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Men's Health

  • Depression
  • Stressful life events, like the death of a spouse or a serious illness or disability, can make life difficult. Often, people find ways to get through these periods. But sometimes a loss or difficult change can lead to depression, a medical condition that can affect both mental and physical health. Depression, like any biological illness that is every bit as "real" as arthritis or heart disease.

  • Impotence
  • Erectile dysfunction is the inability to achieve or maintain a hard, erect penis sufficient for sexual intercourse. Traditionally, this inability has been called "impotence."

  • Muscular Strength
  • This is the most common question guys ask in the gym. Strength and muscles, are big goals, especially for guys who are trying to gain weight and get ripped.

  • Nutrition
  • College students are no strangers to stress. They have a very demanding lifestyle and have to juggle a lot of their time between school, work and play (if possible).

  • Prostate Cancer
  • Prostate cancer develops from cells of the prostate gland. Eventually the cancer cells may spread outside the gland to other parts of the body. Most prostate cancers grow very slowly.

  • Testicular Cancer
  • If you think you don't have to worry about cancer until after your fiftieth birthday, consider this fact: The risk of getting testicular cancer is highest between the ages of 15 and 35. All men between ages 15 and 40 should perform a monthly testicular self-exam. The American Cancer Society also recommends a testicular exam by a health care professional every click here

  • Testicular Self-Exam
  • All men between ages 15 and 40 should perform a monthly testicular self-exam. The American Cancer Society also recommends a testicular exam by a healthcare professional every three years after age 20.