Sleep deprivation is a terrible thing: It messes with your brain, making you less alert and less able to think clearly. In previous articles on this site, we’ve talked about how not getting about six hours of sleep per night for long periods of time also increases your chances of being overweight. But according to...Continue reading
Cancer Clinics Turn Away Thousands of Medicare Patients
Effective April 1, reduced funding for cancer treatment makes it almost impossible for Medicare patients to receive expensive chemotherapy drugs, says oncologists around the country. Thousands of Medicare patients are already being turned away from cancer clinics and some say the sequester budget cut is to blame. Patients at these clinics would need to seek...Continue reading
A Close Shave? Sure, But Not THAT Close
Men have been shaving their faces for hundreds of years. And women have been shaving their legs for just about as long. But over the last decade or so, hairlessness has become a fashion statement for men and women, and both sexes have been shaving (or waxing or trimming) their pubic hair. And all that...Continue reading
Monday – Helping You Keep Your Resolution to Quit Smoking
We all make New Year’s resolutions. We even intend to keep them. Sometimes, despite our best intentions, we slip up, we get off track, and we swear to try again next year. Quitting smoking is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions and also one of the most difficult to keep. In fact, for...Continue reading
Coming To Our Senses In Romance
“Is not this the true romantic feeling — not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you?” — Thomas Wolfe How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. For lovers, romance is the timeless tradition of keeping magic and passion alive by finding ways to say, “You are special...
How To Identify Passivity In Yourself: Part III
Passivity and Rage All of these factors combine to make the passive person full of rage. Every time they feel acted upon, not loved enough, disconnected from themselves and others, their rage intensifies and deepens and very often turns into negative grandiosity and pseudo-aggression.
Paternity Leave: More than a policy
Imagine this: a father pushing his child in a stroller, fulfilling his duties as a father, seen as attractive and potentially “the new kind of manly.” Author Katrin Bennhold describes this new definition of masculinity in her article, “In Sweden, Men Can Have It All,” as a “most striking example of social engineering.” Ms. Bennhold...Continue reading
Does 3D Television Work For Everyone?
Before you invest in that 3-D TV technology be aware that 3-D is not for everyone. Between 4 to 10% of the American population have difficulties viewing 3-D televisions. In this blog, I will attempt to explain in lay terms why that occurs.
An “A” Rating for Testicular Self Examination (TSE)
Despite the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) “D” rating for performing testicular self-examination (TSE), the vast majority of men’s health scholars continue to promote the behavior among male populations. The USPSTF suggests that there is “inadequate evidence that screening….has greater yield of accuracy for detecting testicular cancer at more curable stages”. However, we in...Continue reading
Men Are People Too
Did you know that only about 1 in 4 infertile men in the U.S.actually receive the medical attention that they deserve? Let’s discuss the idea of care. Real care. That means a history and physical examination along with some medical decision making in addition to the semen analysis.