Healthy Men

• TV Viewing Linked to Lower Sperm Count

  

  Posted 4:13 PM 2/5/2013

  Feb. 5, 2013 -- Healthy young men who watch TV for more than 20 hours a week have almost half the sperm count of men who watch very little television. But men who do 15 or more hours of moderate to vigorous exercise every week have sperm counts that are 73% higher than those who exercise for less than five hours a week, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

  Allan Pacey, PhD, British Fertility Society chairman (More)
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• Study Questions the Value of Annual Physical Exams

  

  Posted 10:05 PM 10/16/2012

  Oct. 16, 2012 -- Regular physical exams are annual rituals for many Americans.

  Now a new research review finds that these kinds of checkups don't help people live longer, and they don't cut the risk of dying of cancer or heart disease.

  "We did not find any signs of benefit," on death (More)
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• Expensive Health Care Isn't Always Best

  

  Posted 2:54 PM 8/31/2012

  Aug. 31, 2012 -- When it comes to health care, higher costs don't always mean better care. That's according to a report published this week by Consumer Reports.

  Independent investigators compared quality and cost for 18 primary care groups in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. They found that one of the groups with the lowest costs rated highest for quality of care.

  The analysis shows that the old saying "You get what you pay for" doesn't always (More)
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• Progress Toward Male Birth Control Pill?

  

  Posted 3:02 PM 8/16/2012

  Aug. 16, 2012 -- The promise of a safe and effective birth control pill for men has long eluded scientists, but a new approach could change that.

  Researchers have identified a small molecule compound that inhibits sperm production (More)
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• Walnuts May Improve Sperm Quality in Healthy Men

  

  Posted 6:02 PM 8/15/2012

  Aug. 15, 2012 -- If you aspire to fatherhood, it might not hurt to go a little nuts. Walnuts, that is.

  Eating 2.5 ounces of walnuts a day -- a little more than half a cup -- for 12 weeks improved sperm quality in healthy young men, researchers report. Their study is part of a growing body of evidence that men's dietary and lifestyle (More)
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• Are You in Denial About Your Weight?

  

  Posted 11:18 PM 8/2/2012

  Aug. 2, 2012 -- The next time one of your friends asks if he or she looks like they put on some weight, you may want to consider being honest with them -- even if the answer is yes.

  If so, you will be doing your part to help break through our collective denial about our tendency to (More)
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• CDC: Military Veterans Report Poorer Health

  

  Posted 3:03 AM 8/2/2012

  Aug. 2, 2012 -- Men who served in the military carry a heavier health burden than non-veterans. According to a CDC report released today, veterans are significantly more likely to have two or more chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and (More)
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• Top 10 Safest & Most Dangerous Cities to Drive In

  

  Posted 9:36 PM 7/19/2012

  July 19, 2012 -- The most dangerous city for driving in the U.S. is Orlando, Fla., according to a new government report.

  Although rates have declined in recent years, car crashes still are a leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2009, 34,485 people died in car crashes in the U.S., and 22% of them were aged 15 to 24. The new findings appear in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report(MMWR).

  Researchers compared rates of motor (More)
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• Electric Fans May Be Risky in Extreme Heat

  

  Posted 8:54 PM 7/12/2012

  July 12, 2012 -- Already this summer much of the nation has faced record setting, triple-digit heat, and it's only mid-July.

  Now, as heat waves become more common, a new report questions the safety of a long-relied-upon method for staying cool on sweltering days: the electric fan.

  While the review found little evidence of health harms linked to the use of electric fans among people without air conditioning, researchers concluded that better studies (More)
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• Sitting Too Much May Shave Years Off of Our Lives

  

  Posted 9:35 PM 7/9/2012

  July 9, 2012 -- Sitting too much is a serious health threat, a new study suggests.

  But keeping "down time" to less than three hours a day might make us live an extra two years. And cutting TV viewing -- which most of us do while sitting -- to less than two hours every day might extend life by almost 1.4 years.

  The new findings appear in the online journal BMJ Open.

  American adults spend on average about 55% of their time being sedentary (More)
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