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New research suggests key to happiness is gratitude -- and men may be locked out

With Mother's Day, Father's Day and high school and college graduations upcoming, there will be plenty of gift-giving and well wishes. When those start pouring in, let yourself be grateful—it's the best way to achieve happiness ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (12) | comments 4

Are Higher Testosterone Levels Associated with Greater Heart Risk?

Testosterone in men has become a hot health topic. New studies, including one by UCSF researchers, now are sparking a controversy over the role of testosterone in heart disease.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Adverse Cardiovascular Events Reported in Testosterone Trial in Older Men

(PhysOrg.com) -- A clinical trial of testosterone treatment in older men, reported June 30 online in the New England Journal of Medicine, has found a higher rate of adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and el ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study of testosterone in older men

Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center announced today that it will participate in a large national study of the effectiveness of testosterone as a treatment for anemia, cardiovascular disease, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Age plays too big a role in prostate cancer treatment decisions

Older men with high-risk prostate cancer frequently are offered fewer – and less effective – choices of treatment than younger men, potentially resulting in earlier deaths, according to a new UCSF study.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Younger men with advanced prostate cancer have shorter survival times

While young men with prostate cancer have a low risk of dying early, those with advanced forms of cancer do not live as long as older men with similar forms of the disease. That is the conclusion of a new study published ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Friendship and confiding in spouse eases stress over sexual issues in older men

A new study suggests that it may not help older men and women with sexual problems to talk to a doctor, but men who talk to their partner report greater happiness - and those who talked with friends felt less depressed.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0