A major study confirmed what many of us have already long suspected and that is that regularly taking a fistful of drugs is essentially a recipe for disaster. For two years researchers from East Anglia University followed 13,000 volunteers who were 65 or older. They looked specifically at the ... Read More ›
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UPDATED:July 18, 2016
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Avoid These Overactive Bladder Triggers
Are you having trouble controlling your bladder... and does it seem as if it sometimes controls you? According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, you could be suffering from urinary incontinence, which can range from mild leaking to uncontrollable wetting. ... Read More ›
UPDATED:December 21, 2018
PSAs Fail Another Test
There are plenty of things a man can do to boost his odds of living longer and better--but getting screened for prostate cancer isn't one of them. It's been obvious for years that PSA tests just don't work--now, a major new study confirms it: Men who get regular screenings are no more or less ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Hospitals use robots to push prostate surgeries
Want to see a high-pressure sales pitch? Don't visit a car dealer... just visit a hospital with a prostate-chopping robot. It slices... it dices... it brings in money like nobody's business -- and who cares if it performs operations no one actually needs? A new study shows how hospitals that ... Read More ›
UPDATED:March 15, 2016
Rising PSA no cause for alarm
"PSA velocity" sounds like a phrase that was coined just to frighten you. And it probably was. After all, if your doc says "your PSA numbers have risen a touch, but are still low," you probably wouldn't care. But if he says you've got "PSA velocity," well... now you're probably ready to ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
Should all prostate cancers be treated?
Dear Dr. Mirkin: Should all prostate cancers be treated? Answer: Twenty to forty percent of prostate cancers are of such low risk of spreading through the body that they should probably be treated with "active surveillance." In one study, 65-year-old men with low-risk prostate cancer ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 14, 2016
The Truth About Sodium: Too Little Salt Linked to Death and Fracture Risk
It's the first piece of advice most patients hear in the exam room, and I'm sure you've heard it often enough from your own doc. Stop eating salt! Well, I've got news for you: The low-sodium diet your doc has been trying to cram down your throat won't lower your blood pressure -- and a new ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
Skip the sedatives and get a safer night’s sleep
A recent study found that men and women who take sedatives to sleep may increase their mortality risk by more than a third. Now, I know that lack of sleep is a huge problem, especially if you're under a lot of stress. But if you take a drug like Ambien to catch some z's, you could be heading for ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
PSA tests don’t save lives
Another new study exposes the failed promise of the PSA test. Researchers have found that while these screenings may detect some cancers, they won't actually make a difference when it comes to survival. And that's a failure by any definition. Researchers analyzed data from six studies involving ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
PSA Testing – Too Much of A Bad Thing
When the inventor of the primary screening test for prostate cancer calls it a "hugely expensive public health disaster," you'd think doctors might take the hint. If only! Instead, the medical profession acts like an enabling spouse, and the pharmaceutical industry plays the role of the ... Read More ›
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