Cancer Poses Challenges for Husbands' Frame of Mind Forbes Magazine 03.19.08, 8:00 PM ET THURSDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- For couples coping with cancer, the physical health of the husband -- as either patient or caregiver -- appears particularly influenced by the wife's frame of mind, new research suggests.The finding suggests that a [...]
In Today's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine are the results of a study which tried to: (a) find out what factors determine quality of life (QOL) after primary treatment for prostate cancer, and (b) measure the effects of these factors on overall satisfaction with the treatment outcome as reported by (i) patients [...]
On the occasion of "National Impotence Day" (February 14, same as Valentine's Day), the British newspaper, The Independent, offered some tips on how to boost one's sex drive. First they explained "la difference" in the way men and women *can't* do it. Apparently, for men, the problem is "hydraulic," whereas for women, "it's mostly [...]
Study Shows Wives May Bear the Brunt of Emotional Burden of Cancer WebMD Medical News, March 6, 2008. -- It seems that when half of a couple has cancer, the wife feels more strain than the husband, a study shows. Researchers say that women shoulder more of the emotional burden whether they are diagnosed [...]
This is from the Journal of the American Medical Association via a Johns Hopkins Health Alert. These are free and very useful. You can subscribe @ johnshopkinshealthalerts.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erectile Dysfunction Linked to Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes A study of nearly 4,000 men with an average age of 57 found that nearly half had experienced erectile [...]