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Men's Health

Friday's Progress Notes - June 16, 2000
Mental Health Information - Vol. 4 Issue 18
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Men's reluctance to seek medical care
2. Treatment of diabetes
3. Exercise and health
4. Impaired driving
5. Erectile dysfunction
6. Diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
7. Screening for prostate cancer
8. Depression in men


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Dear Colleagues,

This week is National Men's Health Week, held each year before Father's Day. The purpose is to promote public awareness of the leading health issues impacting men.

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Have a good Father's Day.
Jack

John L. Miller, MD

1. CVS HEALTH SERVICES
Men Avoid Physician Visits
A new survey reports fewer than one in five men said they would seek immediate medical care if they were sick or in pain.
http://www.cvshealthresources.com/topic/avoid

2. NDIC
Medicines for People With Diabetes
Questions and answers about medications for the treatment of diabetes.
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/medicines_ez/index.htm

3. ATHEALTH.COM
Fitness Fundamentals
Physical fitness is to the human body what fine tuning is to an engine.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/FitnessFundamentals.html

4. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Impaired Driving
There are effective measures that can be taken to prevent injuries and deaths from impaired driving.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/drving.htm

5. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Newer Pharmacologic Alternatives for Erectile Dysfunction
The underlying cause of erectile dysfunction is usually a chronic medical illness or a side effect of certain drugs. Less commonly, the problem is psychogenic.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990915ap/1159.html

6. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer
In the United States, prostate cancer is the most common solid tumor malignancy in men and second to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in this group.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/980401ap/naitoh.html

7. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Screening for Prostate Cancer - Position Paper
The purpose of this guideline is to 1) clarify what is known about the potential benefits and risks associated with early detection and treatment of prostate cancer and 2) assist physicians in helping patients make an informed decision about whether to be screened for prostate cancer.
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/126/6/480

8. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
Men and Depression
In focus groups conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to assess depression awareness, men described their own symptoms of depression without realizing that they were depressed.
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/depressionmen.html


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