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Stop prostate tests for men 75 and older?
Chicago Tribune, United States -
A yearly record of a man?s PSA tests beginning in middle age allows doctors to watch out for scores that start rising dramatically from year to year, ...

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Divorced middle-aged men sleep less
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LONDON: Are you a divorced middle-aged man? Well, this won't help you sleep, suggests a new study. Researchers in Britain have found that separated men in ...
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Enraged men smash Sydney bus
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The first man is described as being Middle Eastern/Mediterranean, aged between 19 and 21, with a solid build and shaved hair. The second man is described as ...
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Men Become Happier Than Women by Midlife--Is It Money?
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According to new research reported in USA Today, women start out as happy young adults but are much sadder than their male counterparts by middle age. ...
100 Black Men award $61k in scholarships
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'Gen X' author tells how guys really view age
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Ten Percent of Healthy People Injured from Silent Strokes
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The Metabolic Syndrome and Total and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Middle-aged Men -
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… study of serum total homocysteine concentration and risk of stroke in middle-aged British men. -
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Middle Aged Men Can Live Long If They Want

Article Date: 15 Nov 2006 - 8:00am (PST)
If you are a middle-aged man and you want to live a long time, all you need is a good lifestyle - some good genes would also help. Make sure you don't become obese, remember to exercise regularly, keep your blood pressure down, avoid the boozy lifestyle and keep away from foods high in refined sugars, say experts from the Pacific Health Research Institute, Hawaii, USA.

You can read about this new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

If you look after yourself in this way your chances of reaching 85, and being healthy at that age, are five times greater than for men who stray off the beaten track.

The researchers looked at data on 5,820 Japanese/American males - they had been monitored for four decades. The men were initially monitored in 1965 - at that time they had an average age of 54 and were all healthy.
They were followed up in 2005. The scientists found that the following, either in isolation, or in combination, significantly influenced whether the men lived a long life, and also whether their extra years were healthy ones:

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-- obesity
-- alcohol consumption (3+ drinks a day is too much)
-- high blood sugar
-- hypertension (high blood pressure)
-- high level of triglycerides

All the factors listed here contributed towards a reduced lifespan and a higher chance of being unhealthy during old age.

They found that a man who had drunk a lot, was fat, had high blood pressure, smoked and had high levels of sugar and triglycerides in his blood would have a 78% chance of never living till the age of 85. His chances of reaching 90 were just 6%.

However, a man who had drunk either nothing or moderately, had not been overweight, exercised regularly, did not smoke, had normal blood pressure, normal blood sugar levels and normal levels of triglycerides, had a 69% chance of reaching 85 - and also being healthy at that age.

Dr. Bradley Willcox, study leader, was surprised at how starkly the different lifestyles influenced longevity and health. He said that smoking is the major factor here, closely followed by high blood sugar during middle age. The scientists also found that a middle-aged man's grip strength was closely linked to his lifespan - the stronger his grip, the longer he is likely to live. As grip strength is linked to physical fitness, middle-aged men should make sure they do regular physical exercise, they said.

Other factors influence how healthy men are likely to be when they are old - the higher the academic level of a man, the healthier he is likely to be when he is old. Married men live longer than single men, but do not enjoy better health during old age (perhaps they live longer because their wives help them remember to go to their doctors, get their medications, and take them. Also, spouses can become carers).

The study covered the mid sixties to the turn of the century, before many drugs came onto the market.

Midlife Risk Factors and Healthy Survival in Men
Bradley J. Willcox, MD; Qimei He, PhD; Randi Chen, MS; Katsuhiko Yano, MD; Kamal H. Masaki, MD; John S. Grove, PhD; Timothy A. Donlon, PhD; D. Craig Willcox, PhD; J. David Curb, MD
JAMA. 2006;296:2343-2350.
Click here to see abstract online

Written by: Christian Nordqvist
Editor: Medical News Today
 

EyeTests May Predict Future Vision Problems In Preterm Children



Testing the eyes of preterm children when they reach 2.5 years of age may predict vision problems at age 10, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

"Ophthalmological studies of preterm (prematurely born) children have resulted in recommendations that they need follow-up examinations, to find those in need of extra help," the authors provide as background information in the article. "However, such follow-up programs are expensive and must be based on accurate knowledge of the prevalences of ophthalmological disorders in preterm and full-term children." Previous studies have found that refractive errors, or errors in the degree of light that reaches the back of the eye, are more common in preterm children (born before 35 weeks gestation) than full-term children.

Eva K. Larsson, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, performed retinoscopies--tests for refractive errors that involve examining the back of the eye--in 198 preterm children at 6 months, 2.5 years and 10 years of age. The investigators assessed the development of astigmatism, an unequal curve in one of the eye's refractive surfaces, and anisometropia, a difference in refractive power between the two eyes that can lead to partial vision loss.

The prevalence and degree of astigmatism declined between 6 months and 2.5 years and then remained stable through 10 years; 108 children had astigmatism at six months, 54 at 2.5 years and 41 at 10 years. The amount of anisometropia in the entire group showed no change between 6 months and 2.5 years of age but increased between 2.5 and 10 years. The prevalence, however, remained stable: 15 children had anisometropia at 6 months, 17 at age 2.5 and 16 at age 10. "The presence of astigmatism and anisometropia at 2.5 years of age were the strongest risk factors for having astigmatism and anisometropia at 10 years of age," the authors write.

"In this population-based study, we found that a refractive error at 2.5 years of age predicts that refractive error will also be present at 10 years of age," they conclude. "Recommendations for follow-up examinations must include all aspects of visual function, i.e., visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and visual fields, as well as the refraction, strabismus and perceptual problems. All preterm children should be included in such follow-up examinations for refractive error, irrespective of the retinopathy of prematurity stage," or the degree to which blood vessels in the retina have developed abnormally because of preterm birth.

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(Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124:1608-1614.)

This study was supported by Stiftelsen Synframjandets Foundation for Research and the Crown Princess Margaretha Foundation for Visually Impaired. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.

Contact: Eva K. Larsson
JAMA and Archives Journals
 
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