| Pomegranate juice a stiff drink
A daily glass can act like Viagra, new research shows. Nearly half the men who drank it for a month in the American study said they found it easier to rise to the occasion. It is thought the juice is rich in antioxidants which increase blood supply to the tackle. Just like drugs for impotence, the antioxidants raise levels of nitric oxide, which relaxes blood-vessel walls. Fifty-three volunteers aged 21 to 70 – with mild to moderate problems – drank 8fl oz (235 millilitres) with their evening meal. Researcher Dr Christopher Forest, of the University of California in Los Angeles, said: "Pomegranate juice has great potential in the management of erectile dysfunction." Pomegranates have already been hailed a superfruit capable of reducing the risk of heart disease and preventing prostate cancer.
No-Carb Diet May Curb Prostate Cancer
The researchers aren't making dietary recommendations for men. But they say the topic deserves further study. "This study showed that cutting carbohydrates may slow tumor growth, at least in mice," Duke University urologist Stephen Freedland, MD, says in a news release. "If this is ultimately confirmed in human clinical trials, it has huge implications for prostate cancer therapy through something that all of us can control -- our diets," says Freedland, who plans to start such trials next year. Freedland's team split 75 mice into three groups: Low-fat diet: 12% fat, 16% protein, 72% carbohydrate Western diet: 40% fat, 16% protein, 44% carbohydrate No-carb diet: 84% fat, 16% protein, 0% carbohydrate The no-carb diet was modeled on a special diet sometimes given to prevent seizures in children with epilepsy, Freedland's team notes.
RESULTS OF PROSTATE STUDY AMONG BLACK MEN: They're more fatalistic ...
A survey of African-American and Nigerian men shows that Black American males are more fatalistic in their cancer beliefs and are less likely to employ religious coping skills when fighting cancer. The first of its kind study was conducted by researchers based at predominantly Black Florida A&M University and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. "Men who have fatalistic beliefs about prostate cancer … may be less likely to take the steps necessary to prevent cancer or undergo cancer screening to detect cancer," says lead researcher Professor Folakemi Odedina of FAMU's Economic, Social & Administrative Pharmacy program. She added, "These are cultural beliefs that compound existing health disparities for African American men." Odedina's team found that African America men are 60 percent less likely than West African men to possess the religious coping skills which might be able to help sustain them during cancer treatment.
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