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10 Ways for Men to Live to 100, Part 3

Autor Ryan | 14.05.2012 | Category Men's Health

Do a crossword puzzle — The brain needs exercise just like the body. Longevity is positively correlated with the degree of a person’s education and the degree to which they are still involved with intellectual activities, according to Duke University longitudinal studies on aging.

10 Ways for Men to Live to 100, Part 2

Autor Ryan | 14.05.2012 | Category Men's Health

Married men apparently depend on their wives for more than dinner. “Men tend to focus all of their social ability on their wives,” Silver said. “Because of this, they tend to remarry or die the year after they are widowed.”

10 Ways for Men to Live to 100, Part 1

Autor Ryan | 14.05.2012 | Category Men's Health

George Burns outlived his leading lady, Gracie Allen, even after sucking on that cigar for a century. But his story is rare. Of the estimated 50,000 people in the United States who have celebrated a 100th birthday, only 10 percent are men, according to The New England Centenarian Study done by Harvard Medical School. They may be stronger and leaner, but when it comes to longevity, men fall about six years behind women.

Waging War Against Bacteria, Part 2

Autor Ryan | 03.05.2012 | Category Health

It works like this: A threat (the antibiotic) kills most of the cells in a community of bacteria leaving behind a handful of microbes that possess the genetic variations that allowed them to survive the threat. These mutants — now free to reproduce in great numbers — take over the community and become the norm, passing their protective mutations to the next generation.

Waging War Against Bacteria, Part 1

Autor Ryan | 03.05.2012 | Category Health

If you catch a cold or the flu this season, you can expect advice and sympathy from your doctor, but don’t expect a prescription for an antibiotic. Inappropriate use of antibiotics in the past has helped create a new generation of superbugs, microbes with evolved resistance mechanisms to an increasing number of available antibiotics. There are two ways to slow down the pace of microbial evolution: stop prescribing antibiotics to treat viral infections, and develop new antibiotics to which bacteria are not resistant.

Is Colonoscopy Prep “Terrible”?

Autor Ryan | 02.05.2012 | Category Conditions and Diseases

Q.I’ve heard the preparation for a colonoscopy is terrible. Can you tell me what is involved? I know that the bowel must be cleaned before the test. How is this done? Please be specific.

Carol

The Complete Guide to Caring for Your Condom

Autor Ryan | 23.04.2012 | Category Men's Health

We all know that condoms can prevent unwanted pregnancy, protect you from sexually transmitted disease and even save your life. But a condom can’t do its magic if it is not stored, used and disposed of properly. One mistake can thwart your attempt at safe sex. Caring for your condom correctly is as important as using one.

Infected Disk in the Spine. Part 2

Autor Ryan | 17.04.2012 | Category Infected

Other types of bacteria can cause this infection. Intravenous drug users sometimes get infection with Pseudomonas, a group of bacteria that is particularly difficult to treat. Vertebral osteomyelitis can also follow urinary and prostate infections, particularly in the elderly. Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause vertebral osteomyelitis, a syndrome known as Pott’s disease.

Infected Disk in the Spine. Part 1

Autor Ryan | 17.04.2012 | Category Infected

Q.How can a person get an infection of a disk space in the spine?

Will

A.The spine is made up of bones called vertebrae, and disks that separate them. Much more blood supplies the disks than the bones themselves.

Psychological Function and Menopause

Autor Ryan | 05.04.2012 | Category Woman's Health

For many years, a decline in estrogen at the time of menopause was associated with an increased risk of depression, anxiety and other mood disturbances. Current evidence reveals that this is not consistent with how the majority of women experience their menopausal years. Although women experience more depression than men, it generally occurs earlier and is most frequent in 20- to 30-year-olds.