Testosterone Treatment Helps Older Males Lose Weight, Plus Other Benefits
Replacing low testosterone levels in older, overweight or obese men to normal levels results in….
Impaired Fasting Glucose Affects Male Sexual Health
For men with sexual dysfunction, IFG is linked with severe ED, overt hypogonadism....
Misperception of Weight Is Key Barrier to Weight Loss
Misconception about one's weight is an important barrier to weight loss in obese people, a new study has revealed. "This misperception is important because the first step in dealing with a weight problem is knowing that you have one," Margarita...
Diabetes Associated with Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Problems in Men
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin without a history of CVD were at higher risk for major cardiovascular events compared with men who had a history of CVD....
Resistant Starch Shows Blood Sugar Benefits
Thirty grams per day of resistant starch may improve sensitivity to insulin by 73% for men, but not women....
Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Lower Fertility
Significantly fewer children are born to couples when one partner has type 1 diabetes....
Sitting for Seven Hours a Day Raises Diabetes Risk in Women
The study found women who spend the most time sitting down during the week are more likely to show early signs of type 2 diabetes than those who are more active. Blood tests revealed they had higher levels of markers that suggest the body is well...
Do Cardiovascular Risks Differ for Men and Women with or without Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is associated with greater relative risk of CHD in women than in men, according to The British Regional Heart Study and British Women's Heart Health Study....
Metformin May Help Protect Women against Pancreatic Cancer
A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer -- at least in women -- but finds other diabetes medications are associated with a higher risk of the disease....
Diabetes and Prostate Cancer Risk in the REDUCE Trial
A multivariate analysis showed that men with diabetes are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer....
Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss
Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication....
Testosterone Replacement Improves Male Metabolic Syndrome
Testosterone replacement to normal levels in middle-aged and elderly hypogonadal men significantly improved all components of the metabolic syndrome at 24 months....
Low Testosterone Affects Insulin Sensitivity
Low testosterone may also have effects on insulin sensitivity as well as diminished libido....
Resveratrol Improves Metabolism in Obese Men
Resveratrol, an ingredient found in red wine, may improve the health of obese men....
Neuropathy a New Underappreciated Cause of Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction has traditionally been associated with vascular problems, but men with severe peripheral neuropathy frequently reported ED as well as failure with phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors....
Study Links Heart Disease Deaths to Low Testosterone
Low levels of the sex hormone might raise men's risk of dying from heart disease....
Sleep Deprivation Tied to Obesity in Male Teens
Sleeping less than eight hours on weekdays is associated with obesity in male, not female teens. Dr. Anita Rao, from Baylor College of Medicine Sleep Center in Houston, collected data from 255 teens in high school for height, weight, and weekday...
Prediabetes May Protect against Incontinence Symptoms
Researchers have unexpectedly found evidence that the early stages of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and the accompanying hyperinsulinemia may have favorable effects on lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). After analyzing 34,000 men aged...
Testosterone Deficiencies Can Increase Death in Men with Diabetes
Allowing low testosterone levels to go untreated may sharply increase the risk of early death among men with Type 2 diabetes....
Glucose Control Limits Erectile Dysfunction
Intensive glycemic therapy reduces the risk of ED in young men with Type 1 diabetes, researchers report. The benefit was limited to a secondary prevention cohort containing men with mild microvascular complications at baseline. But no matter where...
Insulin-Resistance and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Research on insulin-sensitizers can pave the way to identifying a novel therapeutic strategy for the management of prostatic enlargement in insulin-resistant individuals....
Selenium Improves Glucose Regulation in Men
In a French prospective observational study, older men with higher plasma selenium levels at baseline are less likely to have impaired fasting glucose levels or Type 2 diabetes...
Testosterone Gel Improves Diabetes in Men with Low Levels
News from the British Endocrine Society meeting
MANCHESTER, England -- Topical testosterone replacement reduced insulin resistance and glycated hemoglobin in men who were deficient in the hormone and at ...
Issue 93 Item 10 SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION FROM LICORICE
Licorice acts like cortisone and reduces testosterone.
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