Category Archives: Men’s Health

Obama’s Missed Opportunity: A White House Council on Boys and Men

“Fortunately, our daughters’ and mothers’ health challenges are addressed by seven federal offices of women’s health. Our sons’ and fathers’ are not addressed by a single federal office of men’s health” — this despite the fact that men’s health in general is poorer, resulting in men on average having a shorter life span than women and dying sooner from nine of the ten leading causes of death. Continue reading

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Guns don’t kill people — our sons do

“…[O]ur daughters are able to find the same guns in the same homes, are about as likely to be mentally ill, have the same family values and are exposed to the same violence in the media. Our daughters, however, do not kill. Why the difference?” Continue reading

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What Does President Obama Mean For Men?

Obama goes to bat for females at males’ expense. Continue reading

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Men, Want to Live a Bit Longer? Speak Up.

“Tom Perls, founder of the New England Centenarian Study at Boston University, estimates that about 30 percent of the male-female disparity in longevity is due to biological differences, and 70 percent to social and cultural factors.” Continue reading

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Lung cancer and the sexes

As happened with heart disease, feminists will no doubt soon begin proclaiming that more women die of lung disease than men. Or that lung cancer affects women “differently” and hence their lung cancer should get more funding. Continue reading

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Why is life expectancy longer for women than it is for men?

While feminists and the media complain endlessly about the “gender wage gap,” they never mention the gender longevity gap. Continue reading

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The 15 leading causes of death by sex, 2009

“Fortunately, our daughters’ and mothers’ health challenges are addressed by seven federal offices of women’s health. Our sons’ and fathers’ are not addressed by a single federal office of men’s health” — despite men’s average shorter life span and poorer health! What would feminists say if the shoe were on the other foot? Continue reading

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Another reason for women’s health advocates to ignore men’s heart disease

“After taking into account patients’ age, men had a 31 percent higher risk of dying over the study compared with women, the researchers said.” Continue reading

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“Masculinity Myth” Obscures Men’s Juggling Stress

“…[W]e don’t recognize that work-family stress is an equal-opportunity plague that hurts men just as much as women. More, in fact.” Continue reading

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Men Likely to Put Off the Doctor (Male Matters: Or: why men are charged less for health insurance)

“Men are also less likely to see themselves as susceptible to disease or injury when, in fact, they are more susceptible.” So WHOSE awareness about health should be raised? Continue reading

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