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Those of us in good health may see life as a glass half full. But if we want to stay healthy, that glass should be empty. Water makes up two-thirds of the human body, so we need to keep the liquid flowing. Good hydration is necessary to balance salts and sugars, to lubricate joints and […]

Picture a 50-year-old father and 20-year-old son playing tennis. One of them has testicular cancer but doesn’t know it. Chances are, it’s the son. Testicular cancer is rare – it’s expected to be diagnosed in just 1% of men this year. However, it has the distinct characteristic of occurring most frequently among younger males – ages 15

A woman’s anatomy is designed to accomplish a variety of complex functions. Yet when many people think about the systems that make up the female urologic and reproductive functions, they envision them as one network. This would imply they need only one doctor. But physiologically, these systems of the female body are quite different, regardless

Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection for sexual intercourse. An estimated 10 million to 20 million American men have been diagnosed with ED, and an additional 10 million having partial erectile dysfunction. Cases of ED become more prevalent with age, and the majority of those diagnosed are 65 or

We wear sunscreen to protect our skin from burning in the summer. But what about our insides? Common bacteria can cause a different kind of burning when temperatures climb, and prevention doesn’t always come in a bottle. Each year, more than 8 million people are treated for urinary tract infections, and research shows the numbers

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer for men. For early stages of prostate cancer, symptoms may not be present, so it may be hard to know if you are at risk. Most symptoms of prostate cancer happen with advanced stages of the disease, but some men can still have no symptoms at

Is it possible to fit 10 ounces of prevention in a five-ounce glass? There is no better time of the year to find out. A 2018 survey showed that Americans, on average, doubled their alcohol consumption from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve. Three years later, that may add up to even more: Alcohol consumption was

Over the next 40 years, the number of people 85 and older will triple to 19 million – from 6.7 million now. And every one of them will have the same urinary system they were born with. It just might not function the same. So, what does a change in urinary function mean if you

If you see an unexpected shade of urine in your toilet, thank your urochrome. Urochrome – a waste product derived from the breakdown of hemoglobin – is specific to the pigment of urine. Consider it the “red alert” of urologic function; unassuming when all is well, but a real whistle-blower if something isn’t right –

Thirsty? Be sure to say ‘yes’ to that tall glass of water. It may save you from searing pain by the end of the summer. That’s because summer is peak season for kidney stones, hard little formations that develop in the kidneys when urinary minerals and salts crystallize and bind together. Often, stones aren’t even