Health News

A common heart disease which kills thousands each year may be passed genetically from father to son, according to a study led by the University of Leicester. A paper published in medical journal The Lancet shows that the Y chromosome, a part of DNA present only in men, plays a role in the inheritance of coronary artery disease (CAD)…

Read more

Filed under: Men's Health
Tags: DNA, Heart disease, Men's Health

Related posts

• Wi-Fi Laptops Harm Sperm Motility And Increase Sperm DNA Fragmentation (0)
  Males who place a laptop on their laps with the WI-FI on might have a greater risk of reduced sperm motility and more sperm DNA fragmentation, which could, in theory, undermine their chances of becoming fathers, researchers from Nascentis Medicina Reproductiva, Argentina, and the Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA, reported in the journal Fertility and [...]
  
  
• Why Do Men Hate Going To The Doctor? (0)
  A national survey found that women were three times more likely to see a doctor on a regular basis than men. Even though men on average die younger than women and have higher mortality rates for heart disease, cancer, stroke and AIDS, trying to get a man to a doctor can be harder than pulling [...]
  
  
• Those Who Harbor Anger And Hostility At Greater Risk Of Heart Disease, Especially Men (0)
  Anger and hostility are significantly associated with both a higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) in healthy individuals and poorer outcomes in patients with existing heart disease, according to the first quantitative review and meta-analysis of related studies, which appears in the March 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of [...]
  
  
• This Father’s Day, Make Sure Dad Is Watching His Health (0)
  On average, men don't live as long as women, and are more likely to die of heart disease, cancer, stroke and AIDS. Yet men are much less likely than women to see their doctors -- some are simply afraid of what their doctor might find. With Father's Day coming up, now is a good [...]
  
  
• Test To Identify ‘Best’ Sperm Developed By Yale Researchers (0)
  Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered a method to select sperm with the highest DNA integrity in a bid to improve male fertility. The method is comparable to that of the egg's natural selection abilities, according to the study published in the June/July issue of the Journal of Andrology... Read more [tags] Men's Health [/tags]