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Vigorous Walking Slows Biological Aging to a Crawl

Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Just vigorous walking for about an hour a day five times a week can chop a dozen years off the biological age of persons 64 and older, according to a new research.

Life Expectancies Declining for Poor, Rising for Rich

Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2008

Between 1961 and 1999 life expectancies in the United States increased by between six and seven years for both men and women. A recent Harvard Medical study has found that these are unfortunately just general trends, and in certain parts of the country, most notably poorer areas, life expectancies actually declined or remained constant in these "counties".

Injuries and Masculinity Often Lead to Binge Drinking

Posted: Friday, April 11, 2008

Men who hold to "traditional" ideas about masculinity and male independence often turn to alcohol when suffering a serious injury, such as mental trauma, spinal chord injuries, or the loss of limbs. By dealing with their injuries in this manner, men that fit this mold have a much harder time living with, and rehabbing, these injuries, a University of Missouri study reports.

Diabetes Linked to Irritative Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Nocturia

Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Diabetes is positively associated with irritative lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and nocturia but not benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to the results of a multiethnic, community-based study.

Diabetes Prevention, Care, and Education Need To Be Targeted To Men and Women Differently

Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Women had higher expectations of the benefits of self-management along with more depressive symptoms.

Intranasal Insulin Lowers Food Intake in Men, Improve Memory Function in Women

Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Insulin administered intranasally, acutely decreases food intake in men but not women and in contrast, the compound improves memory function in women but not men according to a new study.

Testosterone Reduces Visceral Fat Gain in Nonobese Older Men

Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2008

Researchers report, that testosterone therapy lessens the gain in visceral adipose tissue and the loss of skeletal muscle in aging men who are not obese.

Five Foot Problems Not To Be Neglected

Posted: Friday, February 01, 2008

According to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), foot problems are among the most likely to go untreated for men. In a recent release, ACFAS has issued a warning to men about five foot conditions that should not be left untreated.

Diabetes A Stronger Risk Factor For Death In Women than In Men

Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Eighteen years of follow-up shows that men are twice as likely to die from heart disease as women. However, this gender gap is markedly reduced when only patients with diabetes are considered.

Sudden Hearing Loss from Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008

FDA has received about 30 reports of sudden hearing loss in patients taking a class of erectile dysfunction drugs called PDE5 inhibitors.