Tag 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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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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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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Two takes on Obamacare’s discrimination against men

President Obama wants to spread the health around — but only to women. Improving the health only of the healthier, longer-living group — women — is like improving the wages only of the higher-earning group — men. What would women say about the latter? The same thing men should say about the former. Continue reading

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Health Disparities Persist for Men, and Doctors Ask Why

“The mere suggestion that men need their own health bureau or that they must advocate for their rights like a victimized minority rankles some women’s health advocates, and some politicians are reluctant to take men’s health on as a cause, for fear of alienating women.” Continue reading

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Health-wise, men are the weaker sex

“Men start out ahead: 115 males are conceived for every 100 females. But it’s downhill from there.” And hardly anyone cares. And feminist groups, with the stretching help of their media supplicants, including male doctors such as CNN’s Sanjay Gupta and ABC’s Dr. Oz, try mightily to keep men’s poorer health out of the limelight. Continue reading

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2012 INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY

In the run up to International Men’s Day 2012 (Monday, 19th November), we’re asking supporters of the day to focus on five key challenges that will help us improve the health and wellbeing of men and boys all over the world. Continue reading

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Women’s advocates wrong about why more women die of heart disease than men

Even at very old ages, men die of heart disease at a higher rate than women. At age 85 and above, although more females than males succumbed to the disease in 2003, 5,621 males died per 100,000 population vs. 5,126 females. Continue reading

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Brief Misc. News & Views on Gender Issues

Women’s biology used to be women’s destiny. Now it’s men’s destiny. While women’s equality has exploded into the world of work, men’s equality is still thwarted in the world of children. Continue reading

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