Prostate

It is estimated that 16.15 % or approximately 1 in 6 men born today will eventually suffer from prostate cancer.  Although prostate cancer is rarely fatal when caught in the early stages, it still remains the second leading causing of cancer related death in men.     Fortunately, recent research has led to the identification of two ...click here to read more

Prostate cancer involves the abnormal proliferation of cells of the prostate gland, which is the main organ responsible for the production of fluid that constitutes the semen. Prostate cancer initially presents with symptoms involving frequent urination, as well as the production of blood in the urine. Cancer of the prostate generally affects men of advanced ...click here to read more

It’s a problem that has drawn international recognition due to its harmful, not to mention pointless implications. Warren Buffet, one of the world’s richest men, and an 81 year old prostate cancer patient has said that screening for prostate cancer at his age serves absolutely no benefit. He says the harms of the screening on ...click here to read more

Prostate cancer is recognized as the most common cancer affecting North American males, thus imposing a significant health and economic burden.  The disease is generally diagnosed in men with advanced ages and is usually treatable when discovered early on.  Patients positively diagnosed with prostate cancer are often discovered with low- to intermediate cancer risk and ...click here to read more

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, while stroke is the leading cause of disability. Approximately one million Americans have a heart attack every year, and 400,000 of them die as a result of it. Interestingly, more heart attacks occur between 4:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. because higher blood ...click here to read more

Every day 70 Canadian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and eleven die from it. The National Cancer Institute in the United States predicts that over 200,000 men in the US alone will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012. Now another study is pointing the finger at red meat consumption as a risk factor ...click here to read more

Did you know that more than 300 unique enzymes need zinc to work effectively? Zinc is found in each cell of your body. It is involved directly in nearly every single bodily process that you can think of. But that’s not all that makes zinc an amazing mineral. Zinc also has the power to boost ...click here to read more

Fifty percent of men over 60 years of age and 90% of men in their 70s and 80s will likely suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH. BPH occurs when the prostate enlarges, putting pressure on the urethra. This can cause an obstruction of the bladder and urine flow. It is quite common for men’s prostates ...click here to read more