Male Hair Loss and Heart Attacks

Male Hair Loss and Heart Attacks

A depressing study from Harvard School of Public Health showed that loss of hair on the top of the head markedly increases a man’s chances of suffering a heart attack, and the more hair he loses, the more likely he is to suffer a heart attack (1). Men with male...
Male Hair Loss and Heart Attacks

Baldness

Several years ago I reported that the present treatment for male-pattern baldness is not very effective, that male pattern baldness may be caused by insulin resistance, and that a diet high in sugar and flour may cause irreversible hair loss. The old theory was that...
Male Hair Loss and Heart Attacks

Prostate Biopsy Not So Benign

Doctors do not need to biopsy every man with a high PSA screening blood test for prostate cancer. Most patients become infected from the procedure, 20 percent suffer severe pain, 10 percent require strong pain medicines, and 15 percent of previously potent patients...
Male Hair Loss and Heart Attacks

Bent Penis: Peyronie’s Disease

Three of 100 men suffer from Peyronie’s disease, a bending of the penis during erection. The penis contains balloons that fill with blood to cause an erection. These balloons can develop a scar that prevents them from expanding normally during an erection,...

Bicycling Does Not Raise PSA

A study from the University Hospital in Essen, Germany shows that riding a bicycle does not raise blood levels of PSA, the blood test used to screen for prostate cancer. Several studies suggest that ordinary bicycle seats can cause impotence which can become permanent...