Obesity, 'Spare Tire' Up Stroke Risk in Older Men
Men older than 70 who are obese and carry much of their extra weight in the form of a "spare tire" around the waist have a higher risk of suffering a stroke than their more svelte peers, new study findings suggest.
( Reuters, 09/06/2002 11:30 AM PDT)

College Men May Need Course in Condom Use
Many college age men may not be using condoms correctly, according to a small study conducted at one US university. In a survey of 158 heterosexual males who used a condom in the previous 3 months, 30% said they had initially put the condom on upside down and had to flip it over. Forty percent said they did not leave space at the tip of the condom after they put it on, a technique that reduces the risk of breakage, according to the report in the August issue of the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases...
( Reuters, 09/05/2002 12:03 PM PDT)

Impotence from Beta-Blockers Partly Psychological
Problems with erectile dysfunction among men given beta-blocker drugs may in part be psychological and related to a general knowledge that the drugs are associated with such difficulties, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday.
( BY STEPHEN PINCOCK, Reuters, 09/04/2002 11:21 AM PDT)

Condoms Urged for Male Prisoners
Male prisoners who have sex with men face a high risk of contracting and spreading the sexually transmitted disease syphilis, and are also likely to be infected with HIV, a study in one California prison shows.
( Reuters, 09/04/2002 11:21 AM PDT)

Do we men really obsess about sex?
I'll bet you've seen those studies that claim that men think about sex every 43 seconds or something.
( DOUG ROBARCHEK, 08/26/2002 07:40 AM PDT)

Georgia program aims to encourage men to see a doctor
Steve Prince felt the burning in his chest, a sign of the heart attack he was having. Nah, he thought. Just indigestion.
( By Travis Fain, Telegraph Staff Writer, 07/15/2002 08:14 AM PDT)

Rural men more likely to commit suicide: study
Men in rural areas are increasingly more likely to commit suicide than their urban counterparts, new study findings suggest. "The widening gap in suicide between rural and urban areas is definitely alarming," Dr. Gopal K. Singh of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland told Reuters Health.
( BY CHARNICIA E. HUGGINS, 07/05/2002 10:58 AM PDT)

Study: Prostate cancer over-treated
Many men over 60 are receiving unnecessary surgery and other treatments for prostate cancer even though the disease is unlikely to progress far enough to cause health problems, according to one analysis.
( PAUL RECER, AP Science Writer, 07/03/2002 06:48 AM PDT)

New method tried to select sperm
A new method that allows fertility doctors to select genetically healthy sperm raises the possibility they will soon be able to routinely pick good sperm, giving them a better chance of success in creating test tube babies.
( EMMA ROSS, AP Medical Writer, 07/02/2002 07:27 AM PDT)