The one prostate test you must avoid - and it's not the PSA

For years, I was completely against the PSA test. Then I did an about face when I learned that the PSA is great for measuring inflammation in your prostate. That's about all it's good for, but it's a valuable test when used this way. However, there's another prostate exam that I'm highly unlikely to ever recommend.

Colorado and Washington might have a powerful cancer fighter

Since Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana, and even before then, people have asked me whether the drug has real medical uses. I do believe it does. And science is catching up. A recent study found that it can help certain cancers.

Why men must take this nutrient before their prostate swells

There are times when a man needs to take action before a problem develops. And one of the problems that many of us will face as we get older has to do with our prostates. They can get too large (called benign prostatic hypertrophy) and end up being a big aggravation that sometimes needs surgery. They also can end up turning cancerous and be an even bigger aggravation. These problems are all too common. Now some research is showing that the time to do something about these problems is before you have them.