Men's Health (64)
Middle age men who smoke may be setting themselves up for rapid cognitive decline that may lead to dementia later in life, according to new research reported online in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
A study in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility seems to have found a link between wireless laptop use and a reduction in sperm count.
Sperm may be energetic, bu sperm aren't particularly hardy. There are many things that can effect sperm production, sperm mobility, and sperm viability that can impact male fertility, leaving some men infertile. Are you aware of some of the ten biggest fertility threats for men and their sperm?
Since 1960, women have had access to birth control pills and other hormonal contraceptives, like the Patch, and the contraceptive vaginal ring ("NuvaRing"). Men? Still waiting.
To date, no one has come up a male birth control pill that would safely block or dramatically reduce sperm production.
Waning sexual desire and less sexual fantasies may be an early sign of later erectile dysfunction (ED) according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health with support from Eli Lilly and Company and presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA).
Women may have longer life expectancy than men but that gap in the United St
ates has now narrowed to five years, the shortest in 50 years according to the National Center for Health Statistics. However, women still outlive men by several years.
Do you know why?
According to a recent Chinese study, men who are exposed to high levels of bisphenol A (BPA) have an significant increased risk of sexual dysfunction and reproductive problems.
The research was reported in the journal Human Reproduction and funded by the US government.
Out of the leading causes of death, men lead women in all of them except Alzheimer's disease. The good news is that many of these leading Men's health threats are actually preventable - if understand your risk factors and do something to control them.
The life expectancy between men and women in the United States has now narrowed to five years, the sh
ortest in 50 years according to the National Center for Health Statistics. While the life-expectancy gap between men and women has decreased over the last few decades it's still very important that men pay more attention to their bodies to live a longer and happier/healthier life.
There are of course genetic factors and gender predisposition to certain diseases that contribute to the the life-expectancy gap between men and women, however there are also several lifestyle issues that also contribute to the life-expectancy gap between men and women that can be controlled.
Men with urinary problems related to an enlarged prostate who received increasing doses of the fruit extract saw palmetto did not experience a reduction in these symptoms, according to a study in the September 28 issue of JAMA.