Men's Health
Conference Coverage
Low-carb diet didn't boost CV risk
Major Finding: Overweight or obese patients randomized to a low-carbohydrate diet for 6 months lost an average of 13.1 kg, compared with an 8.2-kg...
News
Smoking ups mortality threefold
Major Finding: Smokers are three times more likely to die than nonsmokers, with nearly all of the excess deaths directly attributable to smoking....
News
HDL-raising: A good hypothesis gone bad
Conference Coverage
How to prevent 1 million coronary events
Major Finding: If all of the nation’s type 2 diabetic adults were to reach guideline-recommended goals for blood pressure, HbA1c, HDL, and total...
Commentary
Discussing prostate cancer treatment options
News
SSRIs for PTSD bring cardiometabolic benefits
Major Finding: The relative risk of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged veterans with PTSD was 71% lower with SSRI therapy than without it.
News
FDA requires lower recommended doses for certain sleep drugs
News
Great obesity, but not slight obesity, linked to higher all-cause mortality
Major Finding: Compared with normal weight, grade 2 and grade 3 obesity were associated with excess mortality (HR of 1.29), but grade 1 obesity...
News
Vitamin D lowered aldosterone in heart failure
Major Finding: Six months of oral vitamin D3 at 50,000 IU/wk resulted in a 37% reduction in serum aldosterone and a 41% decrease in baseline...