Roboman Mens Health Weblog

At last a male contraceptive jab has been developed and is all set to be trialled - and Sydney men will be the first guinea pigs!
The new male contraceptive which has been developed by researchers at Concord Hospital’s Anzac Research Institute is a world first and will offer men control over their Continue Reading »

Frequent and/or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man’s risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer, according to a study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
The study results were published online Feb. 9 in the journal Cancer .
The researchers found that being a marijuana smoker at the time of diagnosis was associated with a 70 percent increased risk of testicular cancer. The risk was particularly elevated (about Continue Reading »

If suicide among young men living with substance abuse is to be prevented it is not enough to focus on the individual client.
A common warning system for paramedics, care centres and social services has to be developed according to Stian Biong, who has defended his thesis at the Nordic School of Public Health in Gothenburg, Sweden.
"If the number of life-threatening overdoses is to be reduced, it will necessitate structural Continue Reading »

New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems.
The study, by Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting wildlife and potentially humans. The research was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council and is now published in the journal Environmental Continue Reading »

The association between tobacco smoke and cancer deaths - beyond lung cancer deaths - has been strengthened by a recent study from a UC Davis researcher, suggesting that increased tobacco control efforts could save more lives than previously estimated.
The epidemiological analysis, published online in BMC Cancer, linked smoking to more than 70 percent of the cancer death burden among Massachusetts Continue Reading »

Although shoulder injuries accounted for just 8 percent of all injuries sustained by high school athletes, shoulder injuries were relatively common in predominately male sports such as baseball (18 percent of all injuries), wrestling (18 percent) and football (12 percent).
Moreover, boys experienced higher shoulder injury rates than girls, particularly in soccer and baseball/softball.
Player-to-player contact was associated with Continue Reading »