s lawyers may be considering a &#8220;roid rage&#8221; defense, arguing that Pistorius was under the influence of  steroids, which can cause paranoia, jealousy, aggression and irritability, when he shot Steenkamp. Although Steven Tuson, a professor of criminal law at Johannesburg&#8217;s Wits University told Reuters that a &#8220;roid rage&#8221; defense is unlikely to succeed, there is some evidence that synthetic versions of naturally-occurring steroids could trigger unusually aggressive behavior. (PHOTOS: Oscar Pistorius On and Off the Track) Human studies exploring this connection, however, are limited. In a 2008 study, Kevin Beaver, an associate professor at The Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice and his colleagues analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health involving 20,000 participants and found that steroid users were approximately twice as likely to engage in violent behavior, such as getting into physical fights. Another study from researchers at Northeastern University revealed that hamsters using steroids behaved more aggressively, and had significantly lower levels of the &#8220;feel good&#8221; receptor, serotonin, in areas of the brain related to aggression and violence. Still, the extent to which steroid abuse contributes to violence remains unknown. There are not enough human studies to determine how much of an influence steroids play in triggering aggressive responses vs. other circumstances or factors that steroid-takers might share in common, and who might be most vulnerable to the effects of the drugs. &#8220;I think part of the reason for a lot of debate coming out is that we simply don’t know the [biological] mechanisms. If we did, there would be a lot more consensus,&#8221; says Beaver. (MORE: ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius Charged with Murder of<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=80470&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret to Super Sperm? Less TV</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/06/the-secret-to-super-sperm-less-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even healthy men could improve their sperm quality by spending less time in front of the tube. Studies show that the quality of sperm, measured in concentration of sperm and sperm count, is declining in Western countries, with some suggesting a drop of up to 38% in concentration. Numerous factors could explain the trend, from lower levels of physical activity to exposure to environmental chemicals. But the downward dip in sperm quality matches up with increased TV viewing, so researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) decided to investigate the relationship between TV viewing, physical activity and semen quality. The scientists analyzed the semen quality of 189 relatively healthy New York men aged 18 to 22, who were asked about how often and how intensely they exercised, as well as the amount of time they spent watching TV, videos or DVDs. The men were all normal weight and height, and the majority did not smoke. (MORE: Does Your Sperm Need a Diet? Fatty Foods Linked to Poor Sperm Quality) Reporting in the British Journal of Sports Medicine the researchers found that on average, the men spent from five to 14 hours exercising and four to 20 hours a week in front of the TV. Men who spent 20 or more hours a week in front of the TV had a sperm count that was on average 44% lower than that of men who spent less time watching TV. And those who were the most physically active also enjoyed a 73% higher sperm count than those who were more sedentary. Being more active and watching less TV were associated with a higher sperm count and sperm concentration for the young men overall. The connection between TV viewing and sperm count could be a marker for other factors that distinguish those who spend more time in front of the screen than those who don&#8217;t. For example, the TV watchers are likely to be more sedentary, and therefore have less healthy diets than those who spend less time in front of the TV.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=79446&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Erectile Dysfunction Can Be a Warning Sign for Heart Disease</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/30/erectile-dysfunction-can-be-a-warning-sign-for-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[About one in five men over age 40 report moderate or severe erectile dysfunction, and according to a recent Australian study, these men could also have an increased risk of heart disease and early death. The study isn&#8217;t the first to make the link between erectile dysfunction and heart disease, but it&#8217;s first to find the link among men with even mild erection problems. The team of researchers, led by Emily Banks of Australian National University looked at hospital and death records of 95,000 men enrolled in the 45 and Up Study, one of the largest ongoing studies of healthy aging. The participants provided information about their lifestyles and health and were followed for two to three years. During the study period, 7,855 of the men were admitted to the hospital and 2,304 died. (MORE: What Does Gum Disease Have to Do With Erectile Dysfunction?) Those reporting erectile dysfunction had a higher risk of heart attack, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease and heart conduction issues. Overall, men with severe erectile dysfunction were 60% more likely to go to the hospital for coronary heart disease and twice as likely to die over a two to three year period, compared to men who did not have erection problems. But the study found that even among men with no history of heart disease, those who reported erection problems had a higher risk of being hospitalized for heart disease and premature death. And those with mild erectile dysfunction also had an increased risk of having heart trouble. MORE: Study: More Medications, More Erectile Dysfunction The association held even when the scientists accounted for known risk factors for heart disease such as age, income, education, smoking, alcohol consumption, marital status, physical activity, weight, diabetes and current treatment for high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol. &#8220;These results tell us that every man who is suffering from any degree of erectile dysfunction should be seeking medical assistance as early as possible and also insisting on a heart health check by their [doctor] at the same time,&#8221; said Dr. Rob Grenfell,<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=79115&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Gum Disease Have to Do With Erectile Dysfunction?</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/05/what-does-gum-disease-have-to-do-with-erectile-dysfunction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Olivia B. Waxman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can men avoid gumming up a relationship? They might start by brushing their teeth every day. According to a new study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, men with erectile dysfunction (ED) are three times more likely to have gum disease than men who do not have ED. Turkish researchers found that 53% of the male patients with ED had severe gum disease (chronic periodontitis) compared with 23% who did not have ED. The study included 80 male patients with ED and 82 male patients without the condition; none were smokers since lighting up is considered a risk factor for both ED and gum disease. The study was also limited to those 30 years to 40 years old in an effort to rule out age as a risk factor. Even after accounting for age, body mass index (BMI), household income, and education status, the association between poor dental health and ED held. (MORE: Gum Disease Doesn&#8217;t Cause Heart Disease After All) &#8220;We think that it will be of benefit to consider periodontal disease as a causative clinical condition of ED in such patients,&#8221; the authors write. What connects the two vastly different conditions? In a word, inflammation. Inflammation, which is the body&#8217;s immune response in action, may spread from the gums and harm other parts of the body. Gum disease is marked by bleeding of the gums and bone structure of teeth, and if left untreated, can cause tooth decay and tooth loss as immune cells launch an all-out attack on pathogens in the mouth. These bacteria can also seep into the bloodstream and damage blood vessels, and because erectile problems can be caused by impaired blood flow in the penis, poor dental hygiene can be associated with ED. About 150 million men worldwide suffer from erectile dysfunction, and nearly half of American adults over 30 (64 million) have periodontal disease — 56 percent of whom are men, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MORE: The Fires Within &#8220;Many studies have reported that [chronic periodontitis] may<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=75355&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shave It Off! How Bald Guys Can Look More Manly and Dominant</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/28/shave-it-off-how-bald-guys-can-look-more-manly-and-dominant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget hair transplants, pills and hair regrowth serums. A University of Pennsylvania researcher has a better alternative for balding men: shave it all off. In three experiments, researcher Albert Mannes, a lecturer at the Wharton School at U. Penn — and a balding man himself — found that guys with shaved heads are not only perceived by others as more manly and dominant than other men, but also taller, stronger and having greater potential as leaders. In the first experiment, nearly 60 participants looked at a series of photos of men who were similar in age and attire. The difference was that some men had shaved heads while others had full manes. The participants rated each man in terms of how powerful, influential and authoritative they looked. When the results were averaged, shaved men topped the ratings. (MORE: Study Finds Pattern in Male Baldness: Could There Be a Cure?) In the second study, Mannes showed participants images of four men. Each man was shown twice, once with hair and once without. Not only were the men perceived as more dominant when they were shown digitally balded, but they were also viewed as nearly an inch taller and 13% stronger. In the final study, Mannes gave the participants verbal and written descriptions men. Some men were described as having thick hair and others had shaved heads. Once again, the participants rated the men with shaved heads highest for masculinity, strength, dominance and leadership potential. “I was surprised that perceptions of dominance and masculinity extended to concrete, physical characteristics such as height and strength,” says Mannes, whose study was published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. Mannes theorizes that it&#8217;s the boldness of the act of head-shaving that feeds into the perception of dominance. He&#8217;s found that men with thinning hair — those who are presumably just resigning themselves to their own baldness — were rated as less dominant than men who took the initiative to shave their heads altogether. (MORE: Study: Baldness Drug May Lead to Long-Term Sexual Dysfunction) Still, that doesn&#8217;t mean everyone should<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=70345&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If Circumcision Rates Keep Falling, Health Costs and Infections Will Spike</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/21/if-circumcision-rates-keep-falling-health-costs-and-infections-will-spike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If rates of circumcision among infant boys continue to drop in the U.S., it could lead to billions of dollars in added health care costs and increases in sexually transmitted infections among men, according to a recent study by Johns Hopkins researchers. Studies link circumcision with numerous health benefits: the procedure is associated with lower risks of urinary tract infections in babies and young boys, and reductions in men&#8217;s risk of contracting HIV, genital herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV); it may also help reduce the odds of penile and prostate cancers. By reducing the burden of sexually transmitted infections among men, it may also help keep more women infection-free as well. If circumcision rates were to drop from the current 55% to 10%, urinary tract infections in baby boys may rise a whopping 212%, and in men, HIV infections could increase by 12%, HPV infections by 29% and herpes simplex virus type 2 by 20%. In women, dropping rates of male circumcision could increase cases of bacterial vaginosis by 18% and low-risk HPV by 13%. (MORE: Study: Uncircumcised Boys Have a Higher Risk of UTI) As gaps in insurance coverage increasingly lead parents to opt out of circumcision, the researchers say a drop to 10% is not unlikely — that&#8217;s in line with circumcision rates in Europe, where the procedure is typically not covered by insurance. Medicaid programs in many states have eliminated coverage of the procedure: currently, 18 states no longer pay for it, with South Carolina and Colorado most recently ending coverage last year. According to the study authors, the rate of circumcision rates had remained steady at about 79% between 1970 and &#8217;80, but fell to 63% in 1999 and then dropped again to 55% in 2010. To assess the estimated health-care costs of not circumcising, the researchers create an economic model. Their program included 4 million babies, equal to the number of kids born in the U.S. each year. Each circumcision costs insurers about $250 to $300, the researchers figured, but each time the procedure is avoided,<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=66802&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers Inch Closer to a Male Birth Control Pill</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/16/researchers-inch-closer-to-a-male-birth-control-pill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aside from condoms and a vasectomy, there aren't any reliable methods of birth control for men. But researchers report than experimental new molecule may point the way to a male birth control pill<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=66681&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prostate Cancer Screening: Why Can&#8217;t Doctors Agree?</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/07/30/prostate-cancer-screening-why-cant-doctors-agree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re wondering why experts still can&#8217;t agree on prostate-cancer screening, you&#8217;re not alone. Just two months ago, a major U.S. government panel said that basically no one should get screened for prostate cancer, claiming the simple blood test for prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, does more harm than good. Now, a new study looks at government data and finds that, without PSA testing, the U.S. would have three times as many patients each year diagnosed with advanced-stage prostate cancer — and the vast majority of those cases would be fatal. &#8220;Almost all men with clinically apparent metastases at initial diagnosis will die from prostate cancer,&#8221; urologist and study author Edward Messing told reporters, as he explained the importance of his study. The new study reflects a broader divide in the medical community, between public health experts who have largely turned away from PSA screening, and many practicing clinicians who feel the test has helped their patients immensely. (MORE: Men Should Forgo PSA Testing, U.S. Panel Advises) No one denies that PSA tests can help to catch prostate cancer early. But two issues are still unresolved. One is how well screening can actually work to prevent cancer deaths; the other is what kind of negative effects screening brings along with its benefits. On the first issue, there is still some uncertainty. In the U.S., a large randomized trial found no mortality benefit of screening. But an even larger randomized clinical trial in Europe has found a benefit. In its latest results published this spring, the European study team said that men who undergo routine testing have significantly lower risk of prostate-cancer death after 11 years. Still, the real crux of the debate on PSA testing is the second issue: the possible negative effects of screening. No diagnostic test is 100% accurate, and if a PSA test comes back positive for prostate cancer, the patient will usually be referred for a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. That test can have side effects. Then, if the patient does have cancer,  the available treatments<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=64993&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wide-Faced Men: Good Guys or Bad?</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/06/08/broad-faced-men-good-guys-or-bad-guys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think of the stereotypical tough guy: broad-faced, square-jawed, uber-macho. But new research finds that these aggressive, rugged-looking guys can be surprisingly cooperative in certain situations.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=61093&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prostate-Cancer Screening: Men Should Forgo PSA Testing, Panel Advises</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/05/22/men-should-forgo-psa-testing-for-prostate-cancer-panel-advises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice Park</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Men should not get routinely screened for prostate cancer using the PSA test, a government panel recommends. The panel finds there is little evidence that testing for PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, saves men&#8217;s lives, and that it causes too much unnecessary harm from the treatment of tumors that would never have killed them. The advice, published [PDF] by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in the Annals of Internal Medicine, extends the recommendation against routine prostate-cancer screening to men of all ages. The group had previously advised men ages 75 and older to avoid PSA testing. The USPSTF, which in 2009 recommended that women delay routine mammograms until age 50, based its prostate-cancer-screening guidelines on a review of previous research, including two large studies in the U.S. and Europe. The studies compared cancer rates and survival between men who were routinely screened and those who were not, and found little to no mortality benefit from PSA screening over 10 years of follow-up. The panel concluded that the benefit of screening was not outweighed by the potential risks, which include pain, fever, bleeding, infection and problems urinating, resulting from biopsies as well as incontinence and impotence associated with the treatment of tumors that would not have otherwise caused harm. Each year, about 1,000 to 1,300 men die from complications associated with treatments prompted by PSA screening. (MORE: Prostate-Cancer Screening: What You Need to Know) The task force&#8217;s recommendation goes against two decades of widespread use of the PSA test — a $35 blood test that detects levels of prostate-specific antigen, a protein that may indicate the presence of prostate tumors. “The recommendation is not just counter to what the lay public has been taught about cancer prevention but what physicians have been taught as well,” says Dr. Michael LeFevre, co–vice chair of the USPSTF and a professor of family and community medicine at University of Missouri. “We’ve been told for decades to be afraid of cancer and that the only hope is early detection and treatment. So it’s hard for physicians<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=60074&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Sperm Need a Diet? Fatty Foods Linked to Poor Sperm Quality</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/14/does-your-sperm-need-a-diet-high-fat-intake-linked-to-poor-semen-quality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Infertility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gentlemen, you may want to hold the bacon. A new study suggests that eating a high-fat diet may be associated with lower sperm quality. The study, published online in the European journal Human Reproduction, found that men who ate diets higher in saturated fat had lower sperm counts and concentration than men who consumed less fat. But men who consumed more omega-3 fatty acids — healthy fats found in fish and plant oils — had better formed sperm. Researchers looked at 99 American men in their mid-30s who were participating in an ongoing study on fertility and environment, at the Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center. From December 2006 to August 2010, the researchers questioned the men about their diet and analyzed their semen samples. The men were divided into three groups based on their total fat intake. The men in highest third of fat consumption (at least 37% of their total calories) had a 43% lower sperm count and 38% lower sperm concentration than the men with the lowest fat intake. Saturated fats appear to be the star culprit behind poor sperm quality in this study. Men who consumed the most saturated fat (at least 13% of their daily calories) had a 35% lower total sperm count and a 38% lower sperm concentration than the men consuming the lowest levels. Men who ate the most omega-3 fatty acids, however, had more correctly formed sperm. MORE: Could a Healthy Diet Boost Sperm? According to Dr. Richard Sharpe of the Medical Research Council&#8217;s Human Reproductive Sciences Unit at the University of Edinburgh, for normal functionality, sperm depend on their plasma membrane, which is mainly composed of fats. “It is therefore not unreasonable to imagine that the type of fats in the diet may affect sperm membrane fat composition which, in turn, may affect sperm function. To an extent, we are what we eat,” he said in an email statement. Dr. Sharpe is the deputy editor of Human Reproduction and is unaffiliated with the study. &#8220;Diets containing higher amounts of omega-3 fat and lower amounts of<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=55305&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sugary Drinks Linked to Heart Risk in Men</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/13/sugary-drinks-linked-to-heart-risk-in-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sugar-sweetened sodas can lead to weight gain and diabetes, but a new study finds just how harmful the beverages can be on the heart, especially for men. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found that those drinking about 6.5 sugared beverages a week were 20% more likely to have a heart attack during the study&#8217;s nearly two decades than those who never consumed them. The results came from 22 years of follow up of the eating habits and heart disease rates among 42,883 men enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. Every few years from January 1986 to December 2008, the participants, aged 40-75,  answered questionnaires about their diet and health habits. They also provided blood samples halfway through the study so the researchers could measure possible confounding effects, such as cholesterol and glucose levels, as well as factors that could explain how excess sugar contributes to heart disease, such as inflammatory protein markers. MORE: Should Sugar Be Regulated like Alcohol and Tobacco? Indeed, the results show that men who sip more sugary beverages like sodas, lemonade and fruit drinks, have a higher risk of heart disease possibly due to increased levels of inflammation and harmful lipids in their blood, which are biomarkers for heart disease. The increased risk of heart disease remained even after the scientists  accounted for other risk factors that could affect heart disease rates such as  smoking, physical inactivity, alcohol use and family history of heart disease. “This adds to the growing evidence that sugary beverages are detrimental to our health,” says study author Dr. Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology in the Harvard School of Public Health. “There should be a concerted effort to reduce sugary beverage consumption in our population.” The same effect was not seen among those who drank artificially sweetened drinks, which don&#8217;t contain sugar. Men who drank sugar-sweetened beverages infrequently — only twice a week or twice a month — also did not experience an increased risk. Still, says Hu, that doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s a good idea to consume<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=55189&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Circumcision: The Surgery that May Lower Prostate-Cancer Risk</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/12/circumcision-the-surgery-that-can-lower-prostate-cancer-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that men who are circumcised before their first sexual encounter may be less likely to develop prostate cancer later on. As the study reports, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are commonly linked to prostate cancer, since these conditions cause inflammation of the prostate — which makes it vulnerable to abnormal growth of cells. Circumcision, doctors theorize, could inhibit this cancer-causing pathway by getting rid of the foreskin that can harbor infections. In the study, researchers from the University of Washington looked at surveys and medical records of 1,754 men with prostate cancer and 1,645 men without the disease. They found that those who were circumcised before they had sex for the first time were 15% less likely to develop prostate cancer than their uncircumcised counterparts. They were also 18% less likely to develop more-aggressive forms of the cancer. The authors write: The moist environment under the preputial skin may help pathogens survive for extended periods prior to direct infection. Combining the finding of a relationship between a history of STIs and [prostate cancer] risk along with a reduction in STIs in circumcised men has led to the hypothesis that circumcision might reduce [prostate cancer] development by decreasing prostatic exposure to infectious agents. (MORE: CDC: Why Are U.S. Circumcision Rates Declining?) But that doesn&#8217;t mean that parents who do not circumcise their sons are putting their boys at risk for cancer. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend routine circumcision, since the operation can cause complications and there isn&#8217;t strong enough evidence of the operation&#8217;s benefits to support those risks. The current results only highlight a correlation between the procedure and a lower risk of the disease, not a cause-and-effect relationship. For now, the results are a first step toward better understanding the various factors that contribute to prostate cancer. Exposure to STIs, and the role that circumcision may play in lowering risk of those infections, might be an important component of the cancer, but it&#8217;s too early to label circumcision as a way to<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=55168&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret to Guys&#8217; Sex Appeal: Low Stress, High Testosterone, Strong Immunity</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/27/the-secret-to-guys-sex-appeal-low-stress-high-testosterone-strong-immunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washboard abs and a chiseled jaw are a draw, but a recent study suggests it may be a man&#8217;s healthy immune system that really turns women on. That makes sense, since a strong immune system signifies a healthy guy — one who&#8217;s likely to survive long enough to pass his rugged genes to the next generation. But the more surprising thing is that women can apparently spot good immunity by looking at a guy&#8217;s face. The key factor may be testosterone, the male hormone that has been associated with a man&#8217;s hardy good looks. According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, testosterone levels are not only linked with facial attractiveness, but also with a strong immune system response. MORE: Why Fathers Have Lower Levels of Testosterone To figure out the complex relationship between hormones and hotness, researchers from Abertay University in the U.K. studied 74 Latvian men in their early 20s. They gave the men a Hepatitis B vaccine, which triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to fight the virus, and took blood samples before and after. Using the blood samples, researchers measured the men&#8217;s antibody levels, as well as levels of testosterone and the stress hormone cortisol. The researchers then showed photographs of each man to 94 Latvian women, who were also in their early 20s, and asked the women to rate the pictures on a 10-point scale of attractiveness. Turns out, the most highly rated men were those with stronger immune responses and higher levels of testosterone. &#8220;The more antibodies a man produces in response to a vaccine, the more attractive his face,&#8221; Fhionna Moore, co-author of the study and a psychologist at Abertay University, told Cosmos magazine. Researchers also found that the link between testosterone, immune strength and attractiveness was most robust in men who had the lowest levels of the stress hormone cortisol. What does that mean? The findings suggest that a man&#8217;s stress levels (high stress equals high cortisol) may interfere with his testosterone&#8217;s mate-attracting allure, reports Health.com. It all goes<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=54028&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Like Father Like Son? Y Chromosome Linked to Heart Disease</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/09/like-father-like-son-y-chromosome-linked-to-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dad may be credited with more than just your facial features. A new study suggests that heart disease risk may be passed from father to son. The study, published in The Lancet, analyzed data on more than 3,200 men enrolled in several British heart disease studies. The researchers focused on genetic markers on the Y chromosome — which is present only in male DNA (women have two X chromosomes) — and found that men with a certain genetic variant were 50% more likely to have coronary artery disease than those without it. The increased risk was independent of other contributors to heart disease such as age, weight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and smoking. MORE: Why Fathers Are Less Likely to Die of Heart Disease It&#8217;s not clear why this particular genetic signature may increase heart risk, but the researchers speculated that it has to do with its influence on inflammation and immunity. Reported Scientific American: The genetic variant came with altered patterns of regulation in 19 key pathways — all of which were linked to immune and inflammatory responses. These differences might play a role in atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries, noted the researchers, who were led by Fadi Charchar, of Australia’s University of Ballarat. “Dysfunction of immune response is a well established contributor to atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease,” they wrote. The findings do not suggest that the variant accounts fully for men&#8217;s heart disease risk, or that scanning Y chromosomes would help predict an individual man&#8217;s risk of developing coronary artery disease. But the association offers an interesting avenue for further scientific inquiry. The study is exciting for researchers because it gives the role of the Y chromosome new meaning. &#8220;The major novelty of these findings is that the human Y chromosome appears to play a role in the cardiovascular system beyond its traditionally perceived determination of male sex,” said principal investigator Dr. Maciej Tomaszewski, a clinical senior lecturer in the University of Leicester department of cardiovascular sciences, in a statement. MORE: Can Eating Fruits<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=53244&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking May Lead to Faster Cognitive Decline in Men</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/07/smoking-may-lead-to-faster-cognitive-decline-in-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice Park</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know that smoking contributes to a variety of health problems, including heart disease, emphysema and lung cancer, among others. But now there&#8217;s  growing evidence that using cigarettes can also affect the brain: the latest study shows that smoking is associated with cognitive decline as early as age 45, and that male smokers may be more vulnerable to these mental effects than women. For the study published in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers led by Severine Sabia, a research associate in the department of epidemiology and public health at University College London, gave cognitive tests to 7,236 middle aged men and women three times between 1997-99 and 2007-09, when they were 44-69 years old, 50-74 years old and 55-80 years old. The researchers also collected the participants&#8217; 20-year smoking history through regular self-reported questionnaires. MORE: The Nicotine Patch May Improve Memory And when they compared the cognitive scores to smoking status, they found that men who smoked showed faster decline than nonsmoking men over 10 years.The size of the effect associated with smoking was similar to that of 10 years of aging. Even after Sabia and her colleagues adjusted for the effects of heart disease, stroke and lung function on mental abilities, the effect of smoking remained strong. The more men smoked, the greater their decline. What’s more, the study showed for the first time that the smoking-related cognitive declines may begin as early as age 45. Women, on the other hand, did not show any differences in cognitive scores over the same 10-year period. “The result among women was not particularly expected,” Sabia wrote in an email responding to questions about the study. But she says, it might easily be explained by the fact that there were fewer women in the study (2,137) than men (5,099), or because female smokers tended to smoke less than the men. As far as the male smokers were concerned, the drop in cognitive functions, which included their scores on tests of memory, vocabulary, reasoning, verbal fluency and other executive skills, confirmed<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=53014&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When Cancer Screening Does More Harm than Good</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/06/when-cancer-screening-does-more-harm-than-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re so used to hearing about the importance of screening for cancer — the earlier tumors are detected, the better they can be treated — that it seems anathema to learn that in some cases, screening may not necessarily save us from cancer. At least, it may not necessarily save enough lives on a population level to justify their costs, in both health complications as well as for the test itself. In 2009, two eye-opening reports claimed that routine prostate-cancer screening does not seem to save lives, or at the very least that any longevity benefit is modest and comes with serious risk of over diagnosis. Then, later that same year, an influential federal panel recommended that women under 50 stop getting regular mammograms, the go-to test for detecting breast cancers. MORE: The Screening Dilemma Today a new study adds yet another skeptical voice to the debate on screening. The study is a follow-up to one of the two in 2009 that looked at prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, and it confirms that men who receive regular PSA tests do not live longer than men without regular screening. Both the 2009 study and the follow-up, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), use data from the same Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. But the new study updates the old one, confirming the finding that there&#8217;s still no mortality difference between the screened and non-screened groups, even after the roughly 75,000 men in the study have been followed for 13 years. MORE: The Man&#8217;s Cancer This new finding is likely to cause confusion and anger &#8212;  we&#8217;re trained to think it&#8217;s irresponsible to skip our tests. And it goes against the strong logic behind screening. In fact, many people figure that the new studies and recommendations against screening must some kind of ploy to ration health care. Yet a growing number of medical experts really do believe that screening procedures, in some select cases, may do more harm than good. Why? To begin, it&#8217;s helpful to think about when cancer screening works the best. To date, perhaps the most successful cancer screening program<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=50986&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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