Men's Health

Young men who have participated in sports at a high level have reduced disturbances in glucose regulation later in life, and the prevalence of type 2 DM is lower.

Physical activity significantly extends the lives of men who have survived cancer, according to the results of a new study.

Minor subjective memory problems are very common among men-young as well as old-a new study shows.

An innovative study targeted a group of men who often find it difficult to lose weight.

Marriage is good for the health of some men's bones, says the first study to link marital history and quality of marriage to bone health.

This study is the first to provide evidence that high levels of sedentary time, even among physically active men, places them at risk for heart failure.

A 32-year-old man with no significant medical history presents with multiple scrotal lesions that he claims have been present for 2 years. They are non-tender and he reports no overt symptoms. The full case, here.

Men with high testosterone levels may have weakened immune systems, which may be why their immune systems respond less strongly to vaccinations.

Men who played a varsity sport in high school tend to be healthier than those who did not, according to a new study.

Regular exercise; no smoking; and maintaining a low body weight, a healthy diet, and low alcohol intake may reduce the risk significantly.

Men who are overweight or obese have lower sperm counts and lower ejaculate volumes, a recent study showed.

Heart disease, stroke, and cancer are leading causes of death in men, but they present to primary care with a variety of other, often difficult-to-diagnose concerns. Take this week’s photo quiz to test your knowledge of men’s health issues.

A new retrospective analysis looks at the incidence of infection with common scourge Clostridium difficile in the specific context of HIV infection.

Helios is 80 years old and was given a diagnosis of HIV infection in 1994. He's still taking the same combination of work-horse antiretrovirals he started with. I wanted to talk about changes. Helios didn't.

In a recent study, both baseline and new multiple chronic conditions led to worse health in older patients.

Attention to detail and a systematic approach combined with the knowledge and use of specific diagnostic exam tests will help minimize missing common orthopedic soft tissue injuries. Tips here.

Chronic pain affects more Americans than diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and cancer combined. Here are some facts and figures about pain for you to consider.

A little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing, and I am proof. There is a lot more to the saga and much of the information is essential to decision making in primary care practice on whether or not testosterone replacement is indicated.

Any antihypertensive agent, but especially ACEIs, may cause hypotension if not discontinued in the perioperative period.

Guideline recommendations are not only frequently being ignored, but the number of physicians not using them is growing.

Renal metastasis from primary colorectal cancer is very rare; 40% of colon cancer patients will have a recurrence, however, after successful initial therapy.

Becoming familiar with recent developments in managing “the king of diseases and the disease of kings” may help.

PCI is not recommended for asymptomatic adults who are highly functional and report no exercise-induced symptoms.

For HIV/AIDS patients, adherence to scheduled clinic visits is linked with perception of quality of care.

Incidence of CHD was more than double in twins diagnosed with PTSD than those without the disorder.

One simple addition, basketball, is doing more for health and mental health in this community than months or years of therapy or any number of medications or office visits with me.

Because of this patient’s recent travel history to Africa, the penile lesions were cultured, and Haemophilus ducreyi was isolated, confirming the clinical suspicion of chancroid.

Among the NSAIDs used for relieving the pain of inflammatory arthritis, naproxen may have the best benefit to risk ratio on cardiovascular disease.