Men’s Health

Men with long index fingers have a lower risk of prostate cancer….

Among obese white men, those with diabetes are more likely than those without to have high-grade prostate cancer discovered on prostate biopsy, according to researchers…. 

The FDA announced that it’s reviewing the safety of a class of prostate cancer drugs, following up on data that suggest an increased risk of diabetes and certain heart problems….

New research shows that the risk of heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac death and diabetes in men who underwent androgen deprivation therapy was 20 to 30 percent higher.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED) in men younger than 45 years, researchers reported.

Insulin-resistant men had significant improvement in erectile function when metformin was added to sildenafil(Viagra), according to data from a small clinical study.  Metformin increases the activity of sildenafil.

Antidiabetic drugs, insulin, sulfonylurea and metformin are associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer, investigators report.

Both excess body weight and a high plasma concentration of C-peptide predispose men with a subsequent diagnosis of prostate cancer to an increased likelihood of dying of the disease, according to the results of a long-term survival analysis.

Erectile dysfunction is common among men aged more than 60 years. Its cause involves both physiologic and psychosocial factors.

Men with diabetes who are having trouble keeping an erection could be at increased risk of serious heart problems according the results of a new study. It said that those with erectile dysfunction are twice as likely as other men with diabetes to develop heart disease.