I recently taped a segment of The Doctors, a television show syndicated nationwide on CBS that discusses various issues of medical interest moderated by a panel of real medical doctors. The subject of the segment was testicular pain. Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
When Pain Really Counts: Testicular Torsion
Do Homeopathic Remedies Have A Legitimate Place In Promoting Male Health?
An editorial published by the Lancet, the respected British medical journal, entitled “The End of Homeopathy” demands that doctors recognize the absence of real curative powers in homeopathic medicine. Continue Reading
The Link Between Birth Control Pills and Prostate Cancer
A worldwide study involving more than 80 countries found a significant link between oral contraceptive use and increased prostate cancer cases and deaths. The reason, supported by several studies, suggests that estrogen exposure increases the risk of prostate cancer and, more specifically, that the high concentration of estrogen in birth control pills is released in urine and ends up contaminating the local water supply. The transmission of estrogen through the water supply is believed to have a link to increased rates of prostate cancer in men. Continue Reading




