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Is male menopause a true medical condition or just a good punchline when you’re fifty-something and not feeling quite yourself?

You know, “Oh, that male menopause must’ve kicked in.”

Could your doctor really diagnose male menopause, or is it merely a phrase that Oprah or GQ use to hook you?

My middle-aged male editor wanted to know.

No punchlines here, my friend, er, boss.

There is such a thing as male menopause (though technically the name is all wrong — but we’ll get to that).

The hormonal change is real and so are a multitude of symptoms that can accompany it — from a loss in libido or erectile dysfunction to fatigue or depression.

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A senior U.S. aid official said he was optimistic a serious cholera outbreak could be averted in flood-hit Pakistan after emergency steps taken by international and Pakistani relief groups.

At least one case of cholera was confirmed and several more were suspected, said Mark Ward, acting director of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s office for foreign disaster assistance. Epic floods have affected more than 14 million people in Pakistan.

“The good news is that we know where it is and we can get resources in there to help because of the disease early warning system,” said Ward, referring to a system set up by the World Health Organization to quickly detect any cases of cholera or other waterborne illnesses common in flooding. Read more…

Both China and Japan, which are known for their consumption of green tea, have the lowest incidence of prostate cancer throughout the entire world. Recent medical studies have proven that a major factor in this is the consumption of green tea, which contains a powerful antioxidant that is known as EGCG. EGCG can not only help to prevent the development of cancer cells in the prostate, it can also help to stop the growth.

Although these foods can be very beneficial, they should never be used to replace any diet or lifestyle changes that have been suggested by a medical professional.

Sources:

Duke, James.

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Women’s chronic pain tends to last longer and be more intense than men’s, experts say. STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• A higher proportion of women than men suffer chronic pain
• One possible reason that women sense pain this way is hormones
• Chronic pain patients benefit from psychological help, doctors say
• But some chronic pain patients are resistant to mental health referrals

Thernstrom, 32 at the time, had a couple of doctor’s appointments about it, but went along with a neurologist’s suggestion that it would get better on its own.

“I felt increasingly worried, but somehow not in a way that enabled me to take further action, more in a way that paralyzed me,” she said.

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