Using Percent Free PSA to Enhance Diagnostics
Prostate cancer effects millions of men each year, whether newly diagnosed or living with prostate cancer. Despite the amount of lives this cancer affects, the tools for diagnosis fall short. For this reason it is important to use the tools that we do have to their fullest capacity. The percent free PSA, for instance. Currently, the two most... CONTINUE READING→
Six Steps to Intimacy with Your Menopausal Partner
As a menopause care provider, I usually have these discussions with women. But you’d be surprised how many men also want to talk about how intimacy is changing–or has disappeared- -as their wives navigate menopause. First, some definitions of terms: Perimenopause precedes menopause. The systems that have kept periods regular and supported pregnancy and childbirth... CONTINUE READING→
Time to Clean Out the Clean Plate Club
Whether we’re buying a new car or a bagel and a cup of coffee, it’s human nature to want to get the best deal. That’s probably why we have a tendency to eat everything that’s put in front of us. Twenty years ago, that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing–you could probably have cleaned your plate... CONTINUE READING→
Diabetes Alert Day and Why You Need to Pay Attention
It is an inevitable fact of life today – we are all extremely busy! And while putting some things off because of that hectic schedule is okay, your health is NOT one of those things. Putting “me time” on the back burner is a big part of why so many of us feel run-down and... CONTINUE READING→
What Men Need to Know about STDs
What do you know about STDs? Probably not enough. Check out this informative infographic from Carvaka. You may have to click to enlarge. Source: Carvaka
National Pharmaceutical Council webinar on Comparative Effectiveness Research
For several years, Men’s Health Network (MHN) has participated in the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) webinar on Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) and the Environment for Health Care Decision-Making. Each year, this webinar provides insightful information about the evolving health care landscape and perceptions about CER and the role of related organizations in answering important care questions.... CONTINUE READING→
A Special March Madness Bro Weekend
Here’s a notion from the natural world: there’s safety in numbers. Birds do it. Bees do it. Even educated fleas do it. But why is mass behavior safer? Apparently because having many eyes allows for earlier threat recognition and herds offer dilution of danger to individuals within it. Even in humans, research has shown that... CONTINUE READING→
Four Simple Ways to Increase Your Motivation
You fill your time with this and that on any given day. Sure, you have plenty of projects on your mind, but something always gets in the way, occupying your time. You already know a handful of ways you can increase your focus, motivation and productivity, but many seem more mystical than scientific. However, there... CONTINUE READING→
A man’s guide to prostatitus
What is prostatitis? Quite simply, it is a prostate infection. This condition involves inflammation of the prostate, the small walnut shaped male gland that produces seminal fluid. The direct causes of prostatitis are not fully known by the medical community, but some of the theories include past bacterial infections, irritation from urine back up, lower urinary tract issues,... CONTINUE READING→
Lack of Education Could Kill You. Really.
The warnings started when I was in junior high (now called middle school). My parents, both of whom were in the first generation of our family to go to college, started warning me that if I didn’t quit fooling around at school and do my homework I might not get a degree. And without a... CONTINUE READING→