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Canada.com
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Overheard in an elevator, several years ago, at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto: "I was at this party last night, and they had a bowl, kind of like a candy dish, of these diamond-shaped blue pills, so I took some."
We've come a long way from the da..
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USA Today
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City health officials are considering a program to urge circumcision for men at high risk of AIDS, noting studies that the procedure can reduce the chances of getting the disease.
The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has sought feedback fro..
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MSNBC
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High-deductible health insurance plans favored by many employers often wind up being an unfair burden to women, a new study says, largely because women need many routine medical exams that quickly add up.
The median expense for men under 45 in these pl..
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healthandfitness.sympatico.msn.ca
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New research on napping provides the perfect excuse for office slackers, finding that a little midday snooze seems to reduce risks for fatal heart problems, especially among men. In the largest study to date on the health effects of napping, researcher..
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FOX News
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There may be hope for men who suffer from premature ejaculation. Patients with premature ejaculation who used a topical anesthetic spray were able to delay ejaculation for five times as long, according to a study in the February issue of the urology journ..
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MSNBC
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Please, please, please, just give the dog back,” Ellen DeGeneres wept on national TV last week. It was a moment that quickly established itself in the pop culture firmament, less for the plight of Iggy the adopted terrier than for the copious crying its..
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SF Gate
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Many men, faced with the prospect of going to the doctor for a fertility evaluation, will tell you they would rather just stay home.
Now they can.
A new at-home screening test, called Fertell, lets couples find out if they have fertility problems wi..
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Associated Press
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There's more worrisome news about vitamins: Taking too many may increase men's risk of dying from prostate cancer.
The study, being published Wednesday, doesn't settle the issue. But it is the biggest yet to suggest high-dose multivitamins may harm the..
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USA Today
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U.N. health agencies recommended Wednesday that heterosexual men undergo circumcision because of "compelling" evidence that it can reduce their chances of contracting HIV by up to 60%.
But World Health Organization and UNAIDS experts said men need to b..
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Yahoo News
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Oregon scientists say a simple test can identify men at high risk of life-threatening prostate cancer even after a biopsy finds no signs of it. The key, researchers say, is "PSA density," which compares the size of a man's prostate with his levels of a ca..
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MSNBC
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For nearly a decade, while serving as an elected official and working as an attorney, Massachusetts state Sen. Bob Antonioni struggled with depression, although he didn't know it. Most days, he attended Senate meetings and appeared on behalf of clients at..
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EurekAlert
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Many men have breast symptoms, including enlarged or painful breast tissue, but the majority do not need a mammogram, say researchers from Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. Mammograms are used to check for the presence of breast cancers, which are very rare in m..
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New York Times
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In recent years, women’s health has been a national priority. Pink ribbons warn of breast cancer. Pins shaped like red dresses raise awareness about heart disease. Offices of women’s health have sprung up at every level of government to offer informat..
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Yahoo News
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The testosterone-fueled American male may be losing his punch. Over the past two decades, levels of the sex hormone in U.S. men have been falling steadily, a new study finds...
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