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{"title":"Health benefits of seafood for men","authors":"Alexandra McManus PhD, MPH, PGradDipPH, BScHP(H.Biol) ,&nbsp;Lynda Fielder GradCertPH, BSc ,&nbsp;Wendy Newton PhD, MBA ,&nbsp;James White PostGradDipTchg, BSc(Soc.Sc)","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Evidence supports the idea that the regular consumption of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (Omega 3s) has positive effects on men's health<span>. The best source of these essential fatty acids is seafood, particularly oily fish. This article summarises evidence pertaining to the benefits associated with regular dietary intake of fish on men's health.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>An extensive review of international academic libraries, databases and published literature was conducted. Quality assessment ratings were applied and thematic classifications based on major health issues relevant to men were constructed.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 168 articles from peer-reviewed journals were identified, with 60 studies providing moderate to high level evidence of an association between the consumption of Omega 3s and health benefits for men. The majority of the studies showed a positive link between the intake of Omega 3s and the prevention and management of chronic disease in men. Evidence also showed a reduced risk of prostate cancer and lower lung cancer mortality in men who consumed high seafood diets.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>There is conclusive evidence of an association between the dietary intake of Omega 3s and health benefits for men. However, men are less likely to consume fish as a main protein source, often tending towards diets high in red meat. Health promotion interventions should consider: the attitudes of men toward food and the impact of these attitudes on food choices; men's perceptions of fish and seafood, particularly in comparison to other protein sources; and the role that particular foods play for males in traditional social situations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 4","pages":"Pages 252-257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.04.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54623402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analyzing the efficacy of a new natural compound made of the alga Ecklonia bicyclis, Tribulus terrestris and BIOVIS® in order to improve male sexual function","authors":"F. Iacono MD ,&nbsp;D. Prezioso MD ,&nbsp;A. Ruffo MD ,&nbsp;G. Di Lauro MD ,&nbsp;L. Romis MD ,&nbsp;E. Illiano MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We investigated the therapeutic efficacy of a new composite natural drug based on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tribulus terrestris&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, BIOVIS&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; and the alga &lt;em&gt;Ecklonia bicyclis&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; in order to improve male sexual function, selecting patients using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), &lt;/span&gt;Nocturnal Penile Tumescence and Rigidity Testing (NPTR) using the RigiScan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; device and hormonal levels.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Materials and methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A total of 164 patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) were enrolled between September 2009 and January 2010. Patients were classified as having mild (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; &lt;!--&gt;=&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;64), moderate (&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; &lt;!--&gt;=&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;62) or severe (I&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;=&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;38) ED. Mean age was 53.1 years. A new compound (150&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;mg of the alga &lt;em&gt;Ecklonia bicyclis&lt;/em&gt;, 396&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;mg of &lt;em&gt;Tribulus terrestris&lt;/em&gt; and 144&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;mg of BIOVIS&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt;) was administered to all patients twice a day for 60 days. The IIEF questionnaire was administered and NPTR testing was carried out using the Rigiscan&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; device both pre and post-treatment with all patients.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;150 patients were evaluable, and their IIEF scores were all significantly improved, with an increase of 78% in the mild ED group, an 80% improvement in the moderate ED group, and an improvement of 108% in the severe ED group compared with the baseline. The mean IIEF scores for all the patients showed significant improvement after 8 weeks of treatment with this new composite drug (baseline 14.3&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--&gt;±&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;1.5 to 26.2&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;±&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;3.2; &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt;!--&gt;=&lt;!--&gt; &lt;!--&gt;0.01). Among other parameters penile rigidity and tumescence, as tested using the RigiScan&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; showed significant improvement for treated patients. Furthermore, no significant side effects were claimed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The active components of these three natural compounds (namely protodioscin, a steroidal saponin, contained in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tribulus terrestris&lt;/em&gt;; the polyphenols, dieckol, florofucofuroeckol and bieckol, contained in the alga &lt;em&gt;Ecklonia bicyclis&lt;/em&gt;; and the polymers of &lt;em&gt;d&lt;/em&gt;-glucosamine and &lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;-acetyl-&lt;em&gt;d&lt;/em&gt;-glucosamine contained in BIOVIS&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt;) when combined, seem to work in synergy not only improving erectile function but also stimulating testosterone-dependent sexual desire. Protodioscin is able to stimulate testosterone production and it also has an androgen-mimetic action, binding and activating the testosterone receptors. Polyphenols play an anti-nflammatory role, modulating the cytokines (lipopolisaccarids, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma) with a potent antioxidant and antifibrotic effect. BIOVIS&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; acts on both the non-adrenergic and non-cholinergic system (NANC) and on the endothelial cell system as a strong &lt;/span&gt;nitric oxide synthetas","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 4","pages":"Pages 282-287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.10.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors influencing children's knowledge and attitudes toward medicines in Malaysia","authors":"Omar Thanoon Dawood M.Sc ,&nbsp;Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim Ph.D ,&nbsp;Anna Christina Abdullah Ph.D","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p><span>The use of medicine for the treatment of </span>health problems is a common practice among children. Most children form attitudes, beliefs and expectations about medicines through their past experience with medicines, and through observing their parents or family members taking medicines.</p></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>This study aimed to evaluate knowledge and attitudes toward medicines among primary schoolchildren and to evaluate the factors that may be associated with such knowledge and attitudes.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted among schoolchildren from the fifth and sixth grades (aged 11–12 years) in four conveniently selected primary schools in Penang Island. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from the children and their parents. All schoolchildren from grades 5 and 6 in the four schools were recruited into the survey. The total sample size was 1000 children and 1000 of those children's parents.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The findings indicated that the average knowledge score was 7.36<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->2.38 for 11-year olds and 8.09<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->2.08 for 12-year olds, out of a maximum point score of 12. However, there was a significant difference between children related to their age and race (<em>P</em> <!-->&lt;<!--> <!-->0.05). Older children were more knowledgeable about medicines. Furthermore, the education level of the parents and their socioeconomic status influenced children's knowledge and attitude scores regarding medicines.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study indicated that children have limited knowledge about medicines and some negative attitudes toward medicines. This suggests that a plan for school-based health education is needed especially on the topic of medicine education.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 4","pages":"Pages 288-298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.04.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54623414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Testosterone replacement therapy in males with hypogonadism in Sweden: a cost-effectiveness analysis","authors":"Stefan Arver ,&nbsp;Anina Fraschke ,&nbsp;Ba Luong ,&nbsp;Ola Ghatnekar ,&nbsp;Sanja Stanisic ,&nbsp;Elvira Müller","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 4","pages":"Page 313"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.09.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editor's Comments","authors":"Ajay Nehra MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.10.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 4","pages":"Pages 248-249"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.10.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137439384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Invisible Men: finding and engaging with the male partners of street sex workers","authors":"Susan Collinson PhD ,&nbsp;Reg Straub ,&nbsp;Georgina Perry BA","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.03.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.03.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Men, in general, remain less likely than women to seek medical care, and are only half as likely as women to undertake preventive health visits and/or screening tests. There is a great need to increase men's health<span> awareness and reduce this significant gender disparity. Furthermore, marginalised and socially excluded men rarely access health services, even though the reasons for their social exclusion, particularly drug and alcohol dependency, invariably mean that their need for health interventions is greater than in the normal population.</span></p><p>The Open Doors Sexual Health Service has been working with female street sex workers (SSWs) in the London Borough of Hackney since 2006, in order to help them address their physical, psychological and social needs. Open Doors is based in, and partly funded by, City and Hackney Primary Care Trust. As Open Doors’ staff's relationships with the women grew and the team developed an understanding of the lives of the women and their networks, it became clear that their relationships with the men in their lives (historically characterised as “pimps”) were more significant and enduring than had previously been assumed, and that working with couples had the potential to be of greater benefit than working with the women only.</p><p>In July 2008, a male worker joined the Open Doors team, in order to work exclusively with the male partners of women using the service, and to develop access to clinical and social services for this shadowy group. During the first 12 months, the male partners’ coordinator (MPC) engaged with 23 men, each one of whom has needed intensive case management, as illustrated by a Case Study. The MPC's contract has been renewed for a further year, and the scope of the post widened to include other marginalised men, such as street drinkers, squatters and undocumented migrants, achieved by close collaboration with key services, especially the TB service, the Department of Sexual Health (DoSH) and the Specialist Addictions Unit (SAU) in Hackney's local hospital, the Homerton.</p><p>This paper will describe the work done by the MPC during the first 12 months of his tenure.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 3","pages":"Pages 202-207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.03.008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54623373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Varicose disease of the pelvis as the cause of LUTS in men","authors":"A. Tsukanov","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 3","pages":"Page 208"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54623477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phytotherapy for erectile dysfunction in men","authors":"C.C.K. Ho ,&nbsp;H.M. Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.042","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 3","pages":"Page 221"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.042","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54624034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Initial experience of low energy shockwaves for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in Teikyo University Hospital, Japan","authors":"S.-I. Hisasue,&nbsp;H. Ide,&nbsp;T. China,&nbsp;S. Isotani,&nbsp;S. Muto,&nbsp;R. Yamaguchi,&nbsp;S. Horie","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 3","pages":"Page 211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54623586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Erectile dysfunction shock wave therapy. A new modality in the management of erectile dysfunction: Does it improve the outcome?","authors":"V. Satya Srini ,&nbsp;S. Belur Veerachari","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"8 3","pages":"Page 213"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2011-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.08.021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54623662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}