Married men more likely to get health screenings
Unmarried older men are less likely to get necessary health screenings than their married peers, according to a new study of men over age 65 in the UK.
( BY NATALIE ENGLER, Reuters, 11/26/2002 07:33 AM PST)

Two firms team up to develop 'male pill'
Germany's Schering and Dutch rival Akzo Nobel said on Thursday they would join forces to develop a male birth control pill that could reach the market in five to seven years.
( Reuters, 11/21/2002 08:41 AM PST)

Prostate cancer is rife in Michigan, metro Detroit
Tri-county Detroit and Michigan have catapulted to an unwanted distinction: More men here get prostate cancer than anywhere else in the nation except Washington, D.C., a new federal report says.
( BY PATRICIA ANSTETT, FREE PRESS MEDICAL WRITER, 11/20/2002 06:59 AM PST)

One in four men fakes orgasms, UK survey finds
Women are not the only ones to turn on the acting abilities in the bedroom, according to a survey released ahead of the world's largest adult festival in London.
( Reuters, 11/19/2002 12:14 PM PST)

Male fertility technique produces healthy kids
Children born after a technique used to treat male infertility are as physically and mentally healthy as children conceived naturally, a study of 5-year olds shows.
( Reuters, 11/15/2002 11:28 AM PST)

Sperm quality low in farming region
A study has found the quality of semen significantly poorer in men from rural mid-Missouri than in males from urban areas, and its authors believe agricultural chemicals might explain the difference.
( CHERYL WITTENAUER, Associated Press, 11/12/2002 07:01 AM PST)

Study: Few men tested for osteoporosis
Few older men with hip fractures indicative of osteoporosis are tested or treated for the bone-thinning disease, which puts them at risk for debilitating illness and death, a study suggests.
( LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer, 10/28/2002 06:34 AM PST)

Stop the drip: Two Ann Arbor engineers invent a device to help men with incontinence
Chuck Single and Jack Cochrane have plenty in common. They both are 76-year-old prostate cancer survivors, Ann Arbor residents and retired engineers determined to fix problems they find.
( BY PATRICIA ANSTETT, FREE PRESS MEDICAL WRITER, 10/22/2002 07:00 AM PST)

Protein may aid cancer detection
A pattern of protein markers in the blood may be used to sharpen the diagnosis of prostate cancer and to eliminate unneeded biopsies, researchers say.
( PAUL RECER, AP Science Writer, 10/16/2002 06:09 AM PST)