Different tests may be needed to detect rising blood pressure in these men, experts say. Young black American men have higher central blood pressure and stiffer blood vessels than white males, indicating that black men are developing high blood pressure at an early age and with little outward signs, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Such a test would be especially useful for blacks, other high-risk groups. Doctors may someday be able to use five genetic markers to assess whether a man is at high risk to develop prostate cancer, a new study suggests.

November is health awareness month, so check with a physician if you're in pain. During November, which is Bladder Health Month, the American Urological Association is urging people to talk with their physicians about any symptoms they may have of possible urological conditions.

The new procedure is an alternative to hip replacement, but complications occur, experts say. Age and gender are important to the success of hip resurfacing, say U.S. researchers who reviewed more than 500 surgeries and found the majority of serious complications occurred in women of all ages and men over age 55.

Gender is the major socioeconomic factor influencing outcomes, study finds. Men are more likely to die from inoperable non-small cell lung cancer than women, U.S. researchers report.

But too much abdominal fat poses a bigger threat, study finds. Whether you're shaped like an apple or a pear, if you're overweight, you have a higher risk of dying than someone of normal weight, a new European study says.

Best results achieved with male-to-male surgeries, study finds. Matching the gender of heart donors and recipients helps short- and long-term survival of heart transplant patients.

Study suggests link between high blood pressure in pregnancy and risk of the malignancy. Pregnant women who experience severe high blood pressure may find that their risky condition ultimately helps protect their sons from testicular cancer, a new study suggests.

But it's not clear if the cholesterol-lowering drugs protect against the disease.  A new study shows that men who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have lower blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a biomarker for prostate cancer risk.

Swedish researchers say heart attack rates change when clocks are adjusted. The end of daylight saving time is just about here, and it may pose problems more serious than adjusting sleep patterns.

They are 4 times more apt to develop the lung artery disorder, study shows. Women are four times more likely to develop a debilitating and potentially lethal lung disorder known as pulmonary hypertension, a new study shows.

Once-daily dose of the ED drug delayed disease progression, researchers found. Cialis (tadalafil), a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction, appears effective in treating pulmonary hypertension, researchers report.

And study finds they're, well, clueless about its impact on them. Red really is the color of love for men, according to two University of Rochester psychologists who conducted a series of experiments to determine how color affected men's responses to women.

Rate double that for healthy patients, regardless of gender, site of injury, study says. Nearly a third of moderate-to-severe trauma patients reported some degree of sexual dysfunction a year after the trauma itself, a new report says.

Availability of cheap foods, larger portions changes dining behavior, Japanese study says. People who eat quickly and until they're full are three times more likely to be overweight than others, a Japanese study says.

Middle-aged white women at increasing risk, study finds. The suicide rate in the United States is increasing for the first time in a decade, particularly among middle-aged white women, a new study finds.

Findings suggest combo treatments less effective, more painful than singular procedures. Laser therapies to remove unwanted hair may be safer and more effective when used separately rather than in combination, according to an Iranian study.

Men who light up show less improvement after therapy, study says. Women appear to respond better than men to chronic pain treatment, and men who smoke appear to receive even less of benefit, a new study says.

Research suggests aggressive treatment is viable, even for patients in their late 70s. With increasing life expectancies, improved surgical tools, and better information on patient results, many older men diagnosed with early prostate cancer are taking a pass on the traditional advice to hold off on treatment for a period of time.

Besides hair loss and nausea, side effects include fatigue, vomiting, mouth sores and pain. Women starting chemotherapy for breast cancer often expect unpleasant side effects, from hair loss to nausea.

Though women have condition more often, men suffer side effects twice as much, study says.  Men are more likely than women to suffer vision loss as a result of a condition that causes increased pressure in the brain, a U.S. study finds.

A monogamous rodent could shed light on romantic loss. Pity the lovelorn prairie vole. A new study finds that when this monogamous rodent is separated from a mate, its brain starts a process that ends in lovesickness.

It even affects quality of life in those who quit, Finnish study reports. Everyone knows smoking isn't good for you, but now Finnish researchers report that men who smoke not only die younger but they have a poorer quality of life than those who never smoked.

The take-home message is that, if you drink a lot, you're going to hurt your brain," said Rajesh Miranda, an associate professor of neuroscience and experimental therapeutics at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. "This is something we knew, but this is a huge study that quantifies that."

More people being treated for hypertension than ever before, study finds. More Americans than ever are being treated for high blood pressure, say researchers from the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

The hope is the finding could one day lead to a screening test. New genetic links to male pattern baldness have been discovered by researchers in England and Germany.

Elevated lipoprotein (a) levels boost cardiovascular disease risk for some. If you're worried about reducing your risk of heart disease, you probably already know that you should quit smoking, eat a healthful diet, exercise regularly, keep your blood pressure in check, and make sure your cholesterol levels aren't too high.

Review doesn't find a protective effect in post-HAART era. A new analysis of existing research finds little evidence that circumcision protects gay men from infection with the AIDS virus, but the issue is still far from settled.

But authors say research, which focused on men, doesn't mean it's OK to smoke. Men who drink a moderate amount of red wine may lower their risk of lung cancer, even if they smoke, researchers report.

Heavy men with high output of the hormone had quadruple the death risk, study found. Men who are overweight and who have high insulin levels when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer may be more likely to die from the disease, research shows.

Early research suggests 'horny goat weed' might help men with impotence. A Chinese herbal remedy known as "horny goat weed" may indeed live up to its name as a natural version of Viagra.

New study doesn't show same result for women, however Eating fruits and vegetables can help elderly men guard against the bone loss that can lead to hip fractures, Tufts University researchers report.

Study found giving it before radiation raised death risk 20% in this group. Older men with early-stage prostate cancer who are given hormone therapy before radiation seed implant therapy face a 20 percent greater risk of dying than those who get radiation treatment alone, new research suggests.

Proper treatment often not started among middle-aged men, study finds.  Too many family doctors don't start treatment of middle-aged men with high blood pressure when they should, a new study indicates.

Hormone-deprivation Rx erodes bone, but meds like Fosamax can help, study shows.  Men receiving hormone-deprivation therapy for advanced but localized prostate cancer can develop bone loss as a side effect of the treatment.

Northwestern consortium's program features message boards, videos and advice.  A new Web site to help cancer patients learn more about how they can preserve their ability to have children has been launched by Northwestern University in Chicago.

Condition may persist, but mouse research shows drug restores oxygen, sexual functioning.  Men with sleep apnea may suffer from a treatable form of erectile dysfunction caused by regular deprivation of oxygen experienced during these episodes of obstructed breathing, a new report says.

The U.S. review covered the period from 1999 to 2004. Lung and bronchial cancers accounted for almost half of the approximately 2.4 million tobacco-related cancers diagnosed in the United States between 1999 and 2004, says a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday.

High, but still normal, levels triple risk of aggressive disease.  Men whose serum calcium levels fall within the high end of the normal range are three times more likely to develop fatal prostate cancer, a new report shows.

But the findings could be pure chance, one expert says. Taller men are at greater risk for prostate cancer and more likely to have cancer that progresses quickly, a new British study suggests.

Offspring of men 55 and older were 1.37 times more likely to be diagnosed, study finds. That's the conclusion of a new study by Swedish researchers who compared 13,428 people with bipolar disorder to more than 67,000 people without the condition.

One form of DNA linked to marital bliss, the other to discord, study found. Whether a man has one type of gene versus another could help decide whether he's good "husband material," a new study suggests.

In men with enlarged prostates, daily Cialis showed benefit without side effects . A daily dose of the erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (Cialis) helped relieve lower urinary tract symptoms in men with signs of enlarged prostates, according to a new study.

Mouse study finds hormone affects behavior, drives spread of contact illness. In mice, high levels of the male sex hormone testosterone may play an important role in the spread of disease, according to Penn State researchers.

By puberty, condition may be passing phase in boys, but more permanent in girls, study says.  Boys may be more likely to have childhood asthma than girls, but they are also more likely to grow out of it, a new study says.

In animal study, effect on those with metabolic syndrome was seen within days. Statins might quickly help reverse erectile dysfunction among men who have metabolic syndrome, new animal research suggests.

New study fails to settle question about best treatment for the disease. The latest update from a European study that has followed men with prostate cancer for more than a decade leaves the debate about the advantages of aggressive treatment versus "watchful waiting" undecided.

Living a healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of stroke by about 80 percent, new research suggests. Women who pursued healthy habits -- not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly and drinking moderate amounts of alcohol -- had a 79 percent reduced risk of any stroke, and an 81 percent decreased risk of ischemic stroke.

Analysis may aid in guiding recommendations on who should get screened and when. One in five men in their 40s has had a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test in the past year, and young black men are more likely than young white men to have undergone the test, a new analysis shows.

Delayed diagnosis, less successful surgery, pair of studies finds. The standard screening test for prostate cancer may not be accurate for obese men, leaving them more vulnerable to the disease, and surgery is less likely to be effective for them, a new pair of studies found.

Report says it may be that some men adopt women's kids from previous relationship. American men ages 18 to 44 are more than twice as likely as women in the same age group to have adopted a child, a new federal report says.

But some researchers say the finding fails to establish cause-and-effect. Vietnam veterans exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange have a significantly greater risk of prostate cancer, especially the most aggressive form of the disease, a new study contends.

Findings suggest current concept of 'normal' protein secretion needs revision. Healthy people with elevated levels of albumin in their urine, even within the range considered normal, are at increased risk for high blood pressure, say researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

But symptoms linked to low levels are much rarer, study finds, New research suggests that one out of four men over 30 have low testosterone levels, but only one out of every 20 men have clinical symptoms linked to such a deficiency.

Their high blood pressure stayed the same regardless of HDL level, study found, High levels of "good" high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol do not protect against increased blood pressure in men who are heavy drinkers, a Japanese study finds.

Updated government guidelines take a dim view of prostate cancer screenings at any age and flatly recommend against them entirely for men over 75. The over-75 rule "is much more explicit than any recommendation out there right now" for using the prostate-screening antigen

As many as 61 percent of cancer patients use complementary therapies such as prayer, relaxation, meditation and massage, researchers from the American Cancer Society report. This new study echoes findings of other, smaller studies that also found that many cancer patients use complementary treatments.

People who drink too much have increased odds of developing metabolic syndrome, a series of risk factors and conditions that are strongly related to cardiovascular disease, a new study says. Conditions of metabolic syndrome include obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes.

While risk factors, age and family history play a role in a man's health, your daily habits and health regimen also have a major impact on how healthy you are. The Cleveland Clinic offers these preventive health guidelines for men.

Scientists have taken a step forward in understanding the mechanisms behind a problem that has bedeviled many men, and some women, for all of history: hair loss. The study identifies a key signaling molecule that tells hair follicles to start the hair-growing cycle.

Men undergoing hormone deprivation therapy to keep prostate cancer at bay may experience memory loss and have trouble concentrating, a new study finds. Testosterone is thought to help spur prostate cancer. So, androgen depletion therapy has been used for many years to treat the disease. By reducing the level of testosterone, the treatment helps to slow the growth of prostate cancer cells.

Could affect fertility, especially in overweight and obese men, researchers report. Eating half a serving of soy food a day lowers sperm concentrations and may play a role in male infertility, particularly in obese men, Harvard University researchers report.

Correcting varicose veins in scrotum boosts sperm count, motility, study finds. A simple, minimally invasive procedure can treat a common cause of male infertility and improve a couple's chances of having a baby, a new study finds.

Study suggests sildenafil may reduce sexual dysfunction for women taking antidepressants. The drug that turned around the sex lives of many older men has proven in a small trial to also help women on antidepressants who experience sexual dysfunction.

Postmenopausal women who slept more than nine hours a night had up to 70% higher risk. Sleeping either too much or too little appears to heighten the risk of stroke, a new study finds.

U.S. does better than Europe, although American whites do better than blacks, study finds. Your odds of surviving cancer depend on which country you live in. And, in the United States, it also depends on whether you're black or white, a new study finds.

Study finds lower death rate for men with upbeat outlook, but same did not hold true for women. Men who thought they had a lower risk of dying from heart disease turned out to be right over the next 15 years, no matter what their conventional risk factors showed.

But rates of the cancer in young men haven't changed, study says. Cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are increasing sharply among younger women in the United States, but not among younger men, a new study says.

Females scored worse than males on neurocognitive tests; reason remains elusive. Being female and having a history of concussions both slow recovery from a concussion among young athletes, according to a new study done on soccer players.

Both conditions cause significant decrease in body's ability to repair sperm DNA, studies find. Diabetes and being over- or underweight can have a negative effect on male fertility.

Study finds almost 40% say docs never said condition was terminal until near death.  A new Swedish study reports that two in five widowers were never told their wives' cancer was incurable until she was near death, if they were told at all.

Those who had phlebotomy were 37% less likely to develop disease.  Blood letting to reduce levels of iron in men with peripheral arterial disease may reduce their chance of developing cancer, according to a new study.

Survival rates no different than 'watchful waiting,' study shows. An increasingly common therapy used for localized prostate cancer may not bestow any survival benefits on the patient beyond those seen with a simple "wait-and-see" approach.

Being over 35 meant lower pregnancy rates, higher chances of miscarriage for couple, study finds. Among couples with fertility problems, those in which the man is over age 35 have lower pregnancy rates and increased chances of miscarriage, a new study shows.

It's the 'use it or lose it' principle at work, one expert says. Frequent sexual intercourse may cut down on a man's chances of developing erectile dysfunction, Finnish researchers report.

But far more women live to be that old, study authors note. Not as many men as women make it to their 90s or beyond, but those who do have an advantage over their female counterparts: Researchers found that males aged 90 and older are more likely to avoid dementia than women of similar age.