Infertility in Men Tied to Heart Disease, Chronic Conditions Infertility in Men Tied to Heart Disease, Chronic Conditions
Compared with men with vasectomies or receiving fertility tests, those with infertility had increased risks for heart disease, diabetes, substance abuse, liver disease, and renal disease. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Nephrology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nephrology Headlines - December 7, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Watch out, guys: Two thirds of Brits searching for 'vasectomy reversal' are WOMEN
IT MIGHT be a medical procedure only men can have done, but it looks like women are more interested in vasectomy and subsequent reversals. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could vasectomies on the NHS be given the snip in latest budget squeeze?
The controversial move by the Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, which already severely restricts access to IVF, is part of planned savings of £15.7 million. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vasectomies facing snip under NHS plan to save money
Health managers in Essex also announce idea to stop prescriptions for gluten-free foods and axe hearing aids in purge of 'high street' treatments (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - November 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group hearing aids Vasectomies nhs Source Type: news
Men line up to be sterilised in global 'vasectomy-athon'
Thousands of men around the world are to be sterilised today in what organisers dubbed a global 'vasectomy-athon'. Men in Indonesia, India and the USA are taking part in a mass sterilisation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Queensland doctor to snip as many men as possible on World Vasectomy Day
A vasectomy may mean never having to say you're sorry, but Queensland doctor Raj Selvarajan is hoping that World Vasectomy Day on Friday will help men get over their fear of the procedure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Risk factors for prostate cancer
New research suggests that age, race and family history are the biggest risk factors for a man to develop prostate cancer, although high blood pressure, high cholesterol, vitamin D deficiency, inflammation of prostate, and vasectomy also add to the risk. In contrast, obesity, alcohol abuse, and smoking show a negative association with the disease. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 30, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Risk factors for prostate cancer
(Inderscience Publishers) New research suggests that age, race and family history are the biggest risk factors for a man to develop prostate cancer, although high blood pressure, high cholesterol, vitamin D deficiency, inflammation of prostate, and vasectomy also add to the risk. In contrast, obesity, alcohol abuse, and smoking show a negative association with the disease. Details are reported in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 29, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
REVEALED: Why you STILL need to use a condom after a vasectomy (and other snippets)
IT'S the topic men don't like to talk about but we're going there - everything you need to know about whether a vasectomy is for you. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Five reasons why the male pill isn't coming any time soon
Don't hold your breath for the male pill. From Big Pharma to feminism, there are too many reasons why your doctor won't be prescribing it for a long time yet (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: male father protection pill contraception sex vasectomy condoms sti pregnant men Source Type: news
Exclusion of Methods Used by Men From ACA Contraceptive Coverage Policy is a Serious Oversight That Must be Fixed
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive coverage guarantee requires most private health plans to cover the full range of contraceptive methods and services without out-of-pocket costs. However, the policy currently excludes vasectomies and male condoms. A new analysis in the Guttmacher Policy Review discusses potential pathways to rectify this serious shortcoming, including state-level actions and new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). (Source: The Guttmacher Institute)
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - June 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
CPR's Unrealistic Portrayal on the Small Screen
"Ah, c'mon! There's no way in hell they would ever do that!"
A resounding Shhhhhhhhhhh! from the multitude cuts me off. "Seriously?" I continue, undaunted. "That patient doesn't even have an …"
A now capitalized SHHHHHHHH! reverberates off the living room wall, accentuated with a hail of Orville Redenbacher popcorn leveled toward my person--missing my mouth completely.
This is just a small playback of what it was like back in the day when I was a fiery fresh medic watching a medical-themed TV show with my family. After all, I wanted to impress my kinfolks with my vast knowledge of newly acqu...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - June 10, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Steve Berry Tags: Columns Administration and Leadership Source Type: news
