Enlarged Prostate Medication - How About The Humble Aspirin?

Posted on 9th | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

It is well known that the humble aspirin taken daily in low doses can be helpful in protecting against heart disease, but did you know that it can also help preventing you from developing an enlarged prostate?

About twenty five percent of men in their forties will develop an enlarged prostate (otherwise known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH) and this figure rises with age to affect well over half of all men by the time they reach seventy. Though not normally a serious condition it is nonetheless more than a little inconvenient and, while many men simply choose to live with it, others find it sufficiently irritating to seek treatment.

10 Commonly Asked Prostate Cancer Questions

Posted on 24th | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

For the millions of men who encounter prostate problems each year and, in particular those who are diagnosed with prostate cancer, we have picked out ten of the most frequently asked questions about the prostate and prostate cancer.

Question 1. What is the prostate gland?

The prostate gland, which when healthy is about the size of a walnut, lies between the rectum and the bladder and forms part of the male reproductive system, making and storing a fluid contained within semen. The prostate gland partially surrounds the urethra and, when it becomes enlarged, it can slow or even stop the flow of urine.