A recent study revealed that presence of woman in life increases frequency of screening for prostrate cancer by 40 per cent. Researchers found that men who live with a woman are more likely to be screened for prostate cancer than men who live alone, even if they have a family history of the disease.

Lauren P. Wallner, a doctoral student at the University of Michigan studied data collected from the medical records of 2,115 Minnesota men between the ages of 40 and 79.

The study subjects were asked to fill questionnaires about their family history of prostate cancer, concern about getting the disease, and their marital status. Researchers studied the frequency of rectal exams and blood tests the study subjects had to detect prostrate cancer.

Recent study revealed a new way which could help in to fulfilling storage of vaccine. Researchers found that half-dose flu shots are as effective as a full dose in people under age 50 who have been previously vaccinated.

Research team led by Dr. Renata Engler of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. conducted a clinical trial involving healthy adults aged 18 to 64.

The study of more than 1,000 subjects revealed that those who received the half-dose vaccine produced a similar immune response to the flu compared to those who received the full-dose vaccine.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued warning against consumption of two varieties of chocolate bars. This warning has been specifically issued for people allergic to milk protein.

Different people have different views regarding homosexuality. According to Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, homosexuality is an offence and person indulging in such act can be given life imprisonment. Gay rights activists filed a PIL to seek the court's direction to decriminalise gay sex among consenting adults in private.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is working hard to equip Americans with tools to fight influenza. Flu takes life of 36,000 Americans each year. Authorities feel that this year they will be able to prevent flu-related deaths.

This week has been dubbed as week “National Influenza Vaccination Week.” Tuesday was celebrated as “Children’s Flu Vaccination Day.” Government is encouraging people to get themselves and their families vaccinated against influenza.

The CDC expanded the recommended age for children to get the flu vaccine to six months through 18 years. According to the national Parent Teachers Association, children, on average, miss five days of school a year due to cold and flu.

According to the Spanish researchers, mixed nuts, with the Mediterranean daily diet, may help older people manage their metabolic syndrome, a group of related disorders included abdominal obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and abnormal blood sugar. “The results of the present study show that a non-energy-restricted traditional Mediterranean diet enriched with nuts, which is high in fat, high in unsaturated fat and palatable, is a useful tool in managing the metabolic syndrome,” they wrote in the Archives of Internal Medicine.