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Low testosterone levels may herald rheumatoid arthritis in men Low testosterone levels may herald the subsequent development of rheumatoid arthritis in men, suggests research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-testosterone-herald-rheumatoid-arthritis-men.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:30:01 EST news284227173 Men taking long-acting chronic pain meds five times more likely to have low testosterone levels Low testosterone levels occur five times more often among men who take long-acting instead of short-acting opioids for chronic pain, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in The Clinical Journal of Pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-men-long-acting-chronic-pain-meds.html Medications Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:21:57 EST news278871590 Testosterone gel fails to boost Viagra's effects (HealthDay)—Men who have erectile dysfunction and low testosterone may get no extra benefit from adding the hormone to their Viagra prescription, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-testosterone-gel-boost-viagra-effects.html Medical research Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:13:06 EST news272567550 Obese teen boys have up to 50 percent less testosterone than lean boys A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20 have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal males of the same age, significantly increasing their potential to be impotent and infertile as adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-obese-teen-boys-percent-testosterone.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:57:51 EST news269618264 Study suggests that obese teen males may become impotent, infertile adults (Medical Xpress)—A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20 have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal males of the same age, significantly increasing their potential to be impotent and infertile as adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-obese-teen-males-impotent-infertile.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:12:00 EST news269244709 Overweight men can boost low testosterone levels by losing weight Weight loss can reduce the prevalence of low testosterone levels in overweight, middle-aged men with prediabetes by almost 50 percent, a new study finds. Results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-overweight-men-boost-testosterone-weight.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:20:04 EST news259847732 Experimental drug improves muscle strength among male cancer patients An experimental medication safely increases muscle strength and physical functioning among cancer patients with low testosterone levels, a new drug study finds. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-experimental-drug-muscle-strength-male.html Medical research Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:31:33 EST news259835471 Can testosterone therapy help obese men lose weight? (HealthDay) -- Older obese men with low levels of testosterone can lose weight when levels of the male hormone are restored to normal, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-testosterone-therapy-obese-men-weight.html Health Wed, 09 May 2012 11:42:25 EST news255782539 Low testosterone levels could raise diabetes risk for men Low levels of testosterone in men could increase their risk of developing diabetes, a study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-testosterone-diabetes-men.html Medical research Fri, 04 May 2012 10:50:06 EST news255345381 Clinical insight improves treatment with new lung cancer drug Men experience a marked drop in their testosterone levels when taking a targeted therapy to control a specific type of lung cancer. That's according to a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the April issue of Cancer, the official journal of the American Cancer Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-clinical-insight-treatment-lung-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:26:34 EST news252782785 Surgery-related weight loss in men reverses testosterone deficiency Low testosterone levels and symptoms of male sexual dysfunction due to obesity may be reversible with weight loss after bariatric surgery, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-surgery-related-weight-loss-men-reverses.html Medical research Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:00:03 EST news226413989 Sleep loss lowers testosterone in healthy young men Cutting back on sleep drastically reduces a healthy young man's testosterone levels, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-loss-lowers-testosterone-healthy-young.html Health Tue, 31 May 2011 16:15:19 EST news226077294