Men's health emerged as a discrete academic and political concern in the 1990s.

A greater understanding of Women's health issues had been one of the successes of the feminist movement, a development that drew attention to the fact that, while men continued to dominate most societies in most fields this did not extend to health and to life-expectancy. By 2006, it was still the case that in the vast majority of countries, rich and poor, women could expect to outlive men.

In the UK, the Men's Health Forum was founded in 1994. In the same year the first National Men’s Health Week was held in the USA. The first UK week took place in 2002 and the event went international the following year. In 2005, the world’s first professor of men’s health, Alan White, was appointed at Leeds Metropolitan University in north-east England.

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Penn Researchers Find Reproductive Germ Cells Survive And Thrive In Transplants, Even Among Species
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:00:00 -0800
Reproductive researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have succeeded in isolating and transplanting pure populations of the immature cells that enable male reproduction in two species - human spermatogonia and mouse gonocytes...
Amount Of Gene Surplus Determines Severity Of Mental Retardation In Males
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:00:00 -0800
Researchers have discovered a new explanation for differences in the severity of mental illness in males. The more excess copies of a certain gene, the more serious the handicap. The genetic defect is situated on the X-chromosome; and it is suspected that it is the amount of copies of the GDI1 gene that is responsible...
During Prostate Surgery, A Little 'Sugar' Helps Avoid Low 'Salt' Levels
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0800
In men undergoing prostate surgery, excessive fluid absorption can lead to dangerously low sodium levels...
Sex Makes Men Healthier
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:00:00 -0800
Boston Medical Group, a national physician network specializing in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation, released the top ten reasons regular sexual activity can help improve men's overall health. From decreased blood pressure to more restful sleep, sexual activity is essential for maintaining bodily functions as well as overall health and well-being...
Boost For Prostate Cancer Screening - Report Shows Mortality Reduction As High As 31%
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0800
The effectiveness of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) screening on reducing prostate cancer mortality has been given a boost with new data from the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC). This shows the true impact to be far higher than previously reported up to 31%. Preliminary ERSPC findings showed that screening reduced prostate cancer deaths by 20%...
Fit Teenage Boys Are Smarter
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0800
In the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, Nancy Pedersen of the University of Southern California and colleagues in Sweden find that better cardiovascular health among teenage boys correlates to higher scores on a range of intelligence tests - and more education and income later in life...

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Infants’ Swine Flu Vaccine Is Recalled as Less Potent
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:21:24 -0000
Nearly a million doses may have been slightly less potent than required, federal officials said in announcing that the shots had been voluntarily pulled.

CNN.com - Health

Legacy of sudden death spurs woman's mission
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:49:50 -0500
Touched by tragedy, Holly Morrell urges screening for heart problems. But there are questions about how far to go, to find those at risk of cardiac arrest.
Extreme diets: Life on 800 calories a day
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:28:43 -0500
Very low-calorie diets have been used to help obese patients lose weight for more than two decades. But how safe are they?

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