A subtle mutation affecting the epigenome – a set of dynamic factors that influence gene activity – may lead to an inherited form of mental retardation that affects boys, find researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston. The disorder, which also involves cleft lip or cleft palate, appears to hinge on an enzyme working in a biological [...] Read more »

Research presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds marked differences between obese and lean men in how they respond to the taste of fat…

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Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) raised the risk of heart failure for middle-aged and older men – and significantly raised the risk of coronary heart disease in men up to age 70, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association…

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The American Journal of Men’s Health (published by SAGE) is now endorsed by Men’s Health Network. Men’s Health Network (MHN) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to reach men and their families where they live, work, play, and pray with health prevention messages and tools, screening programs, educational materials, advocacy opportunities, and patient [...] Read more »

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is inviting African men living in London to get involved in a football tournament that aims to give men better information on how they can stay healthy this summer…

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HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is relaunching a support group for gay and bisexual men aged 18 and over, who are living in and around Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. The LADS Café meets up every Tuesday from 2.00pm – 5.00pm, as well as the first Saturday of each month from 12.30pm [...] Read more »

Men who carry a faulty BRCA2 gene have a 1 in 15 chance of developing breast cancer by the time they reach 70, suggests the largest study of its kind, published online in the Journal of Medical Genetics. Carriage of a faulty BRCA2 gene in women significantly increases their chances of developing breast cancer, [...] Read more »

With a new study showing the PSA test reduces the prostate cancer death rate by 44 percent, ZERO The Project to End Prostate Cancer demands an apology for all at risk of the disease from the American Cancer Society, which has long discounted the importance of prostate cancer testing. “It’s time to ‘Man Up’ and [...] Read more »

Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ENDP) has submitted a complete response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following the company’s receipt of a Complete Response letter in October 2009 related to the New Drug Application (NDA) submission for FORTESTA™ (testosterone) 2% gel…

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A new study from Sweden revealed that screening men between 50 and 65 years old with the PSA test for prostate cancer reduced deaths by nearly a half over 14 years and concluded that prostate cancer screening compares favorably with screening for other cancers, but also cautioned that the risk of overdiagnosis is [...] Read more »