Strokes are, in most people’s opinions, a medical condition that affects only the elderly. In fact, a stroke can occur at any age. It can happen to infants or children or any time in between. It is true, however, that advancing age is a risk factor. With every decade of age, the risk factor for [...]
We’ve all battled the bulge at one point or another. For ladies, it’s usually their butt, thighs and gut that they want to wittle down. For guys, it’s usually our bellies that we want to get rid of. No guy likes having to contend with pushing his gut down into his pants, or having to [...]
When it comes to depression, which is of course one of the most common, and hard to treat, mental health issues, men and women tend to exhibit the symptoms of this unfortunate mood disorder a little differently. While some things are exactly the same in depression with men and depression with women, there are a [...]
When it comes to men and the “macho” behavior that they sometimes tend to indulge in, or are compelled to take part in (especially under peer pressure or if they come from a particularly agressive family background of men), being this way may actually not bode well for your life span. A recent study commissioned [...]
Africa is still completely inundated with cases of HIV and full blown AIDS. It is a true epidemic over there – worse than we’ve ever seen here in the US. They are constantly trying to create vaccines, treatments, and life extending drug programs as well as educate the population about prevention. However, it has failed [...]
Men go through a very similar thing when it comes to the “change of life” cycle that occurs in women who are over the age of fifty, called menopause. It’s increasingly recognized as a real phenomenon for men, whereas just a few years ago the idea the men go through a male menopause would have [...]
One of the most common complaints that we hear about why we don’t workout is that we just do not have enough time to fit in an exercise session on a routine basis. And guys are one of the biggest offenders. Another thing about working out and men, is that many guys do not stretch [...]
Many men who either have recurrent, chronic problems with their prostate function, or who have had prostate cancer and whose limited options include prostate removal, say many times their quality of life declines after they have this gland removed. The prostate gland is a male specific organ that is responsible for several male specific functions. [...]
These tough economic times we’ve been living in since it became apparent we had a problem in mid 2008 have been hard on everyone. Single people, married people with kids, and especially affected have been men. Therefore, the recession has been affectionately coined as the “mancession”. The reason for this catchy phrasing is that men [...]
I really like this comparison. Mostly because I myself am a drinker. I don’t drink all the time or anything, but I do like to drink a cocktail or some beers pretty much every weekend. I know there is a lot of controversy over whether drinking alcoholic beverages is good for your health or not. [...]
