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The Risks Of Running Marathons
Even though hundreds of thousands more people finished grueling 26.2 mile marathons in the United States in 2009 compared to a decade earlier, a runner's risk of dying during or soon after the race has remained very low - about .75 per 100,000, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. Men, however, were twice as likely to die as women...
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New Insights Into Urinary Tract Health Of Adolescent Males Revealed By Bacteria Study
The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent male urinary tract has revealed that the composition of microbial communities colonizing the penis in young men depends upon their circumcision status and patterns of sexual activity...
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Testosterone Treatment Helps Obese Older Males Lose Weight, Other Health Gains Too
Restoring low testosterone levels in older, overweight or obese men to normal levels results in dramatic weight loss and other health benefits, such as better blood pressure and blood glucose control, Dr Farid Saad of the Medical Affairs Men's Health Care at Bayer Pharma AG in Berlin, Germany, explained at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France...
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Early Elevated HIV Infection Risk In Some Step Study Participants Confirmed By Study
A long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has confirmed that certain subgroups of male study participants were at higher risk of becoming infected after receiving the experimental vaccine compared to those who received a placebo...
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Men With Low Testosterone Levels May Be At Increased Risk For Diabetes
Low levels of testosterone in men could increase their risk of developing diabetes, a study suggests. Scientists have found that low testosterone levels are linked to a resistance to insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar levels. The study is the first to directly show how low testosterone levels in fat tissue can be instrumental in the onset of Type 2 diabetes...
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