Mens Health Animations

The Risks Of Running Marathons
Even though hundreds of thousands more people finished grueling 26.2 mile marathons in the United States in 2009 compared to a decade earlier, a runner's risk of dying during or soon after the race has remained very low - about .75 per 100,000, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. Men, however, were twice as likely to die as women...

New Insights Into Urinary Tract Health Of Adolescent Males Revealed By Bacteria Study
The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent male urinary tract has revealed that the composition of microbial communities colonizing the penis in young men depends upon their circumcision status and patterns of sexual activity...

Testosterone Treatment Helps Obese Older Males Lose Weight, Other Health Gains Too
Restoring low testosterone levels in older, overweight or obese men to normal levels results in dramatic weight loss and other health benefits, such as better blood pressure and blood glucose control, Dr Farid Saad of the Medical Affairs Men's Health Care at Bayer Pharma AG in Berlin, Germany, explained at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France...

Early Elevated HIV Infection Risk In Some Step Study Participants Confirmed By Study
A long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has confirmed that certain subgroups of male study participants were at higher risk of becoming infected after receiving the experimental vaccine compared to those who received a placebo...

Men With Low Testosterone Levels May Be At Increased Risk For Diabetes
Low levels of testosterone in men could increase their risk of developing diabetes, a study suggests. Scientists have found that low testosterone levels are linked to a resistance to insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar levels. The study is the first to directly show how low testosterone levels in fat tissue can be instrumental in the onset of Type 2 diabetes...

Load-Bearing Exercise By Males In Their Early 20s May Shield Them From Osteoporosis In Old Age
Young men who play volleyball, basketball or other load-bearing sports for four hours a week or more increase bone mass and might gain protection from developing osteoporosis later in life, according to a new study in the May issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research...

Greatly Reduced Sperm Viability Caused By Tetracycline Passes From Father To Son In Pseudoscorpions
In a paper published in Nature's open access journal Scientific Reports, researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno report that male pseudoscorpions treated with the antibiotic tetracycline suffer significantly reduced sperm viability and pass this toxic effect on to their untreated sons. They suggest that a similar effect could occur in humans and other species...

Living In A City Center Doubles Risk Of Calcium Build-Up In Arteries
City centre residents who took part in a study were almost twice as likely to suffer from coronary artery calcification (CAC), which can lead to heart disease, than people who lived in less polluted urban and rural areas, according to research published in the May issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine...

New Treatment For Degenerative Vision Disorder Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
A research team, led by John Guy, M.D., professor of ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has pioneered a novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), an inherited genetic defect that causes rapid, permanent, and bilateral loss of vision in people of all ages, but primarily males ages 20-40...

Emergency Care Occurrences After Discharge More Common Among Men
According to a study in , men have a considerably higher chance of needing urgent hospital care, including readmission than their female counterparts within a month of being discharged...

Newly Recognized Feature Of Athlete's Heart Found To Be More Prevalent In Black Male Athletes
Left-ventricular hyper-trabeculation (LVHT) - a feature of certain cardiomyopathies (chronic disease of the heart muscle) - has been found to be more common in black, male athletes according to a new study presented at the World Congress of Cardiology. A study of 692 athletes carried out in the UK, found that LVHT was more prevalent in athletes compared with non-athletes (6...

Deterioration In A Husband's Health Likely When Wife Suffers Breast Cancer
Caring for a wife with breast cancer can have a measurable negative effect on men's health, even years after the cancer diagnosis and completion of treatment, according to recent research. Men who reported the highest levels of stress in relation to their wives' cancer were at the highest risk for physical symptoms and weaker immune responses, the study showed...

In The Fight Against HIV In Africa, Rectal Microbicides Are Becoming A High Priority
IRMA (International Rectal Microbicide Advocates) will release "On the Map: Ensuring Africa's Place in Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy" at a special evening reception at the international Microbicides 2012 conference at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center...

Truvada As A Preventive Drug For Men At High Risk For HIV May Be Cost-Effective
A once-a-day pill to help prevent HIV infection could significantly reduce the spread of AIDS, but only makes economic sense if used in select, high-risk groups, Stanford University researchers conclude in a new study...

Propecia And Proscar To Have Sexual Problems Warning Label
Propecia, a drug for treating baldness, and Proscar for treating enlarged prostate, are to carry labels warning about sexual adverse events, including decreased libido, ejaculation problems, and difficulties with orgasm. According to the FDA, in some cases these problems can continue well after the patient stops taking the medication...