The Top Five Health Threats For Men

In honor of Men’s Health Week, it’s time to take a look at the top health threats to the men in our lives. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a list of the ten leading killers of American men in 2003 (the most recent data available to the public). The top five were responsible for more than sixty percent of all male deaths that year. Heart disease. The number one killer, responsible for approximately twenty-eight percent of all male deaths in 2003. Choosing a healthy lifestyle — including regular exercise and a balanced diet — is a … Continue reading

Hernias and Heredity

About one in ten adults will be affected by some type of hernia during their lifetime. I had heard about hernias before, but I never really understood what they were all about until a couple of years ago when someone in my family had one repaired. There are many different types of hernias, and most of them involve the protrusion of some form of tissue through an opening in the abdominal wall that should not be there. Hiatal hernias are a type of hernia where there is an opening in the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest cavity from … Continue reading