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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | June 28, 2006

MANLY MATTERS, SPECIAL MEN'S HEALTH EDITION - Do men feel?
WOMEN OFTEN ask the question, "Do men feel?" And maybe it's because too many men pretend that they don't. Well, my best friends are usually men so I know the answer to that question. However, I placed the question squarely on the table when I visited...

Sexual health - So, you are losing your nature
LOSS OF nature often signifies either the loss of desire for sex or the inability to sustain an erection. The problem of inadequate erection, referred to as impotence, is probably one of the biggest issues that a man faces.


Screening tests for every Jamaican man
The prostate is walnut-sized gland that produces the milky substance that transport male sex cells, sperm. This gland may become inflamed (prostatis): become enlarged (benign prostatic hyperplasia) or develop a malignant tumour..


Prostate cancer - a continuing challenge...but it is curable
ALTHOUGH STATISTICS from the Jamaica Cancer Registry clearly indicate that prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the leading cause of male cancer-related deaths in the Kingston and St. Andrew, there is an ambivalent.


Real men facing real depression
IT IS still a rare thing for a Jamaican man to fill a prescription for his depression. Jamaican pharmacists report that such prescriptions are usually presented by female bearers who might explain that 'him head tek him'.


Wellness is for men too
IN THE first two years of life, men generally get the same attention that accords them health and wellness as do females. After that, it seems to be a 'hit and miss' situation. For example, those being admitted to select schools are required...


Invincible men still need good food
MEN ARE touted as being strong, risk takers, invincible and lead role players. These assumed qualities often influence men's lifestyle behaviour, including their nutrition-related practices. Nutrition is important throughout the life cycle to both...


Reduce that paunch!
CONTROLLING 'POT BELLIES' or paunches is really a matter of controlling body fat. Many men who are overweight are also 'over fat' and the health risks they face are due to being 'over fat'. Managing body weight and pot bellies is not a mysterious...




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