Diabetes
Prostate medicines linked to type 2 diabetes risk, study suggests
Researchers say patients should continue to take the drugs, which are commonly prescribed to older men, but warn they may need additional health checks.
Apr 11, 2019
0
4
Page 10 - News tagged with older men
Health
CDC: Violence against seniors on rise, especially among men
(HealthDay)—There has been an increase in the rates of violence among older adults, especially among older men, according to research published in the April 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Apr 5, 2019
0
0
Health
Sex hormone levels in older men are linked to lower biological age
Older men tend to have lower biological age if they have higher levels of sex hormones, particularly the estradiol form of estrogen, a large new study from Australia finds. The study results will be presented on Sunday at ...
Mar 25, 2019
0
17
Psychology & Psychiatry
Fear of hospitalization keeps men from talking about suicide
Fear of psychiatric hospitalization is one of the primary reasons that older men—an age and gender group at high risk for suicide—don't talk about suicide with their physicians.
Mar 11, 2019
0
32
Health
Sportiness and bisexuality linked to more lifetime sexual partners for older women
Older women who are sporty or bisexual are more likely to have notched up a higher than average number of lifetime sexual partners, reveals research published in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health.
Mar 4, 2019
0
5
Health
Quinn on Nutrition: Vitamins—what men and women need
What's the difference between men's and women's multivitamins? If a woman takes a formulation designated for men, will her voice lower an octave? Will a young man's hair turn gray if he ingests a supplement for men over 50?
Mar 1, 2019
0
2
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US older women three times as likely to be treated for osteoporosis as men
Older women in the US are three times as likely to be treated for osteoporosis as men of the same age, reveals research published online in the Journal of Investigative Medicine.
Feb 14, 2019
0
3
Health
Could higher levels of testosterone hold the key to slower aging?
A new study of older men carried out by The University of Western Australia has found there is a link between men who have higher levels of the sex hormone estradiol, produced from testosterone, and slower ageing.
Jan 30, 2019
0
131
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Duration of infertility in men may affect sperm count
A longer duration of infertility was associated with lower sperm count and other parameters of impaired sperm in a BJU International study of 1644 infertile men. Also, older age and higher body mass index were associated ...
Dec 5, 2018
0
1
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obesity strongly associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in never-smokers
"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is much more common among never smoking older women who are morbidly obese (having a body mass index of 40 or higher) than among their female peers in the normal weight range ...
Nov 21, 2018
0
2
