By Bill Corr, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Men don’t always have a great track record for taking care of our own health. On average, we live sicker and die younger than women. We are less likely to talk to a health care provider about how to prevent heart disease, diabetes, and other...Continue reading
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Real Sex is Intercourse
This is a lie that closely related to the whole vagina focused sex of Lie #3. But variations on this lie seem to appear in many different guises. It is frustrating when even professionals contribute to this lie by continuing to use terms such as ‘foreplay’ – implying that oral sex, massage, nibbling, licking, and...
Effects of Stress on Your Health
You’ve heard the adage before: “manage your stress or your stress will manage you.” As it turns out, this is no wives tale; there is more truth behind this saying than you might realize. Perhaps the most shocking fact about stress is that it affects your body systemically, not just in one area. This stress...Continue reading
How PCORI is Advancing Men’s Health
June is Men’s Health Month, and the week culminating in Father’s Day, which this year falls on June 15, is Men’s Health Week. Created by an act of Congress in 1994, Men’s Health Week is a perfect time to remember the health issues facing men. At PCORI, we’re funding a wide variety of research projects...Continue reading
Is Male Infertility a “Deadly” Disease?
Can being infertile kill you? Granted, it’s a disease, but is it really a “deadly” one? You might get that impression from recent press headlines: “Sperm Problems Tied to Death in the Near Future” “Low Sperm Means Shorter Lifespan” “Male Infertility as Sign of Premature Death” Not so fast, cowboy! Let’s look at things a little closer.Continue reading
Weight – It Is a Heavy Issue
by James Zervios Just the facts… In the United States today, there are more than 72 million adults impacted by the disease of obesity (body mass index 30-39.9). Obesity does not discriminate based on race, gender or social status. It is associated with more than 40 related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep...
The Modern Truth About Sleep: 5 Reasons You Should Be Getting Enough
Sleep: Kids hate it, college students love it and adults cherish it. Sleep, or lack thereof, does some amazing things to the body. Check it out: Good Sleep Changes Your Face We all know the haggard look of someone who has not slept, but scientific research on the matter has not been conducted until recently....Continue reading
He Has a Penis; She Has a Vagina
“Boys have penises, girls have vaginas!” It’s usually the first thing taught when schools or books teach children about sex. It seems like a logical place to start. But what most of these lessons are really teaching them is reproduction, not sex. But unfortunately, we are perpetuating another a lie – well, maybe a half-truth....Continue reading
Health Benefits of Almonds
Almonds, native to the Mediterranean region of the Middle East, are considered to be one of the earliest domesticated tree nuts, and one of the most prized snacks in the world. If the spread of the almond throughout the world is not proof enough of this, the Food and Agriculture Organization reported that the world...Continue reading
Low Testosterone? Dude, It Could Be Your Soap!
By Dr. Salvatore J. Giorgianni and Dr. Stephen M. Giorgianni Surprise, surprise guys! Average testosterone levels in men have declined over the past two decades. And this is no secret – scientists and physicians have known about this for almost a decade. A highly regarded 2006 report from the authoritative Endocrine Society clearly showed that...