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Grandsons Can Inherit Grandpa's Bone Weakness

The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, shows that hip fractures in grandfathers are linked to low bone density and reduced bone size in their grandsons. “This is the first time this risk factor for low bone mass has been demonstrated across two generations,” says associate professor Mattias Lorentzon, who led […]

Hearing Loss In Men Increased By Regular Analgesic Use

In a study published in the March 2010 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hearing loss in men, particularly in younger men, below age 60. Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder in the US, afflicting […]

Do Men With Early Prostate Cancer Commit Suicide More Frequently?

The introduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing as a screening tool for early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) in the beginning of the 1990s drastically increased the detection of PCa. The risk of suicide is increased among cancer patients including men with PCa…
Source:Do Men With Early Prostate Cancer Commit Suicide More Frequently?

Health Dialog Offers Decision Aids For Men Considering Prostate Cancer Screening

Health Dialog, a leading provider of healthcare analytics and decision support, today announced that its decision support tools for prostate cancer screening have been made available for the month of March as a public service offering…
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Male College Students Also Victims Of Violence At Girlfriends' Hands

Thinking about a typical victim of college dating violence, you’re probably imagining her, not him. Researchers often think the same way, according to a Kansas State University expert on intimate partner violence. Sandra Stith, a professor of family studies and human services, said most research has looked at men as offenders and women as victims…
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Senators Ask FDA to Rethink Ban on Gay Men Blood Donation

A group of US Senators led by Senator John Kerry, is urging the Food and Drug Administration to lift the ban preventing gay men from donating blood. The ban was put into place at the height of the HIV scare at a time when the disease was not well understood and the technology to detect […]

Travellers Beware: UQ Research Shows Canecutter's Disease On The Rise

A team led by PhD researcher Dr Colleen Lau from the School of Population Health www.sph.uq.edu.au/, has discovered the disease, known medically as leptospirosis, was traditionally a concern for males working in the agricultural and livestock industries, as it is contracted from contact with the urine of host animals…
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Hormone Thought To Slow Aging Associated With Increased Risk Of Cancer Death

According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), older men with high levels of the hormone IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor 1) are at increased risk of cancer death, independent of age, lifestyle and cancer history…
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Male College Students Also Victims Of Violence At Girlfriends' Hands

Thinking about a typical victim of college dating violence, you’re probably imagining her, not him. Researchers often think the same way, according to a Kansas State University expert on intimate partner violence. Sandra Stith, a professor of family studies and human services, said most research has looked at men as offenders and women as victims…
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Testicular Cancer Diagnosis By Non-Invasive MRI

Researchers have found that non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a good diagnostic tool for the evaluation and staging of testicular cancer and may improve patient care by sparing some men unnecessary surgery, according to a study in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (www.ajronline.org)…
Source:Testicular Cancer Diagnosis By Non-Invasive MRI


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