Eating Quickly Is Associated With Overeating, Study Indicates Nov 5, 2009
4, 2009) According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full. The decreased release of these hormones, can often lead to overeating ... "Our study provides a possible explanation for the relationship between speed eating and overeating by showing that the rate at which someone eats may impact... (Science Daily)
Get healthy in 60 seconds Nov 5, 2009
A TURKEY SUB: Turkey is a excellent source of tryptophan, an amino acid that aids in the production of serotonin the hormone that keeps you calm. The next time youre stressed at work and really need to keep your cool, order a turkey sub. (India Times, India)
Dieters Try Pregnancy Hormone Nov 5, 2009
It's called the HCG diet, for human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that Dr. Robert True said helps ensure that a developing baby gets enough calories in the womb ... "It can also be very dangerous. What worries me is this is a hormone, and we know that when we mess with hormones you can really mess with people's health," said infertility expert Dr. Alice Domar. (KSBW 8, CA)
Eat Often To Lose Weight? Nov 5, 2009
Cruise said the latest science shows that this plan "will reduce the stress hormone, cortisol, which is responsible for stubborn belly fat.". The diets philosophy also includes eating something sweet -- about 50 calories worth -- every day. (KSBW 8, CA)
Use Of Cannabinoids Could Help Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Patients Nov 5, 2009
Dr. Akirav and Ganon-Elazar also examined hormonal changes in the course of the experiment and found that synthetic marijuana prevents increased release of the stress hormone that the body produces in response to stress. According to Dr. Akirav, the results of this study show that cannabinoids can play an important role in stress-related disorders. (Science Daily)
Ways to deal with premature menopause Nov 5, 2009
This is a very abrupt form of menopause, and hormone replacement therapy is usually recommended because the body has not had a chance to get used to the hormonal changes ... Your doctor can find out if your ovaries are working by doing a blood test to check the hormone level, FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone). (India Times, India)
Early-stage, HER2-positive Breast Cancer Patients At Increased Risk Of Recurrence Nov 5, 2009
" For the retrospective study, Gonzalez-Angulo, and her team used M. D. Anderson's Breast Cancer Research Database to analyze 965 patients treated between 1990 and 2002. All of the patients' tumors were smaller than one centimeter; patients whose receptor status could not be analyzed and/or had received adjuvant chemotherapy or Herceptin at any time were excluded. The median age of the women at diagnosis was 57 years. To validate the findings, a second cohort of 350 patients from European... (Science Daily)
Pettitte helps Jeter, Rivera and Posada to title Nov 5, 2009
He returned in 2007 and admitted to using human growth hormone when the Mitchell Report was released in December. Im a benefit of a lot of great teams Ive been on. (MSNBC -- Sports)
High Fiber Intake May Interfere with Ovulation Nov 5, 2009
Researchers found that among 250 women ages 18 to 44, those who reported eating the recommended amounts of fiber had the lowest blood levels of estrogen and other reproductive hormones ... Anovulation can have various causes, including excessive exercise, having either too little or too much body fat, thyroid gland dysfunction and polycystic ovarian syndrome -- a hormone disorder that is a common cause of infertility ... The researchers gauged anovulation by measuring the women's... (Newsmax)
No. 5 for Jeter, Pettitte, Posada, Rivera Nov 5, 2009
He returned in 2007 and admitted to using human growth hormone when the Mitchell Report was released in December. "I'm a benefit of a lot of great teams I've been on. I've had a lot of wonderful players surrounding me," said Pettitte, who earned his playoff record 18th win. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
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Dieters Try Pregnancy Hormone - Health News Story - KCRA Sacramento ... Dieters Try Pregnancy Hormone ... It's called the HCG diet, for human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that Dr. Robert True said helps ensure that a developing baby gets enough calories in the womb. (KCRA 3, CA)
Counterfeit Drug Strategy Proposed Nov 5, 2009
pharmacist discovered that bottles of Neupogen, a growth hormone prescribed for AIDS and cancer patients, were filled only with saltwater. The FDA report on measures to combat drug counterfeiting was compiled in consultation with drug manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and pharmacy groups. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry)
Tomatoes Help Dieters Eat Less Nov 5, 2009
Scientists believe that tomatoes are rich in compounds which modify appetite hormones and leave us feeling satisfied ... Lycopene, the pigment that gives tomatoes their bright red color, may be the appetite suppressing ingredient and could alter levels of ghrelin, a hormone that makes us feel full. (Newsmax)
4 Characteristics of Muscular Men Nov 5, 2009
Sleep time is the body s prime time to repair the muscle tissue that s been destroyed during your weight-lifting session and it is also when growth hormone levels tend to peak. Since growth hormones play a big role in the muscle-building process, maximizing the time when they are at their peak is definitely to your advantage. (Fox News)
Testosterone and Spermatogenesis Nov 5, 2009
NEJM -- Normal Spermatogenesis in a Man with Mutant Luteinizing Hormone ... Normal Spermatogenesis in a Man with Mutant Luteinizing Hormone ... Men with mutations in LHB, the gene encoding the beta subunit of luteinizing hormone (LHB), have azoospermia with absent or few fetal Leydig cells. (New England Journal of Medicine)
New damages trial for Wyeth in Ark. hormones case Nov 5, 2009
hormones case - Yahoo ... Wyeth Pharmaceuticals will get a new trial to determine if the drugmaker should pay punitive damages to a woman who got breast cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Los Angeles church pastor sued for alleged abuse Nov 5, 2009
Woman convicted of selling human growth hormone. A Los Angeles-area woman has been convicted for smuggling human growth hormone into the United States, then selling it over the Internet to doctors and spas across the country ... U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which led the probe, said Friday that 61-year-old Rana J. Hunter, of Marina del Rey, had been convicted in U.S. District Court on eight criminal counts, including smuggling goods into the United States, knowingly distributing... (Fresno Bee -- State)
Graham Indicted For Role In Probe Nov 5, 2009
who testified that he provided steroids, human growth hormone and the performance-enhancing drug EPO under Graham's direction from about 1996 through 2000, according to the New York Times. A public records search showed that Graham's assistant coach, Randall Evans, shared an address in Laredo with Heredia in 1999. (Yahoo News -- Track and Field)
LGBTA group, greeks talk Nov 4, 2009
Questions ranged from what it was like to go through hormone treatment to what it is like to give talks to fraternities. Previous article: Next article: More stories from The Daily Collegian Online. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Breast cancer changes with spread Nov 4, 2009
This change would mean hormone therapies such as tamoxifen, which would not have worked for the original tumour, could help treat the disease if it has spread. Other tumours changed from ER positive to ER negative, which suggests those patients may be given treatments which will not benefit them - experiencing side-effects unnecessarily. (BBC News -- Health)
Thorpe submits drug test defence Nov 4, 2009
The Australian returned a drug test in May 2006 with abnormal levels of testosterone and leutenising hormone ... "ASADA can confirm on Wednesday 16 August it received the full and final submissions from Ian Thorpe into the matter of his unusual testosterone, epitestosterone and luteinizing hormone levels," the statement read ... Both testosterone and leutenising hormone are on the banned list but are naturally produced by the body. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Hormone Therapy Can Help Some with Prostate Cancer Nov 4, 2009
MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A brief course of hormone-blocking therapy can provide small benefits to a specific group of men who get radiation therapy for prostate cancer, a long-running study shows. Ten-year survival was 62 percent in men with cancers graded as intermediate risk who got treatment that blocked their male hormone activity in addition to radiation therapy, compared to 57 percent of those who got radiation therapy alone, said Dr. Christopher U. Jones, a radiation oncologist... (MEDLINEplus)
Understanding Diabetes in America Nov 4, 2009
Insulin is a hormone responsible for delivering glucose (the result of sugar and starch metabolism by the body) from the bloodstream to cells, which translate this glucose as usable energy. When a person ingests sugars, carbohydrates, and starches, the beta cells of the pancreas (one of three cluster groups of hormone-producing cells in the pancreas) release a sufficient amount of the glucose -regulating hormone insulin ... The cells of the body are starved of energy due to a lack of the... (Suite101.com)
Acne Triggers Nov 4, 2009
Acne Triggering Factors: Age & Hormones ... During puberty, androgen hormone production increases which induces an increase in the production of sebum and the development of greasy skin ... Food as a cause of acne is still a controversial topic among dermatologists, despite patient s anecdotal reports and a few studies which blame westernized dietary habits, milk and milk products, and food items containing high levels of iodine and, possibly hormones. (Suite101.com)
New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating Nov 4, 2009
Chevy Chase, MD According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology olism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full. The decreased release of these hormones, can often lead to overeating ... "Our study provides a possible explanation for the relationship between speed eating and overeating by showing that the rate at which someone eats may impact... (EurekAlert!)
What women's symptoms really mean Nov 4, 2009
Women are twice as likely to develop the problem thanks to excess estrogen; the hormone increases the concentration of cholesterol in the gallbladder and decreases the organ's ability to do its job. Some women try to treat the pain with acid-blocking drugs, which won't work because heartburn isn't the problem. (CNN)
Takeda, Amylin in deal Nov 3, 2009
Takeda, based in Osaka, will pay $75 million up front for medicines, including Amylin s experimental therapy, that combines the diabetes drug Symlin with a form of leptin, a hormone implicated in weight loss, Takeda and San Diego-based Amylin said. The purchase may help Takeda buffer losses after Actos, its top seller with $4 billion generated for the year ended March 31, loses patent protection in January 2011. (Boston Globe)
New Damages Trial for Wyeth in Ark. Hormones Case Nov 3, 2009
Hormones Case - ABC News ... Appeals court orders new punitive damages trial for Wyeth in Arkansas hormone-therapy case ... Wyeth Pharmaceuticals will get a new trial to determine if the drugmaker should pay punitive damages to a woman who got breast cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. (ABC News -- Wire)
Undetectable PSA After Radiation Is Possible And Predicts Good Patient Outcomes Nov 3, 2009
1, 2005) The clinical outcome for prostate cancer patients who have been treated with hormone therapy and radiation therapy can usually be determined by how rapidly their prostate specific antigen level rises. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Diets High In Sodium And Artificially Sweetened Soda Linked To Kidney Function Decline Nov 3, 2009
28, 2005) Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that eating or drinking sweets may decrease the production of the stress-related hormone glucocorticoid -- which has been linked to. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Genetic Variation Of Enzyme Linked With Outcomes For Women Receiving Tamoxifen Nov 3, 2009
24, 2009) Goserelin, a lutenizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist, reduces the long-term risk of disease recurrence and deaths in premenopausal women with early breast cancer who did not take tamoxifen. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Wyeth to Face New Trial on Punitive Damages in Hormone Replacement Case Nov 3, 2009
Donna Scroggin's hormone replacement product liability suit against Wyeth and Upjohn has been quite a roller coaster ride ... And on balance, the appeals court's is a lot better for Scroggin -- and other plaintiffs in the hormone replacement multidistrict litigation -- than it is for Wyeth and Upjohn (which are both now part of Pfizer). (Law.com)
Navratilova compares Agassi with Roger Clemens Nov 3, 2009
"Not as much shock that he did it as shock he lied about it and didn't own up to it. He's up there with Roger Clemens, as far as I'm concerned. He owned up to it (in the book), but it doesn't help now.'' Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, repeatedly has denied using performance-enchancing drugs. His former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, claimed in the Mitchell Report that he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone at least 16 times in 1998, 2000 and 2001. According to... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Can testosterone therapy aid older men? Nov 3, 2009
Study tests hormone gel on men over 65 Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... But for some men, the male sex hormone may sink so low that they not only lose all interest in sex, but suffer more falls, have memory problems and experience anemia ... It may also offer some early signals on whether testosterone gel could put men at increased risk of prostate cancer, since the hormone has been linked in the past to that malignancy. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen Nov 3, 2009
Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal custom-mixed bioidentical hormones, just like ones the body makes ... Millions of women have tried custom-compounded hormones or herbal supplements like black cohosh and red clover since 2002, when a big federal study found risks from traditional hormone replacement therapy, or... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Proton Therapy Is Well-tolerated In Prostate Cancer Patients Nov 3, 2009
High-risk patients also received the chemotherapy drug, docetaxol, followed by hormone therapy. Researchers followed the patients for at least a year after treatment and examined the genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity scores using both International Prostate Symptom Scores (IPSS) and Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE, v. 3) for each patient. (Science Daily)
Genetics may hold key to prevention, treatment Nov 3, 2009
Consequently, low-risk patients are typically given hormone treatment a pill a day for five years and high-risk patients are given both chemotherapy and hormone treatment ... Antibodies, in theory, tell the patient s immune system to recognize a cancer s there and get rid of it versus our old-fashioned chemotherapy poisons and hormone therapies, which typically block or starve the cancer of hormones and thereby lead to cell death, Sajer said. (Bolton Common, MA)
Flu Vaccine Given To Women During Pregnancy Keeps Infants Out Of The Hospital, Study Suggests Nov 3, 2009
9, 2007) Children of women with hypothyroidism an under-active thyroid who had elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, had a significantly. . (Science Daily)
Takeda, Amylin to Develop Obesity Drugs in Possible $1 Billion Agreement Nov 2, 2009
Byetta, injected twice daily, is a synthetic hormone that spurs pancreas cells to make insulin when blood sugar is high. Amylin and Lilly are trying to gain U.S. approval for a once-weekly version of the product. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
What Causes Blood Cells To Deform, And How Does Deformation Affect Blood Flow? Nov 2, 2009
26, 2009) Researchers have linked higher levels of the hormone aldosterone to high blood pressure and blood vessel disease in African-Americans. Aldosterone is secreted by the adrenal glands and causes salt. (Science Daily)
More kids have diabetes, fewer schools have nurses Nov 2, 2009
According to the ADA, 186,300 people under 20 have type 1 or type 2 diabetes when the body either does not properly make or process the hormone insulin. About one in every 440 children and adolescents have diabetes. (USA Today)
Treating Mild Iodine Deficiency Boosts Brain Power Nov 2, 2009
Iodine is necessary for the body to produce thyroid hormones, which regulate metabolism. The traditional view was that since these hormone levels are still within normal range when a person is mildly iodine deficient, the lack of iodine may have no health effects. (Newsmax)
Therapy dogs help small patients endure procedures (3) Nov 2, 2009
Four-year-old Samantha is undergoing growth hormone testing, and Bonnie the border collie is there to calm her nerves. Hormone testing can take up to five hours, so Samantha s parents are thankful Bonnie is there. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Liposuctioned Fat May Augment Breasts Nov 2, 2009
With reconstructions following breast cancer surgery, Zapiach explained, all of the breast tissue is removed before the fat is injected, so there is no danger that fat - which excretes estrogen, a hormone that stimulates breast cell growth - will bring the cancer back. With cosmetic augmentations, the tissue still remains, so "there is a theoretical risk that use of fat for augmentations could increase the risk of breast cancer," Zapiach said. (Newsmax)
Thorpe submits drug test defence Nov 1, 2009
The Australian returned a drug test in May 2006 with abnormal levels of testosterone and leutenising hormone ... "ASADA can confirm on Wednesday 16 August it received the full and final submissions from Ian Thorpe into the matter of his unusual testosterone, epitestosterone and luteinizing hormone levels," the statement read ... Both testosterone and leutenising hormone are on the banned list but are naturally produced by the body. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Peter Chianca: Breaking the (dress) code of silence Nov 1, 2009
Granted, as of this writing my daughter is only 4, but I d have to be an idiot not to see her teenage years bearing down on us like a raging hormone train. After all, nine years is like nothing for instance, it feels like just yesterday that came out. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Peter Chianca: Breaking the (dress) code of silence Nov 1, 2009
Granted, as of this writing my daughter is only 4, but I d have to be an idiot not to see her teenage years bearing down on us like a raging hormone train. After all, nine years is like nothing for instance, it feels like just yesterday that came out. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Counterfeit Drug Strategy Proposed Nov 1, 2009
pharmacist discovered that bottles of Neupogen, a growth hormone prescribed for AIDS and cancer patients, were filled only with saltwater. The FDA report on measures to combat drug counterfeiting was compiled in consultation with drug manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and pharmacy groups. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry)
FBI to Review Whether Roger Clemens Lied to Congress Nov 1, 2009
Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- 's denial that he used steroids and human growth hormone will be reviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the first step in possible perjury charges against the former All-Star pitcher ... McNamee testified that he injected Clemens 20 times with steroids and human growth hormone. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
Congress Asks for Probe of Clemens Nov 1, 2009
It was called after Clemens's former trainer, Brian McNamee, said he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone in a report on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball by former Senate majority leader George J. Mitchell that was released in December ... McNamee, a witness in a federal steroid investigation, told the committee he injected Clemens at least 38 times between 1998 and 2001 with human growth hormone and three different steroids: Winstrol, testosterone and nandrolone,... (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
Clemens: Friend Andy Pettitte 'misheard' steroid talk Nov 1, 2009
McNamee -- who served as Clemens' trainer until 2007 -- countered that he injected Clemens with only testosterone, the steroid Winstrol or human growth hormone ... Pettitte previously acknowledged using human growth hormone in 2002 ... McNamee's attorneys last week, however, showed reporters photos of needles and gauze that McNamee said were used to inject with steroids and human growth hormone. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
Were Clemens' 'implausible' comments perjury? Nov 1, 2009
The apparent falsehoods, the investigators wrote, ranged from Clemens' claim that he had never used or even discussed using human growth hormone, to his assertions that team trainers often injected him with vitamin B-12 during his 24-year career ... Relying on McNamee, Mitchell said Clemens had used growth hormone and steroids when he played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Yankees ... Pettitte also said Clemens had confided in him about his use of growth hormone. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
Thorpe moves to scuttle doping claims Nov 1, 2009
"ASADA can confirm on Wednesday, August 16 2007 it received the full and final submissions from Ian Thorpe into the matter of his unusual testosterone, epitestosterone and luteinizing hormone levels," the agency said in a statement. "This material will now be examined by ASADA and a determination made as to the way forward."For operating reasons ASADA cannot go into any more detail. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Peter Chianca: Breaking the (dress) code of silence Nov 1, 2009
Granted, as of this writing my daughter is only 4, but I d have to be an idiot not to see her teenage years bearing down on us like a raging hormone train. After all, nine years is like nothing for instance, it feels like just yesterday that came out. (Amesbury News, MA)
Peter Chianca: Breaking the (dress) code of silence Nov 1, 2009
Granted, as of this writing my daughter is only 4, but I d have to be an idiot not to see her teenage years bearing down on us like a raging hormone train. After all, nine years is like nothing for instance, it feels like just yesterday that came out. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
The Health Benefits of Eating Brocc... Nov 1, 2009
Indole-3-carbinol is believed to lower the risk of hormone dependent cancers like breast cancer by converting estrogens in the body to a weaker form that s less likely to cause growth of a cancer. Indole-3-carbinol has also been shown to suppress the growth of prostate cancer cells in animals. (Suite101.com)
Preventing Muscles Loss Due to Agin... Nov 1, 2009
A lack of activity, less blood flow, and fewer nutrients and hormones to arms and legs cause muscle tissue to waste away ... When they eat they don t build enough muscle with the protein in food; also, the insulin (a hormone released during a meal) fails to shut down the muscle breakdown that rises between meals and overnight ... Researchers believe these problems may stem from the fact that nutrients and hormones are not reaching the muscles due to a reduced blood flow. (Suite101.com)
Peter Chianca: Breaking the (dress) code of silence Nov 1, 2009
Granted, as of this writing my daughter is only 4, but I d have to be an idiot not to see her teenage years bearing down on us like a raging hormone train. After all, nine years is like nothing for instance, it feels like just yesterday that came out. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Placental Precursor Stem Cells Require Testosterone-free Environment To Survive Nov 1, 2009
Further, the survivability of TSCs has been thought to require the presence of ovarian hormones ... A new study, published in the current issue of the journal Cell Transplantation, has demonstrated that it is the absence of male hormones, rather than the presence of female hormones, that allows extended transplanted cell survivability ... "However, castration of the male mice abolished the sex hormone difference and the livers of the castrated male mice provided a perfect environment for the... (Science Daily)
Graham Indicted For Role In Probe Nov 1, 2009
who testified that he provided steroids, human growth hormone and the performance-enhancing drug EPO under Graham's direction from about 1996 through 2000, according to the New York Times. A public records search showed that Graham's assistant coach, Randall Evans, shared an address in Laredo with Heredia in 1999. (Yahoo News -- Track and Field)
Soft-Shell Crabs Created On Demand? Oct 31, 2009
He says his team has isolated the hormone receptor that inhibits molting and will soon test compounds designed to block the receptor and induce molting. SOUNDBITE: Doug Watson, Biologist, University of Alabama at Birmingham IN VITRO, IN THE PETRI DISH, THE RECEPTOR BLOCKER BLOCKS THE EFFECT OF THE MOLT INHIBITING HORMONE, SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO NOW IS TEST IT IN CRABS AND SEE IF IT WILL INDUCE MOLTING IN CRABS.. (National Geographic)
'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen Oct 31, 2009
Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal custom-mixed bioidentical hormones, just like ones the body makes ... Millions of women have tried custom-compounded hormones or herbal supplements like black cohosh and red clover since 2002, when a big federal study found risks from traditional hormone replacement therapy, or... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Woman convicted of selling human growth hormone Oct 31, 2009
Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal - custom-mixed "bioidentical" hormones, just like ones the body makes ... LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles-area woman has been convicted for smuggling human growth hormone into the United States, then selling it over the Internet to doctors and spas across the country. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Key To How 'Triggering Event' In Cancer Occurs: Researchers Link Hormone To Creation Of Gene Fusion In Prostate Cancer Oct 31, 2009
The study found that pieces of chromosome relocate near each other after exposure to the hormone androgen ... The researchers took prostate cancer cells that did not reflect the gene fusion but that were sensitive to androgen, a male hormone known to play a role in some prostate cancers ... (July 28, 2009) Researchers have discovered how hormone-dependent prostate cancer advances to the incurable hormone-independent disease state. (Science Daily)
Combating infertility problems Oct 31, 2009
Similarly, alcohol lowers the production of sperm and of the male hormone testosterone. Deficiencies of certain nutrients, such as vitamin C, selenium, zinc and folate may also be risk factors. (India Times, India)
