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Research and studies have shown that sex is not only good for your mental health, but your physical well being too.

According to Consumer Reports, over $100 million was spent last year to promote prescription testosterone, marketing everything from gels and patches to injections.

Mark Huffman has been a consumer news reporter for ConsumerAffairs since 2004. He covers real estate, gas prices and the economy and has reported extensively on negative-option sales.

The costly form of radiation therapy that has become the norm for prostate cancer in the United States may be no better than the older, cheaper variety -- at least for some men, a new study suggests.

Older men with localized prostate cancer and other serious health conditions may not benefit from aggressive treatment for their cancer.

US actress and director Angelina Jolie addressing the audience after premiere of her movie "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 2012.

A prostate cancer diagnosis and the treatment that follows can impact not only your husband's health, but the quality of your marriage.

A British father has made medical history by having his healthy prostate removed after discovering that he carries a defective gene that boosts his risk of cancer, it was reported last night.

The FDA has approved Xofigo for the treatment of men with symptomatic late-stage castration-resistant prostate cancer that has spread to bones but not to other organs.

On December 19th, 2012, Oncothyreon's shares fell roughly 50% as development partner Merck KGaA reported that L-BLP25 , a cancer immunotherapy that was being tested against non small-cell lung cancer , failed to meet its primary endpoint in a Phase III trial.

Xofigo has been approved by the US FDA for symptomatic late-stage castration-resistant prostate cancer that has reached bones but not other organs, i.e. with no known visceral metastatic disease.

UC Irvine Health urologists and health policy experts report in a new study that two written assessments that identify existing comorbidities - the patient-reported Total Illness Burden Index for Prostate Cancer and the physician-reported Charlson Comorbidity Index - can successfully target prostate patients who would not benefit from biopsy to ... (more)

Family members will be paid to look after their disabled adult relatives after the Government set aside $23 million for carer payments in this year's Budget.

During routine bloodwork, my PSA showed a slight movement upward. My family doctor wanted me to see a urologist for further tests.

Legendary comedian and noted pot enthusiast Tommy Chong has announced that he is cancer-free and claims he has his longtime friend Mary Jane to thank for his good health.

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Bones / Orthopedics ; Urology / Nephrology Article Date: 16 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Androgen deprivation therapy is a common and effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer .

That's the slogan of Pints for Prostate . As part of American Craft Beer Week, the Somerset Hills Hotel Tap Room will host a benefit Friday night for the organization, to help boost prostate cancer awareness through what the nonprofit calls the "universal language of beer." Pints for Prostates, a grassroots campaign started by cancer survivor Rick ... (more)

Men who are physically fit in middle age have a lower risk of developing and dying from certain cancers, new research indicates.

New overseas guidelines on who should be tested for the second-most-common cause of cancer deaths in Australian men were released recently.

When you or your loved ones are in the middle of a cancer fight, the last thing on your mind is a portrait.