Hair Hope: Research Is Bringing Us Closer to Managing Aging Hair Problems
June 21, 2023
Whether you are going gray, or suffering hair loss, many of us become unhappy with the state of our hair as we get older. The texture changes, density changes, and what was once considered “normal” may now be a distant memory in terms of how your hair “behaves.” While the…
Ladies And Gentlemen: The Aging Divide Between Men And Women
October 19, 2022
Everyone, regardless of their sex, feels the effects of aging. What may be less obvious is that, depending on whether you are a woman or a man, the process of aging may take a different toll on you and help determine how well you age as well as how long…
No Bones About It: Men Lag Behind When It Comes To Diagnosing and Treating Osteoporosis
December 9, 2020
Conventional wisdom suggests that osteoporosis (the bone disease involving loss of bone mass or creation of too little bone) is a disease most prevalent in older women. While both older men and even younger men and women can be diagnosed with it, the reality is that most in the medical…
Men In The Pandemic: The Risk And Reality Older Men Face
June 3, 2020
The data have been pretty consistent for a long time: While men make up approximately 49% of the overall population, for those over 65, the population is 57% female. In other words, something is happening to create a distinct survival difference as men reach their later years. Whether it’s biology,…
An Aching Heart: Turns Out Men And Women Have Similar Heart Attack Symptoms
September 18, 2019
You’ve probably seen the public service announcements: A man clutching his chest in anguish, a sure sign that he’s experiencing an acute heart attack. And it’s true that, for men, the most concrete sign of a heart attack in progress is the chest tightening and pressure known as “typical angina.”…
Hair Raising: The Latest Updates On Baldness And Hair Loss
September 18, 2019
$8.5 billion dollars per year: that’s the amount spent each year for hair loss treatment. That’s a lot of money- and it apparently represents a lot of anguish when it comes to hair loss. So how much bang(s) have these spenders gotten for their hair loss bucks? Not so much,…