Diseases & Conditions
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An estimated 70 percent of older adults have gum disease (periodontitis) and 20 percent have untreated tooth decay, putting them at risk for hypertension, cardiovascular...
Don’t Ignore Walking Leg Cramps
Peripheral arterial disease is a common and underdiagnosed condition that can be an early warning for heart attacks and stroke. New guidelines suggest that looking...
Life Expectancy after TURP Surgery
Living with an enlarged prostate can make a man start to feel old. He might remember his father always needing to be near a bathroom,...
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Medication
The prostate gland is an internal component of the male reproductive system that sits above the rectum and below the bladder. The urethra (the tube...
What Is the Latest Treatment for an Enlarged Prostate?
For men over age 50, the prostate gland often becomes a source of trouble. Crucial to male fertility, this walnut-sized gland usually begins to undergo...
What Is the Best Treatment for an Enlarged Prostate?
Different men whose prostates have become enlarged (a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH), can have wildly varying experiences. Some are fortunate enough to...
What Is Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test?
By the time a man hits his mid-50s, he’s probably begun to learn a thing or two about his prostate. He knows it’s a sex...
Does an Enlarged Prostate Affect a Man Sexually?
Developing an enlarged prostate, known medically as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is an unfortunate fact of life for most men. Beginning in a man’s...
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms
Nearly all men who reach full life expectancy will develop an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH. The prostate is an...
What Causes an Enlarged Prostate (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH, or just “enlarged prostate” to most people) is an oversized prostate gland whose excessive cell growth is non-cancerous. The prostate is...
Prostate Problems: Enlargement, Prostatitis, and Prostate Cancer
About half of all adults have a prostate, yet most men have only a hazy understanding of what it does. We know that it’s involved...
Why Do I Have White Spots on My Nails?
Startled to see white spots on your nails? Most of the time, they will simply grow out, but you might need to show your fingers...