What is Hormone Imbalance? Is it Andropause or Menopause?
Hormone imbalance is a medical condition that arises when one or more hormones get out of balance with the rest of the hormones. When this occurs in women it is called
menopause. When it occurs in men, it is known as andropause.
The world we live in today is not the same world we had 100 years ago. Today we see many factories producing man-made chemicals at an alarming rate and discharging the waste products into our environment or putting them in our food and water supply. Once these chemicals are in our environment we are then exposed to them via breathing, drinking contaminated water, or eating foods that contain these ...
Source: Blog, MD - August 11, 2014 Category: Oncologists Authors: Admin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The Fountain of Youth
“Since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” Two weeks ago, family physician Joe Gibes wrote on the shaky medical footing of low testosterone treatment. This week, Brian Williams reported on the NBC Nightly News that the FDA has issued warnings about thrombotic events... // Read More » (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - June 22, 2014 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Cody Chambers Tags: Health Care bioethics Culture / Ethnicity / Gender / Disability end of life enhancement Ethical Method / Grounding Health Care Practice syndicated Source Type: blogs
Video: all you need to know about testosterone
Nelson Vergel speaks about how to know if you need testosterone replacement, how to diagnose low testosterone, all testosterone treatment options, how to maximize benefits (increase muscle mass, mood, energy, sex drive and erectile quality) and minimize side effects (acne, increased red blood cells, etc). For more information and to ask questions visit:
ExcelMale.com (Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog)
Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog - June 12, 2014 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Nelson Vergel Source Type: blogs
Public Citizen Petitions FDA for a Black Box Warning on Testosterone
Products
WASHINGTON - February 25 - Public Citizen today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately add a black box warning about the increased risks of heart attacks and other cardiovascular dangers to the product labels of all testosterone-containing drugs available in the U.S.The urgent petition is based on growing evidence of the risks of heart attacks and other cardiovascular dangers from many individual randomized studies going back as far as 2010 and a recently published overall analysis (meta-analysis) of 27 studies going back as far as 20 years. Although 13 of these studies, funded by the drug ind...
Source: PharmaGossip - February 25, 2014 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Low T' and the peril of medicating grumpy old men
Could you have low testosterone?That's the question Abbott Laboratories (now AbbVie) has been urging men to consider with its "Is It Low T?" awareness campaign, a highly effective effort to change how doctors and the public think about managing aging in men.Since 2008, this massive marketing endeavor has targeted middle-aged men who have put on some weight, sometimes feel grumpy or get sleepy after meals, encouraging them to have their testosterone levels tested and to consider treatment if levels are low. It has helped persuade legions of men to take a drug that may not help and may actually do harm for a condit...
Source: PharmaGossip - February 15, 2014 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Testosterone and CV Disease
This report does not show a "causal" relationship but this "association" does raise red flags. At the very least, patients currently taking or considering starting testosterone therapy should be discussing this report with their physician. (Source: Dr Portnay)
Source: Dr Portnay - November 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, September 25, 2013
From MedPage Today:
MI Risk Higher in Diabetes With Low T. Low testosterone levels predicted a greater risk of acute myocardial infarction (MI) in Swedish men with type 2 diabetes.
Markers in Blood May Help Assess Alzheimer’s Risk. Researchers appear to be homing in on clinically useful blood-based biomarkers indicating risk of Alzheimer’s disease in mildly impaired or asymptomatic individuals.
Study Questions Repeat Bone Density Tests. Repeat bone mineral density testing in older men and women may not improve the ability to predict fracture beyond the insight gained from the original bone scan.
More Fetal Ri...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 25, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Endocrinology Heart Neurology Source Type: blogs
Forge A Strong Body and End Your Depression!
Depression is a common issue that many individuals have to deal with these days. A constantly fatigued state of mind without knowing where one stands in life.
I personally had an ongoing feeling of loneliness as a child and it carried over into my teenage years. For a few months when I was 15 years old I finally found a group of friends where I felt connected. Then my family moved to Vietnam. There my depression hit me stronger and harder, I had a girlfriend in Vietnam who eventually dumped me. I then decided to turn my life around and live on my terms. I started at the iron and never looked back. Read the full story here...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joe Brunner Tags: Community Posts depression exercise happiness mental heath self improvement Source Type: blogs
Testosterone: Fear-mongering by pharma and doctors
Here's the lede from a story in the Washington Post about prescribing testosterone to men: In case you haven’t noticed, advertisements aimed at treating low levels of testosterone, or “low T,” have displaced those erectile dysfunction commercials with side-by-side bathtubs. The ads ask: Are you suffering from any of the following — depression, low energy, weight gain, fatigue, low sex drive? If ever there were a case of medicalizing aging, this is it. Didn't we learn from the estrogen debacle? This is sheer predatory activity by pharma and doctors capitalizing on men's worst fear.“Those symptoms are true of...
Source: Running a hospital - June 27, 2013 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
Prostate Cancer: What It Is and Who It Affects
By Amy Campbell
First, the bad news. Research tells us that Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for several types of cancer, including breast, endometrial, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancer. Knowledge of the link between cancer and diabetes is actually nothing new. Back in 1910, a biostatistician made the connection between diabetes and cancer. More recently, studies have shown that diabetes does indeed increase cancer risk, likely, in part, due to the incidence of overweight and obesity, not-so-healthy food choices, and lack of sufficient physical activity (all modifiable risk factors, by the way).
Now, for the somewh...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - June 24, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Amy Campbell Source Type: blogs
Men’s Health Week: Get It Checked
Men face unique health challenges, and one of the most dangerous is their reluctance to seek healthcare. Each year in the week leading up to Father’s Day, Men’s Health Week shines a spotlight on many of the issues that affect the male population. This year, Men’s Health Week runs between June 10th–16th. It is observed as part of the larger Men’s Health Month, which is celebrated during the month of June with screenings, health fairs, media appearances, and other health education and outreach activities.
Last year for Men’s Health Week, we focused on the 7 threats to men’s health...
Source: Highlight HEALTH - June 17, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Walter Jessen, Ph.D. Source Type: blogs
It’s the season to be healthy especially for men
This article was originally published there.
(Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care)
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - June 10, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Men's Health Source Type: blogs
The Testosterone Trap
Should the Modern Man Be Taking Testosterone?
Is It Low T? .com
By now you've likely seen the commercials. Fit-looking middle-age men telling you how they put on weight, had less energy, and were no longer the sexual tigers they were in their twenties -- until, that is, they started rubbing testosterone gel on their shoulder, upper arm, or abdomen.
Now they feel more like the men they used to be.
The commercials don't mention a 2009 study in the New England Journal of Medicine wherein a group of men on testosterone replacement therapy had more than four times the number of cardiovascular problems -- so many that the s...
Source: PharmaGossip - May 2, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Six ways Big Pharma manipulates consumers - Salon
This article originally appeared on AlterNet.
The blockbuster pill profit party is over for Big Pharma. Bestselling pills like Lipitor, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Singular and Concerta have gone off patent and sites which their ads sustained are withering on the vine. WebMD, for example, the voice of Pharma on the Web, with a former Pfizer exec serving as CEO, announced it would cut 250 positions in December.
But don’t worry, Wall Street. Pharma isn’t going to deliver disappointing earnings just because it has little or no new drugs coming online and has failed at the very reason for its existence. Here are six new Pharma ma...
Source: PharmaGossip - April 28, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Pharmed Out's conference. "Medical Behavior in a Commercial World: Who Is Responsible?", June 6-7, 2013 at Georgetown University.
Pharmed Out's highly-acclaimed annual CME conference. "Medical Behavior in a Commercial World: Who Is Responsible?", will be held on June 6-7, 2013 at Georgetown University.This year, we will explore the ethical responsibilities of health care providers, medical journals, industry and payers on therapeutic choices, and the public health implications of pharmaceutical and medical device marketing. We will have a surprise guest: a former pharmaceutical executive from a top 5 company who will be discussing ethical conflicts inside the industry.Our all-star lineup also includes:- Marcia Angell MD, author of The Truth About Dru...
Source: PharmaGossip - April 24, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
