Archive for April, 2008
Chicago Tribune Profiles Home For HIV-Positive Men
The Chicago Tribune recently profiled the Jo-Ray House, a home for HIV-positive men in Chicago. Jo-Ray was founded in 2003 by Ida Byther-Smith, who was diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1991. Byther-Smith has qualified for grants from the
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Listening To The Urinary Stream Microphone Replaces Catheter For Diagnosis Of Voiding Symptoms
Benign prostate enlargement affects most of the elder men and often compresses the urethra resulting in voiding symptoms. Dutch researcher Tim Idzenga has found a way to measure the resistance of the urethra using sound: via a microphone placed behind the scrotum. The sound spectrum of the recorded sound depends on how much the urethra […]
Kenyan Government Adopts Male Circumcision As A Standard HIV Prevention Strategy
The Kenyan government has issued a new policy to adopt male circumcision as a standard HIV prevention strategy, Kenya’s Nation reports. The Policy on Male Circumcision in Kenya 2008 calls for the procedure to be provided to all willing males. The decision to adopt circumcision as an HIV intervention follows
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Depression: Less-Educated Men More Prone To Stigma
Personal stigma associated with depression is higher among men and the less well educated, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry. The findings by the Australian team highlight the importance of developing programs to tackle the stigma associated with depression.
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Stopping Maternity Services From ’shutting Out’ The Father
Today a 12-point action plan was published aimed at stopping maternity services throughout the United Kingdom from disadvantaging children from birth by shutting out their dads. According to The Fatherhood Institute, the report The Dad Deficit: The Missing Piece of the Maternity Jigsaw presents “a mass of evidence” which demonstrates that a father’s active […]
John Prescott Battled Bulimia For Ten Years
Ex-Deputy Prime Minister, UK, John Prescott, 69, battled in silence with eating disorder bulimia for ten years. In a BBC interview Prescott says the shame of being a high-profile figure with the illness kept him in silence. In a Sunday Times article he says he used to consume huge quantities of food - which […]
Young Macho Men With Serious Injuries Often Abuse Alcohol
Men with serious injuries, such as traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, must deal with a range of emotions. If these men have strong traditional masculine ideas and abuse alcohol, it becomes even more difficult to help them heal and come to terms with their emotions and situations.
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AHRQ And Ad Council Encourage Men To Take Preventive Steps In Their Health Care, USA
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) joined with The Advertising Council today to launch a national public service campaign designed to raise awareness among middle-aged men about the importance of preventive medical testing.
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The Uncommon Tale Of A Man’s Struggle With Anorexia
Every month or so, the popular media are saturated with stories of thelatest Hollywood starlet’s eating disorder. However, it is rare to hearof males who are suffering with anorexia, bulimia, or other disorders.In his forthcoming autobiography, former deputy prime minister JohnPrescott has admitted to the public that he began his struggle withbulimia in the 1980s.
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Los Angeles Times Examines Male Circumcision In The U.S.
The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined male circumcision in the U.S. and factors that some parents consider when deciding whether to have their infant boys circumcised, including a reduced risk of HIV. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 56% of infant boys in the U.S.
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