New figures to be published on Monday will show an 80 per cent rise in breast reduction operations carried out on men.
The annual audit by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) reveals its members carried out 581 male breast reductions last year, up from 323 in 2008.
Five years ago just 22 such procedures […]

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A new study at at the University of New Hampshire, found that women were more apt to ask friends or family members for advice about making a purchase, while men were more likely to turn to impersonal sources for information, such as published materials.
According to this new research, go shopping men have a reputation for […]

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Would you trust men to take a ‘male pill’? A scientific research led by Judith Eberhardt, pictured, from the University’s Social Futures Institute, involved interviews with 140 men and 240 women and cast doubt on whether Northern men can be trusted to take it.
The findings showed that while men said they would welcome it, women […]

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According to a new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine, The perception of discrimination increases the amount teenage minority boys smoke but does not increase the amount teenage minority girls smoke.
This study, to be published in the March 2010 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, has been posted by the journal […]

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According to a study carried out by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, young Swedish men are consuming at least double the recommended amount of salt.
Study authors conclude that it’s alarming young Swedish men are consuming so much salt, and something needs to be done about it. High salt […]

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Smells are known to be critical to animal mating habits: Animal studies have shown that male testosterone levels are influenced by odor signals emitted by females, particularly when they are ovulating (that is, when they are the most fertile).
A recent study at Florida State University aimed to see if a similar response occurs in humans. […]

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News Agency ANI/Times of India reports that a study published Tuesday reveals why men who have been circumcised are less likely to become infected with HIV.
The researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Johns Hopkins University found for the first time that circumcision significantly changes the bacterial community of the penis. Pooling data […]

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According to a new national survey sponsored by Centrum® Ultra multivitamins, the approach at setting and achieving health and wellness goals depends on whether you’re a woman or a man. A line of scientifically-advanced, gender-and age-specific adult multivitamins, nearly all Americans (93 percent) surveyed have established at least one new health and wellness goal in […]

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Men who have a history of delinquency in childhood are more likely to die or become disabled by the time they are 48, and not just from the obvious consequences of antisocial behaviour, new research indicates.
The UK study, published in the December issue of the Journal of Public Health, is the first to examine how […]

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A study at Queen’s University Belfast suggets young men who believe that happiness declines with age are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking. Their misguided negative view of the aging process may act as a disincentive to behave ’sensibly’ and encourage them to make the most of the present […]

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