Week of September 05, 2011

   

Botox Approved For Urinary Incontinence

Botox was recently approved for use in incontinence cases relating neurologic conditions. Studies also continue on the use of Botox for BPH. Read more

 

Do Pesticides Cause Prostate Cancer?

Pesticides in fruits and vegetables have been liked to higher rates of prostate cancer in men. Read more

 

Vegetables Can Reduce Prostate Cancer Progression

A new study from Harvard researchers found that men who have prostate cancer who consumed the most broccoli, cauliflower, and other cruciferous vegetables had a nearly 60 percent reduced risk of  prostate cancer progression. Read more

 

Can Vegetables Reduce Risk Of Aggressive Prostate Cancer?

A new study from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) reports that men whose diets are high in leafy green vegetables and vegetables high in carotenoids have a reduced risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Read more

Overactive Bladder (OAB) in Men

Millions of men and women have overactive bladder, but it is also a condition few people admit they have, even to their doctors. Yet according to a new study (May 2011) published in Urology that involved 20,000 men and women, an estimated 29.8 million adults aged 40 years or older in the United States have bothersome symptoms of overactive bladder. Read more

 

Helpful Tools for Patients 

 

• Do I have BPH? 
• Do I have Prostatitis? 
• Do I have Erectile Dysfunction? 
• A-Z Prostate Supplements