WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Precisely delivered ultrasound could be an effective treatment for prostate cancer, with high-frequency sound waves heating and killing off cancer cells, a new study says. The treatment killed off all prostate cancer cells in 76% of men who underwent a follow-up biopsy one year later, researchers said. It also cut down on unwanted side effects, such as incontinence and sexual dysfunction. In the procedure, MRI scans are used to precisely apply ultrasound to a man’s prostate cancer, through a small catheter-like device inserted through the urethra ..read more

MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 (Healthday News) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III, who spent time in intensive care last month for complications related to prostate cancer surgery performed in December, has returned to the hospital with bladder issues, the Pentagon announced Sunday. “Tonight, after a series of tests and evaluations, the Secretary was admitted into the critical care unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for supportive care and close monitoring,” his doctors said in a statement released by the Pentagon on Sunday evening. “At this time, it is not clear how long Secretary ..read more

MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Follow-up from recent surgery for an enlarged prostate has revealed that Britain’s King Charles III has cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. The palace did not disclose the type of cancer that was discovered. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted,” the palace said in a statement. “Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.” “His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone pu ..read more

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Even small increases in a man’s cardio fitness can significantly reduce his risk of developing prostate cancer, researchers report. An annual increase in aerobic fitness of 3% or more is linked to a 35% lower risk of prostate cancer, according to a report published Jan. 30 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. “Improvements in [cardiorespiratory fitness] in adult men should be encouraged and may reduce the risk of prostate cancer,” concluded the research team led by Dr. Kate Bolam, an exercise oncology researcher with the Swedish School of Sport ..read more

FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Britain’s King Charles III is expected undergo surgery next week to correct an enlarged prostate, and experts say these procedures are common in older men and safe. The king, 75, has what’s clinically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). “An enlarged prostate means the gland has grown bigger. Prostate enlargement happens to almost all men as they get older,” noted Dr. Ravi Munver, vice chair of urology at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, N.Y. The prostate is located between the pelvis and the bladder, and as it grows in size i ..read more

TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following two weeks of hospital care for complications from prostate cancer surgery, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Pentagon announced Monday. “Secretary Austin progressed well throughout his stay and his strength is rebounding,” Walter Reed Trauma Director Dr. John Maddox and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, director of the Center for Prostate Disease Research at the hospital, said in a Pentagon statement. “He underwent a series of medical tests and evaluations and received non-surgical ..read more

MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Taking nitrates for heart problems alongside erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra or Cialis could be a prescription for trouble, a new study warns. Men who combine the two types of medications have a higher risk of death or suffering a heart-related health emergency, researchers reported Jan. 15 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “Physicians are seeing an increase of requests for erectile dysfunction drugs from men with cardiovascular diseases,” said senior researcher Dr. Daniel Peter Andersson, an associate professor at the Karolin ..read more

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized while recovering from complications related to a December surgery to treat prostate cancer, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. His doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Dr. John Maddox, director of trauma medical, and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, director of the Center for Prostate Disease Research, said the 70-year-old is expected to make a full recovery once his complications have cleared. “His prostate cancer was detected early, and his prognosis is excellent,” the doctors said in ..read more

MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Much has been made of the effects a pregnant woman’s drinking could have on the health of her unborn child. But alcohol consumption by men also increases the risk of birth defects in newborns – and a new study shows that guys who want to avoid this will have to cut out the booze as much as three months before they try to conceive. Semen from men who regularly consume alcohol has been linked to brain and facial defects associated with fetal alcohol syndrome and other pregnancy complications, researchers said. Now, they say it takes much longer than previ ..read more

FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bodybuilders are largely unaware that the protein supplements they use to bulk up might harm their fertility, a new study shows. Four out of five male gym enthusiasts (79%) said they use protein supplements as part of their fitness plan, the poll found. But only 14% had considered how those supplements — which contain high levels of the female hormone estrogen — might impact their fertility, researchers found. “Too much female hormone can cause problems with the amount and quality of sperm that a man can produce,” explained lead researcher Meurig Gallagh ..read more