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Mr. Mo heard from Washington — Cheap, easy-to-take aspirin tablets may help men being treated for prostate cancer live longer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.
Prostate cancer patients who had been treated with either surgery or radiation, and who took aspirin or other anticoagulant drugs such as Warfarin, were far less likely to die of cancer, the researchers said.
Those who took the drugs had a 4 percent risk of dying from prostate cancer after 10 years, compared to 10 percent for men who did not take anticoagulants.
Men with high-risk prostate cancer benefited the most, the researchers said ahead of an American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting, which starts next week in San Diego.
"Evidence has shown that anticoagulants may interfere with cancer growth and spread," Dr. Kevin Choe of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas said in a statement.
"If the major effect of anticoagulants is preventing metastasis (tumor spread), this may be why previous clinical trials with anticoagulation medications produced mixed results, since most patients in these trials already had metastasis. If the cancer has already metastasized, then anticoagulants may not be as beneficial."
Choe's team looked at a study of 5,275 men whose cancer had not spread beyond the prostate gland. Of the men, 1,982 were taking anticoagulants.
Those taking aspirin or other drugs to reduce clotting were far less likely to have the prostate tumors pop up elsewhere in their bodies and were less likely to die, Choe's team said in materials published ahead of the meeting.
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"The benefit was most prominent with aspirin use over other anticoagulants," Choe told a news briefing.
"Findings from this study are promising. However, further studies are necessary before the addition of aspirin to prostate cancer therapy becomes standard treatment," he added.
resource: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39835786/ns/health-mens_health/
Male Menopause (Andropause) - Is It Real and Is Treatment Safe?
A menopause for men? Yes. Often referred to by its clinical name andropause it is very real and no man escapes it. Male menopause is cause by a decline in hormones - testosterone, thyroid, DHEA that starts in the late 20's. Most men can detect symptoms by age 35 to 40.
It is real because numerous studies have supported that fact. It is also real because hundreds of thousands of men have treated the symptoms of male menopause and had those symptoms go away in 2 to 4 weeks after starting treatment. The symptoms of male menopause / andropause are as follows:
Menopause and the affection of menopause are a accustomed allotment of the action of living. The affection of menopause that accompanies this action are physiological changes that appear to every woman in capricious degrees.
" Decreased mental quickness and sharpness
" Decreased energy, strength and endurance
" Less desire for activity and exercise
" Decreased muscle and increased body fat
" Night sweats and trouble sleeping
" Mild to moderate depression and irritability
" Depression and/or loss of eagerness and enthusiasm for daily life
" Decreased sex drive
" Decreased sexual function and/or sensitivity
It is sometimes difficult for men to admit to the symptoms of male menopause / andropause because unlike women, the symptoms of male menopause / andropause develop slowly and men tend to adjust to the change. It usually takes a catalyst such as this article, a friend, wife, etc., bringing to mans attention that they are feeling less that optimal and what may be causing it. It is also difficult for men to admit because it is not the "manly thing to do". "Who me have problems with my male hormones? No way, that is for women and wimps".
Treatment for male menopause / andropause is not only safe, it is healthy. It consists of testing hormone levels and replacing hormones to levels the man had when he felt his best and was at his healthiest - age 25 to 30.
Studies done 5 to 10 years ago attested to the safely of hormone replacement for men. For example, hormones, including testosterone, do not cause cancer. Over the past 5 years, studies have attested to the health benefits of hormone replacement for men. As an example, the largest concentration of testosterone receptors is in the heart. Second largest is in the brain and the third is in the muscle-skeletal system.
Major promotions in Australia, UK and US, including tie up with Specsavers.
Chorion has tied up three major promotions for its Mr Men brand, which include the introduction of a new character for 'Movember' and a deal with Specsavers.
Mr Mo will debut in Australia and New Zealand, created to support the men's health charity initiative, Movember.
Each year, thousands of men across the globe grow moustaches with the aim of raising funds and awareness for men's health, specifically for prostate cancer and depression in men.
The Mr Mo promotion is exclusive to all 283 Target stores across Australia, which will sell four unique t-shirts from this month. With each t-shirt sold, 25 per cent of the proceeds will be donated to Movember's nominated charities.
Meanwhile, in the UK, the Mr Men have been taking part in a nationwide Specsavers promotion. TV ads have already launched, with print, in-store and online ads running throughout the rest of 2010. The opticians' High Street outlets have also received a Mr Men makeover.
Six separate free offers will run until January 1st 2011.
"We're very excited to be working with Specsavers on this high profile campaign which highlights the evergreen appeal of the Mr Men brand," said Bettina Koeckler, SVP licensing EMEA at Chorion. "Teaming with a leading household name will bring continued exposure for some of Britain's favourite characters across all media in the UK."
Finally, in the US, quick service restaurant Arby's is running a special promotion through to January 2011. All stores will feature six unique character figurines including Little Miss Sunshine, Mr Tickle and Mr Happy. Over 2.5 million premiums and branded meal bags will be distributed.
Do you often flex your abdominal muscles as you stand up in front of the mirror? This can look quite different from pushing out your stomach. Which look would you prefer? It’s pretty obvious that your abs look their best when properly flexed. Do you want to know how to keep this look consistent with your abs? Bruce Lee abs are within your reach, provided you do these unique breathing exercises. Tighten that stomach with the help of the Farmer Burns stomach flattener and the stomach vacuum exercise.
We have to declare something right off the bat before we go over the details. You will not get six pack abs solely from breathing exercises like these. Sorry, you’re going to have to lose body fat through diet and exercise before that happens. When you do planks, renegade rows, and other types of core exercises, you will get tighter abs, but you have to under go a strict fat loss diet in order to get the best results you possibly can.
The reason breathing exercises for abs work well is due to muscle memory or the mind to muscle link. As you keep up your practice, you can keep your abs flexed without having to think about it. No matter what time of day, you will have nice, tight abs.
With this stomach flattener exercise, you just breath in deeply and flex your abs as you exhale.
1. Maintain a straight, tall stance, keeping your feel shoulder width from each other. 2. Breathe deeply through your nose to the point where your lungs are full, without puffing out your abs. 3. Blow the breath out forcefully as you flex. Make sure the breath you really release is as little as possible. I leave my mouth slightly open while tightening my abs. You can also keep your fists clenched as you tighten those abs to give a little assistance. 4. Take the next five to ten seconds to get your abs flexed as you exhale a bit throughout, until your breath is completely gone, then breath back in again and repeat.
Karate training can teach you the kind of breath that is necessary, which is used when you tense your abs to absorb a stomach punch. I repeat this exercise for 10 times, but it’s probably best to start with 2-3 times initially. Deep breathing can make you feel lightheaded until you get used to it. Form the muscle memory that you need everyday with these exercises. Put this into your ab training routine as you get better at the breathing.
The stomach vacuum consists of exhaling all the air in your lungs while sucking in your stomach:
1. Start from a bent over position with your hands on your knees.
2. Push out all of your air.
3. Slightly rise up while sucking in your stomach but avoid taking in any air.
4. Keep your stomach flexed like this for a few seconds, then do it all over again.
I change this up a bit, as I stand up all the way then arch back a bit, which lets my upper abs work a bit. As you begin, take it slow and try just doing the exercise itself. I do a ten rep set of this exercise too.
Farmer Burns stomach flattener and the stomach vacuum exercise are two ways to help improve the actual look of your abs. They can’t spot reduce the fat that is on your belly, but you can get your muscle memory to the point to where you will start to exercise on your own without you knowing with these exercises. Using this method, maybe one day your abs can look like Bruce Lee abs.
resource: http://www.healthcaresubmit.com/2010/10/09/stomach-vacuum-exercise/
At the end of this clip from Kickboxer (enjoyable but certainly not up to Bloodsport’s standard!), Jean-Claude Van Damme (remember him?) shows how to tense his abs to absorb a blow, similar to the effect you want from Farmer Burns Stomach Flattener exercise.
