Hormone Changes Make Some Males React To Competition Like Bonobos, Others Like Chimpanzees

The average man experiences hormone changes similar to the passive bonobo prior to competition, but a “status-striving” man undergoes changes that mirror those found in a chimpanzee, say researchers from Duke and Harvard universities…

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Study Finds Gay Men’s Bilateral Brains Better At Remembering Faces

Gay men can recall familiar faces faster and more accurately than their heterosexual counterparts because, like women, they use both sides of their brains, according to a new study by York University researchers…

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Early-Life Exposure To BPA May Affect Testis Function In Adulthood

Exposure to environmental levels of the industrial chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in the womb and early life may cause long-lasting harm to testicular function, according to a new study conducted in animals. The results are being presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego…

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Fertility Preservation Following Torsion And Severe Ischemic Injury Of A Solitary Testis

UroToday.com – One interesting component of this case was that the patient was taking melantonin. We were never able to obtain the dose or the indication for this medication. In researching this subject we discovered a study in which melantonin was used to protect spermatogenesis in rats with injury from testicular ischemia and [...]

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FDA Review Of Gardasil For Older Women Now Expected By End Of Year

FDA is extending its review of Merck’s application to expand approval of its human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil, to include women ages 27 through 45, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday, the Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal reports. Merck previously expected FDA to complete the review in time for a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine [...]

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ADPH Observes National Men’s Health Month And Emphasizes Alabama’s ‘Men’s Ten’

The Alabama Department of Public Health joins with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote Alabama’s first celebration of National Men’s Health Month in June. The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten awareness of preventable health problems and to encourage early detection and treatment of disease among [...]

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ADPH Observes National Men’s Health Month And Emphasizes Alabama’s ‘Men’s Ten’

The Alabama Department of Public Health joins with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote Alabama’s first celebration of National Men’s Health Month in June. The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten awareness of preventable health problems and to encourage early detection and treatment of disease among [...]

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ADPH Observes National Men’s Health Month And Emphasizes Alabama’s ‘Men’s Ten’

The Alabama Department of Public Health joins with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote Alabama’s first celebration of National Men’s Health Month in June. The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten awareness of preventable health problems and to encourage early detection and treatment of disease among [...]

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NPR Examines Growing Number Of Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits Brought By Caregivers

NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Thursday examined the growing number of workplace discrimination lawsuits brought by employees who act as caregivers, including women who have children…

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Tackle Root Causes Of Men’s Ill Health Urge Doctors, BMA Northern Ireland

Doctors this week (Monday 14th June until Sunday 20th June 2010) are urging men throughout Northern Ireland to “Get up! Get out! Get Going!” in an effort to improve their health and wellbeing as part of Men’s Health Week…

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