- ALLERGY, RESPIRATORY
- Air Quality Better in Northeast, Midwest
- Obesity May Raise Kids' Allergy Risk
- Keep Asthma, Allergies at Bay for the Holidays
- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
- 38% of U.S. Adults Use Alternative Treatments
- Memory Loss Help from Brain Supplement Prevagen
- ANIMAL CARE
- Beware of Dog Bites
- Animals Respond to Acupuncture's Healing Touch
- Separation Anxiety, Canine-Style
- BONES & JOINTS
- Gene Therapy May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis May Harm Gums
- Backpack Safety Should Be on Back-to-School Lists
- CANCER
- Minorities Distrust Medical System More
- Herb May Counter Liver Damage From Chemo
- U.S. Reported 25,000 Cases of HPV-Related Cancers Annually
- CAREGIVING
- Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients
- Exercise During Pregnancy May Help Baby
- When the Caregiver Becomes the Patient
- CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- Support Network May Play Role in Benefits of Drinking
- Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk
- Vitamins Do Older Women Little Good
- COSMETIC
- Science May Banish Bad Hair Days
- Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
- Health Tip: After Liposuction
- DENTAL, ORAL
- Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
- Sports Drinks May Be Tough on Teeth
- Acupuncture May Ease Anxiety Over Dental Work
- DIABETES
- Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics
- Coffee, Tea Might Stave Off Diabetes
- Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes
- DIET, NUTRITION
- Brown Rice Bests White for Diabetes Prevention
- Eating More Soy May Be Good For Your Lung Function
- Eating Vegan or Raw-Vegan at Regular Restaurants
- DISABILITIES
- Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's?
- Review Finds Marijuana May Help MS Patients
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- Exposure to 9/11 Fumes Tied to Chronic Headaches
- Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Used Legs and Arms Like Birds
- Walkable Neighborhoods Keep the Pounds Off
- EYE CARE, VISION
- Glaucoma Associated With Reading Impairments in Elderly
- Time Teaches Brain to Recognize Objects
- When Corks Fly, Watch the Eyes
- FITNESS
- Walking Golf Course Affects Swing, Performance
- Yoga Can Ease Lower Back Pain
- Simple Exercise Precautions To Help Keep Baby Boomers Fit
- GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- New Yogurt May Ease Stomach Ulcers
- Peppermint Oil, Fiber Can Fight Irritable Bowel
- Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes
- HEAD & NECK
- Many Children Will Outgrow Headaches
- Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
- Ski Helmets Encouraged for All
- HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
- Magnet Therapy May Ease Hard-to-Treat Depression
- Save Your Aging Brain, Try Surfing The Web
- Subway Defibrillators Save Lives
- HEART & CARDIOVASCULAR
- Western Diet Linked To Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome
- Coffee Is Generally Heart-Friendly
- Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Chinese 'Devil Dung' Plant Could Be a Swine Flu Fighter
- Swine Flu Closes Three Schools in NYC
- Dry Weather Boosts Odds of Flu Outbreaks
- KID'S HEALTH
- Working Intensely Early on May Help Autistic Kids
- Safety Should Be Priority for Those Involved in Kids' Sports
- Obese Children More Likely to Suffer Lower Body Injuries
- MEN'S HEALTH
- Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
- Strenuous Daily Workout May Keep Cancer at Bay
- More Vitamin C May Mean Less Chance of Gout
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Meaningful Conversations Boost Kids' Language Skills
- Keeping a Healthy Holiday Balance
- Vitamin C Protects Some Elderly Men From Bone Loss
- PREGNANCY
- Sugary Colas Tied to Gestational Diabetes
- Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success
- Heart Defects in Newborns Linked to Antidepressants
- SENIORS
- Older People at Greater Risk of Swine Flu Death
- Exercise Helps Reduce Falls in Young and Old
- Want Better Health in the New Year, Add Exercise to Your Day
Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study Shows
By eHolistic.com Published: 09/28/2009
(HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise may help protect men from prostate cancer, says a new study.
U.S. researchers looked at 190 men who had a prostate biopsy and found that those who were moderately active -- anything equivalent to walking at a moderate pace for several hours a week -- were significantly less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The study also found that exercise was associated with less aggressive disease in men who did develop prostate cancer.
"As the amount of exercise increased, the risk of cancer decreased," lead author Dr. Jodi Antonelli, a urology resident at Duke University Medical Center, said in a news release.
The results, published Sept. 22 online in the Journal of Urology, contribute to the ongoing debate about how exercise affects prostate cancer risk, said study senior author Dr. Stephen Freedland, a urologist at Duke and the Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital.
"There have been dozens of studies about the value of exercise in lowering risk of prostate cancer, and some of them quite large, but the bottom line is that they've left us with mixed signals," Freedland said in the news release.
The majority (58 percent) of the men in this study were sedentary, which means they exercised less than the equivalent of one hour per week of easy walking.
SOURCES: Duke Medicine, news release, Sept. 22, 2009
