APRIL is Men's Health Month
New London Dolphin - New London,CT,USA
For Men's Health Month, let's start with health risks men can do something
about at any age. Using tobacco and overuse of alcohol ...
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DOCTORS unable to prevent because men won't present
The Australian - Australia
... The other major health issue for men is cancer, or more specifically
bowel cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer. ... Any man with a family
history of bowel ...
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9232653%255E23289,00.html>
 

HEALTH literacy a big problem, study says
Winston Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
... A man who thought his doctor considered him "hyper, can't sit still
... patients or people in adult reading classes better understand 
health
instructions are under ...
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HEALTH NEWS
Houstonvoice.com - Houston,TX,USA
... it will not accept blood from men who acknowledge having had sex with
another man even once ... Most said matters of public health override
issues of discrimination ...
<http://www.houstonvoice.com/2004/4-9/news/healthnews/hibs.cfm>

UNHEALTHY obsession with image
The Australian - Australia
... Importantly, this is a significant health issue for females. ... Over
the past 10 years researching the occurrence of male body image and eating
disorders I have ...
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9232643%255E23289,00.html>

HEALTH Matters : Achieving pregnancy - infertility testing
Freeport Journal Standard - Freeport,IL,USA
Health care experts define infertility as the inability to conceive a pregnancy
after one ... 30 percent to male factors, and 20 percent is a combination of female ...
<http://www.journalstandard.com/articles/2004/04/09/daily_features/pulse/features04.txt>

THE Great Sexual Divide Starts Early
HealthDay - United States
... To some extent, fathers or male figures are really going to have to
step up the ... For more on teens and sexuality, visit the US Department of Health and Human ...
<http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=518217>
 

HARVARD Men's Health Watch Publishes Tool For Calculating Your ... 
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
But a new study discussed in the April issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch
gives people a new way of understanding the numbers on their blood pressure readings ...
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040326/nef010_1.html>
 

MEN'S health highlights funding hypocrisy
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
... If the Government was interested in improving health across the board,
men, who under-utilise health services and can expect to die earlier than women, would ...
<http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0403/S00315.htm>
 

BODY image is now an issue for men, experts say
The South End - Detroit,MI,USA
University health experts disagree, and in honor of this week's Men's
Health and Fitness Week, they're trying to increase awareness of male
body image issues. ...
<http://southend.wayne.edu/days/2004/April/462004/News/body/body.html>
 

PROSTATE Cancer Risks Are Cut by Increased Sexual Activity, Study ... 
Miami Herald, FL
By Paul HB Shin, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. Men who ejaculate frequently have a lower risk of developing ... 
<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/8378739.htm?1c>
 

ONCE a day keeps prostate cancer away?
MSNBC
Sexual activity does not cause prostate cancer, and men who ejaculate frequently may even be protecting themselves against the disease, US researchers reported ... 
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4676076/
 

FREQUENT ejaculation protects
Health24 - Cape Town,South Africa
... the mechanism] as opposed to putting out a public health 
recommendation,"
he ... intercourse, and therefore probably missed measuring a lot of male sexual activity ...
<http://www.health24.co.za/news/Prostate/1-941,27179.asp>
 

MEN with multiple sex partners ticked off
Republic of Botswana - Gaberones,Botswana
Speaking at a four-day workshop to discuss male and Sexual Reproductive
Health (SRH), Professor Shiela Tlou also noted that consumption of 
alcohol
and other ...
http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20040408&i=Men_with_multiple_sex_partners_ticked_off
 

CENTERS to treat male anorexics scarce
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
... After repeated calls to a case manager, her health insurance company agreed to pay ... 
About 10 percent of all patients with eating disorders are male, said Ted ...

 

STIGMA, poor medical care cause AIDS to grow among blacks
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA
... You are mentally, physically and verbally abused," said Wayne 
Dicks,
a health specialist who leads male support groups at HopeHealth. ...
<http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/8378405.htm>
 

HEALTH of prison inmates very poor: report
CTV - Canada
... comes as no surprise to those familiar with prisons and the health
issues of ...  Aboriginals, who make up a hugely disproportionate part
of the male and female ...
<http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1081420221903_14/?hub=Canada>
 

CHANNEL 8 to Air 'Eye on Health Medical Breakthroughs' Special
KLAS - Las Vegas,NV,USA
Be sure to watch the Eye on Health Medical Breakthroughs half-hour 
special
... Male Sexual Dysfunction: Erectile dysfunction is no longer 
something
to be ashamed ...
<http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1551510&nav=168XM8oE>
 

US plans major child health study
Centralia Morning Sentinel - Centralia,IL,USA
... phthalates, which soften plastic, may affect hormones to cause male
birth defects ... l To study health problems specifically suspected of
environmental links, in ...
<http://www.morningsentinel.com/news/2004/0406/Front_Page/007.html>