220,000 Americans are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. But it can be difficult to detect, and to know if and when it will turn aggressive. This is important because the…
Prostate cancer can be a serious, even life-threatening disease. But in today’s environment, it is usually caught early. When this happens, survival rates are quite good. What’s more, new diagnostic…
Years ago, any time a prostate tumor was identified, it was removed or treated. It was thought that this move would save a man’s life. Soon it was discovered that some…
Apart from skin cancer, prostate cancer is one of the most common diseases in men.[1] Different risk factors lead to the development of prostate cancer in men, such as family…
Around 20% of workers take part in shift work. But recent studies have shown that people who work the night shift suffer health wise. The age faster, gain more weight,…
Type-2 diabetes, also called age-related diabetes, is when the body fails to make enough insulin, or when the body becomes insulin resistant, meaning the amount of sugar in the bloodstream…
One of the most common pieces of advice pertaining to the prevention of serious disease which doctors have extend to patients for time immemorial, is maintaining a proper diet, and…
Men who are obese and undergo prostate cancer surgery have a higher risk of prolonged bleeding and a protracted hospital stay. Now a study out of the Loyola University in…