Thu,17 May 2012
Articles about body image usually focus on either shaping-up or honoring the shapes we have, even if they are more voluptuous (for women) or heftier (for men) than the medias ideal. However, theres another side to the body acceptance story that some might call a darker, or even more bizarre side. It turns a cultural preoccupation with thinness and dieting completely upside down.
The story begins right here on the internet, where forums have sprung up for admirers of the large and lovely. As with other niche erotic preferences, connections in cyberspace have brought the most extreme varia
Sat,05 May 2012
Despite growing evidence that the earlier people are diagnosed with HIV and get access to care, the better their clinical outcomes, many HIV-infected people in the United States and Canada are not receiving the care they need early enough. A study of nearly 45,000 patients in both countries highlighting this trendю Researchers analyzed patients' CD4 cell counts, a critical measure of immune system strength, when these patients first began clinical care for HIV from 1997 to 2007. Although the median CD4 count at first presentation increased annually over this period,
Thu,03 May 2012
Increasing Bisphenol-A levels in urine are associated with worsening male sexual function, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing online in the Journal of Andrology.
Increasing urine BPA level is associated with decreased sexual desire, more difficulty having an erection, lower ejaculation strength and lower level of overall satisfaction with sex life, researchers said. The five-year study examined 427 workers in factories in China, comparing workers in BPA manufacturing facilities with a control group of workers in factories where no BPA was present.<
Mon,23 April 2012
New information on reproductive health in St Petersburg
Abortions are still very common in St Petersburg, as is the use of unreliable contraceptives, despite the fact that sexual education reaches out to young people better than before. The social change is especially evident from the active sexual behaviour among young men.
The Reproductive Health and Fertility Patterns research consortium (REFER) of the Academy of Finland’s Russia in Flux research programme has produced two reports on women’s and young men’s reproductive health in St Petersburg, sexuality, fam
Fri,13 April 2012
Men with increased body mass index (BMI) were significantly more likely to be infertile than normal-weight men, according to research conducted at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health.
"The data suggest that a 20-pound increase in men's weight may increase the chance of infertility by about 10 percent," says Markku Sallmen, lead author on the paper who is now at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. BMI is a number calculated from a person's w
Sun,01 April 2012
Researchers from the University of Adelaide say regardless of the preconceived stereotype surrounding men and their health, Australian men are interested in talking about their health with the 'right people' and most men do not like the way that many doctors work. The researchers from the University's Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health say Australian men have been inaccurately portrayed as disinterested in their health and according to researcher Professor Gary Wittert as a result of this misconception the real issues concerning Australian men's hea
Tue,13 March 2012
African American men could be putting their health at risk by avoiding disease screening, in the belief that the results might threaten their masculinity. Because they prove their masculinity through their sexuality and sexual performance, seeking medical advice including HIV/AIDS testing goes against their notion of masculinity. Waverly Duck, a Post Doctoral Associate from the Department of Sociology at Yale University in the US, argues that current leading theories of gender and masculinity and health behavior models are not relevant enough to African
Mon,05 March 2012
As adolescents, boys get their information about sexuality and men's sexual health from their peers. As teens, locker room talk may titillate, but it provides little in the way of accurate information about men's health issues. Unfortunately, while adult women are likely to seek out information from professionals, men are more reticent to discuss questions about men's sexual health and men's health news in general with their doctors or other professionals. When compared to women, they're also less likely to discuss their concerns with other men. As a result, men are o
Tue,21 February 2012
Men are 24% less likely than women to have visited the doctor within the past year, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). In addition, men are about 30% more likely than women to be hospitalized for preventable conditions such as congestive heart failure and complications from diabetes, according to new AHRQ data.
In an effort to raise awareness among middle-aged men about the importance of preventive medical testing, AHRQ joined with the Ad Council
Sat,11 February 2012
Ignorance of health risks, failing to see the doctor, and terrible health habits are major reasons why men live almost 6 years less than their wives and sisters. Women live on average 79.4 years, but men only make it to 73.6 years. Black men fare the worst, barely living long enough to collect Social Security. According to 1997 figures in the National Vital Statistics Report, they live an average of 67.2 years. Black women live to an average age of 74.7 years.
The major causes of death for men -- heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, suicide, accidents, and violence -- are pa |
