Invisible Older Men: What We Know About Older Men's Use of Healthcare and...

Generations;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Reaching and properly serving older men can be a challenge for practitioners. The...outreach that may prove ineffective or even put older men potentially at risk? PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICE WITH OLDER MEN When working one-on-one with an older man...

"Why can't a man be more like a woman?": Marital status and social...

The Journal of Men's Studies;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......is the disadvantaged position of lone older men who are particularly likely to experience...to this is the recognition that lone older men are likely to fail to access facilities...amp; Umberson, 1988; Verbrugge, 1979). Older men consequently face distinct challenges...

Older men's social participation: the importance of masculinity ideology.

The Journal of Men's Studies;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......is vital to understand this aspect of older men's lives. A convincing literature already...capabilities. The number of relations older men maintain with friends and neighbors...decrease as chronological age increases, yet older men's involvement in their social networks...

Fed: Older men at risk of isolation, study says

AAP General News (Australia);  October 21, 2002 ;     268 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Older men at risk of isolation, study says BRISBANE, Oct 21 AAP - Older men are at greater risk of inadequate aged care...accessibility of informal care and support available to older men. Ms Vecchio found older men living alone had...

Older men reluctanat to discuss health. (Education)

Chain Drug Review;  December 9, 1991 ;     332 words ...Older Men Reluctant to Discuss Health NEW YORK - Lack...according to two recent Gallup surveys of 500 older men and 300 doctors. The surveys, in fact, focused on five common conditions that older men are generally embarrassed to discuss: sexual...

Testosterone in older men after the Institute of Medicine Report: where do...

Climacteric;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......benefit ratios for androgen replacement in older men with the partial androgen deficiency...significant percentage of otherwise healthy older men have decreases in testosterone and bioavailable...Data suggest that low testosterone in older men is correlated to varying degrees with...

Medications and disease states encountered at one indigent care clinic

Formulary;  April 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......reports have specifically indicated which disease states are most commonly encountered and which...demographics and identify the most common disease states encountered and drugs prescribed. This...for "basic" medications for common disease states treated in the clinic. This brief ...

OLDER MEN'S PARTNERSHIP STATUS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HEALTH PROMOTING...

Aging Male;  March 1, 2004 ;     242 words ......protective effect particularly for men. Older men face distinct challenges in maintaining...Household Survey (GHS) combining data for older men (55+) from 1993-1996 and 1998 (n = 12342...7179). For the qualitative element, 85 older men (65+) (30 married, 32 widowed, 12 divorced...

OLDER WOMEN IMPOVERISHED REPORT FINDS OLDER WISCONSIN WOMEN ARE TWICE AS...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  May 11, 2001 ;     320 words ......000 a year, compared to 67 percent of older men and 41 percent of older couples. Older women in Wisconsin are twice as likely as older men to live in poverty, Jean Landweber, chairman...of income, compared to 61 percent of older men. * 11 percent of older women report Social...

Scarlett Johansson loves being older men's choice

The Hindustan Times;  September 12, 2006 ;     122 words ......Johansson feels good that she appeals more to older men than guys of her own age, as she finds older men wiser with better understanding of women...older then me. I'm often told I appeal to older men more than guys my own age,"Contactmusic...

CALORIE-BURNING RATE DECLINES IN OLDER MEN

The Washington Post;  April 9, 1996 ;     214 words ......research shows. The study found that older men were susceptible to a weight gain of...issue of the Journal of Gerontology. "Older men need to be aware that they may not burn...colleagues measured metabolism in nine older men and seven men in their twenties before...

Androgen therapy for effects of aging in older men.(Tips)

American Family Physician;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...As the number and proportion of older men increase in the United States and elsewhere...to assess its safety and benefits in older men. To shed light on these issues, Liu and...improvement in skeletal bone content in older men is more likely when a higher dose of...

Older men offer maturity

The Malay Mail;  September 6, 2006 ;     161 words ......reports of young women marrying much older men. As a man in my forties, in a relationship...girls want to be in a relationship with older men and I can't deny that sometimes, this...attracted to the maturity offered by older men. I know I might face a problem when I...

Understanding and Increasing Help-Seeking in Older Men

Generations;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......situation is particularly unfortunate for older men because they are at elevated risk for...than have women. The suicide rates for older men are particularly striking. According...Substance abuse is also a major problem for older men. For example, Moos and colleagues (2004...

Sexual satisfaction in older men remains

New Straits Times;  November 20, 2000 ;     310 words ......Times 11-20-2000 Sexual satisfaction in older men remains Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section...PENANG, Sun. - Sexual satisfaction in older men will normally remain unchanged although...Liong Men Long said this was because older men had adjusted their expectations. Their...