http://prostate.menwomenhealthtoday.com/blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:12:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A doctor skips a simple test and learns a lesson. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/magazine/22wwlndiagnosis.t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss If doctors placed bets on diagnoses, those sticking to classic diseases with quirky symptoms would win 9 times out of 10. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/health/27case.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss High blood levels of a certain dioxin commonly found in the general male population may be associated with decreased testosterone levels, a new study suggests. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/28/health/28haza.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Most of us have tissue or blood samples on file somewhere, but what we don't typically know is what research they are being used for and how much money is being made from them. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/magazine/16tissue.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss A new study raises questions about whether the herbal extract does any good for swollen prostate glands at all. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/14/health/14nutr.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss A sampling of some current research into men's health that is not yet common knowledge and not yet part of the health gospel. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/20/health/menshealth/20briefs.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Under a treaty known as the Montreal Protocol, methyl bromide was to be banned for most uses by the end of this year. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/08/national/08gas.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Twenty-four mentally ill residents of a Queens adult home coerced into having unnecessary prostate surgery have been awarded a $7.4 million settlement. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506EEDC153CF936A3575BC0A9629C8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss A combination of the two most common treatments for an enlarged prostate has significant advantages over using either alone. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E2D6143FF930A15751C1A9659C8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss This week's question: Does having mumps in childhood make you more susceptible to prostate enlargement in later life? http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E5DA1F3BF932A35754C0A9659C8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss