Mens Health

Dying To Quit: F.D.A. Warns About Stop-Smoking Drugs Chantix and Zyban

nytimes.com | GARDINER HARRIS and DUFF WILSON | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living


Federal drug regulators warned Wednesday that patients taking two popular drugs to stop smoking should be watched closely for signs of serious mental ...

Study: TV Food Ads Boost Mindless Eating

Yahoo! News | 11 Mins Ago | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


Watching food ads on TV leads to a boost in snacking among children and adults, increasing the risk of weight gain, U.S. researchers say....

What About The Boys? Male Issues Ignored in U.S. Culture

LiveScience | Rachael Rettner | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


Growing up is tough. But for boys, it may be even tougher. While both boys and girls face issues -- in school and out -- the problems affecting boys ...

Tears Demystified: Why Humans Cry

DivineCaroline | Allison Ford | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


Crying is an emotional reaction that's completely unique to humans. Our capacity for complex thoughts and feelings means that we can cry whether we're...

Panel Wants Ban on Percocet and Vicodin

nytimes.com | Gardiner Harris | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the...

How To Get Work More Done: Take Better Breaks

LifeDev | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


Thanks to the ever increasing connectivity that technology provides, it's becoming harder and harder to really break free. In fact, for many we've for...

Now I Know My Fats And Oils: Nutrition Quiz

livescience.com | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


When it comes to nutrition, most people know to avoid empty-calorie culprits such as cake and candy. But diet-book hype and evolving food pyramids can...

Listening To Alzheimer's Caregivers: Advice And Challenges

ABC News | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


In a roundtable discussion for the ABCNews.com OnCall+ Alzheimer's section, four caregivers of family members with Alzheimer's disease -- Alice, Maure...

Sweating To Sobriety: Exercise Group Helps Recovering Addicts

blog.newsweek.com | Kate Dailey | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


More than 13 years ago, as Scott Strode was struggling to get his drinking and drug use under control, the gym in Boston where he boxed offered refuge...

11 Common Health Myths, Busted

nytimes.com | Tara Parker | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Myths, half-truths and wives' tales persist in medicine. Sometimes doctors and nurses even believe things that aren't true or at least are unproven. T...

First Lady Announces Stimulus Package For Health Clinics

AP | NATASHA T. METZLER | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama visited a community health center Monday to announce the release of $850 million in stimulus grants to he...

How Happy is... 3 Easy Ways To Improve Your Relationship

Sophie Keller | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Sophie Keller

Each relationship is an opportunity for you and your partner to help each other grow and to learn from one another. Here are three ways in which you can improve your relationship.

Five Ways to Use Imagination to Boost Your Self-Esteem

Psychology Today | Jane Bolton | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Our ability to use our imagination for our benefit plays a major part in our experience of power, self esteem and joy. One definition of the word "emp...

Caring for Health: Expanding the Policy Dialogue

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 07.29.2009 | Living


Abby L. Ferber

Providing universal health coverage is essential, but there are many, many other social policy avenues to pursue if we seek to improve the health of our citizenry.

STUDY: Eating More Fruits And Veggies Can Increase Mens' Sperm Counts

Rodale News | Emily Main | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living


Real men eat lettuce, or at least they should. Lettuce and other types of high-antioxidant fruits and vegetables have been found to improve sperm qual...

Robin Williams Jokes Heart Surgery

AP | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Robin Williams, who had heart surgery eight weeks ago, says he and David Letterman "are now brotherhood of the zipper chests." Willi...

The Top 5 Cholesterol Myths

health.com | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living


Even if you think you know everything there is to know about cholesterol, there may be a few more surprises in store. Check out these common myths abo...

Dave Zinczenko, Reality Show Star? Rodale Inks Deal For "Eat This, Not That!" Show

New York Post | Page Six | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media


Men's Health parent, Rodale, has inked a deal with Reveille Productions -- the team behind the NBC hit "The Biggest Loser" -- to create a show based o...

Study: Vitamin D Effective Treatment For Prostate Cancer

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.28.2009 | Living


Vitamin D is an effective treatment for prostate cancer in some patients, a UK study suggests. A once daily dose reduced PSA level - an indicator o...

1 In 5 Americans Are Postponing Health Care

msn.com | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living


Twenty percent of Americans say they have delayed or postponed medical care, mostly doctor visits, and many said cost was the main reason, according t...

Russell Crowe Slims Down For Robin Hood

Mail Online | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment


Russell Crowe has shed his excess pounds and looks better than ever in new pictures from the set of his latest movie, a £110million remake of Robin H...

Andy Hallett, "Angel" Actor, Dies At 33

AP | SOLVEJ SCHOU | Posted 05.01.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Andy Hallett, who made his mark playing green-skinned, good-guy demon Lorne on the TV series "Angel," has died of congestive heart...

Josh Hartnett Calls 911 For Stomach Cramps

AP | Posted Mar 30th 2009 9:19AM by TMZ Staff | Posted 04.30.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Josh Hartnett's publicist says the 30-year-old actor has been taken to a Los Angeles hospital with gastrointestinal problems. Publ...

Extending Male Longevity -- Why Prostate Screening Still Makes Sense

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living


Stephen C. Rose

I didn't know that when I happened on to a surgeon to remove my Gleason 7 prostate that I would not only get the world's foremost practitioner of robotic surgical procedures but also a crusader for men.

How Late Is Too Late For Fatherhood?

Times Online | Dr Mark Porter | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living


New research suggesting that the age of your father influences your IQ - the older he was when you were born, the worse you are likely to fare when te...