Men’s Health Forum is a charity based in England and Wales. Its mission is to provide an independent and authoritative voice for male health and to tackle the issues affecting the health and well-being of boys and men.

The MHF was founded in 1994 and became a registered charity in 2001 steered by a board of trustees. It is an independent body with an active membership working with a wide range of individuals and organisations to develop health services that meet men’s needs and enable men to change their risk-taking behaviours.

It lobbies policy-makers, runs projects, carries out research, coordinates Men’s Health Week, publishes a magazine and runs two websites including the award-winning malehealth.co.uk.

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Men's health News From Medical News Today

Hemophilia Research Award Received By Keri Smith, Ph.D., UT Scientist
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
Keri Smith, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has received a Career Development Award from the National Hemophilia Foundation. The award will support Smith's research into the development of a therapy for people with Hemophilia A, a bleeding disorder, whose immune systems are resistant to treatment. Hemophilia A affects about one in every 5,000 males born in the United States.
Triggering Muscle Development -- A Therapeutic Cure For Muscle Wastage?
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0700
Scientists in the UK and Denmark have shown that if elderly men were given growth hormone and exercised their legs showed an appreciable muscle mass increase. Dr. Geoff Goldspink (Royal Free and University College Medical School, UK) says: "This raises the question: Can age-related loss of muscle strength and increased fragility be ameliorated by the therapeutic application of mechano growth factor (MGF)?".
Prostate-Specific Antigen: To Test Or Not To Test, From Harvard Men's Health Watch
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:00:00 -0700
One of the most controversial issues in men's health is whether men should routinely have a blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to screen for prostate cancer. Some experts argue that PSA testing saves lives by helping detect this common form of cancer early. Others say it triggers unnecessary treatment that disrupts many more lives than it saves.
History Of Periodontitis Linked To Cerebrovascular Disease In Men
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums, in the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic stroke, has received growing attention during the last decade. A new study is the first prospective cohort study to use clinical measures of periodontitis to evaluate the association between this disease and the risk of cerebrovascular disease.
Condom Distribution Program In Los Angeles County Jail Might Be Expanded
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0700
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is considering expanding an eight-year-old program at Men's Central Jail that distributes condoms in a unit for gay men, the Los Angeles Times reports. Under the program, an outreach worker from the nonprofit Center for Health Justice visits the jail once weekly to distribute about one condom per inmate to the unit's 300 inmates.
Daily Sex Helps To Reduce Sperm DNA Damage And Improve Fertility
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0700
Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men's sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam.

NYT > Health

Patient Money: For a Frugal Dieter, Weight Loss on a Sliding Scale
By LESLEY ALDERMAN Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:42:07 -0000
A dieter’s commitment to weight loss can sometimes be linked to how much money he or she is willing to spend.

CNN.com - Health

Police: Hospital worker swiped shots, spread hep C
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:42 -0400
A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds or thousands of surgical patients to hepatitis C when she replaced clean needles filled with the powerful painkiller fentanyl with her own dirty needles filled with saline solution.
Health.com picks top beach, lake getaways
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:47:40 -0400
We know your summer vacation time is precious: You want to land where you can truly relax, breathe fresh air, get in some exercise and eat well -- without breaking the bank. That's why we teamed up with a panel of travel and health experts to help us find the healthiest of the nation's most popular beach and lake towns.

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