A new study finds that prostate cancer surgery to remove the entire gland offers the best chance of male patients surviving the disease

A new study confirms that surgery is a really good choice for many men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The study finds that men have the best chance for long term survival if their prostate gland is removed after they are diagnosed with the disease.

For the study Dr. Arnaud Merglen and colleagues at Geneva University in Switzerland studied data from a registry containing 844 men diagnosed with the disease.

They found that within the initial 5 years of treatment the length of survival did not vary that much depending on what form of treatment men received.

But after 10 years, "patients treated with radiotherapy or watchful waiting had a significantly increased risk of death from prostate cancer compared with patients who underwent prostatectomy (removal of the gland)," the study said.

The results of a new study find that stress brought on by a bad marriage or relationship can increase a person's risk of developing heart disease

The results of a new study find that stress caused by a bad marriage or other unfortunate life events can raise your risk of developing heart disease.

Studying 9011 British civil servants, those with the worst close relationships were 34% more likely to suffer a heart attack or other heart ailment compared to those who were not married.

"What we add here is that, 'OK, being married is in general good, but be careful about the kind of person you have married.' The quality of the relationship matters," said lead author Roberto De Vogli, a researcher with University College in London.

In the study, both men and women were at equal risk of heart difficulties if involved in a rough marriage.

A British tourist named Michael Nicholson has been in a coma for nearly a month after being bitten by a mosquito carrying Eastern equine encephalitis while vacationing in the United States

It is being reported that a British tourist has been left in a coma after being bitten by a mosquito while spending his vacation in the U.S.

Michael Nicholson, 35 and a painter and decorator from Livingston, West Lothian, fell ill on his return to Scotland after a vacation on the east coast, and has been unconscious for nearly a month.

Dr Lorna Willocks, consultant in public health, NHS Lothian, told Reuters: "We are aware of a case of Eastern equine encephalitis where the patient had recently returned from the USA."