Information and opinions on health from Festus at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/658/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/658/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/658/index http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/c/658/14625/things-moderation Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:54:00 -0400 Festus A new study from the National Cancer Institute suggests that moderation is best even when we are doing something we think is good for ourselves such as taking vitamins. Study found that men who take multivitamins more than once a day were 32 percent more likely to develop advanced prostate cancer... Source: Harvard Men's Health Watch Released: Thu 27-Sep-2007, 15:50 ET  Excessive Multivitamin Use May Raise Risk... http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/c/658/14625/things-moderation http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/c/658/12601/lose Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:50:00 -0400 Festus This was in the news recently from a Harvard health publication: Therefore, the traditional advice given to men-to wait for erectile function to return on its own-may not be adequate. Simply put, erections seem to work on a use-it-or-lose-it basis. To prevent the secondary damage that may occur if the penis goes too long without erections, researchers now think it's better to restore erectile function soon after prostate removal.... http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/c/658/12601/lose http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/c/658/11727/check-surgeons Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:15:00 -0400 Festus Public release date: 24-Jul-2007Journal of the National Cancer Institute Success rates for prostate cancer depend on experience of surgeonSurgeons performing operations to remove patients' prostate glands-the primary treatment for prostate cancer-go through a steep learning curve, according to a study published online July 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. As the surgeons gain more experience performing the operation,... http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/c/658/11727/check-surgeons