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Preexposure chemoprophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men.
BACKGROUND Antiretroviral chemoprophylaxis before exposure is a promising approach for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition.
R. Grant+34 more
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Rosuvastatin to prevent vascular events in men and women with elevated C-reactive protein.
BACKGROUND Increased levels of the inflammatory biomarker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein predict cardiovascular events. Since statins lower levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein as well as cholesterol, we hypothesized that people with ...
P. Ridker+13 more
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The metabolic syndrome and total and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men.
CONTEXT The metabolic syndrome, a concurrence of disturbed glucose and insulin metabolism, overweight and abdominal fat distribution, mild dyslipidemia, and hypertension, is associated with subsequent development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and ...
H. Lakka+6 more
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AbstractMen die, on average, five years earlier than women. This difference in longevity has been described as the gender gap. For many years it was assumed that there must be some underlying genetic basis for this reduced life expectancy of males compared with females.
Roger Kirby+3 more
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The prostate, men and men's health [PDF]
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most prevalent disease in the ageing male and the incidence of symptomatic disease is likely to increase in the millenium with increased life expectancy. BPH can have a severe impact on quality of life, including sexual function, and yet many men do not seek medical attention for this and many other diseases ...
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Exercise capacity and mortality among men referred for exercise testing.
BACKGROUND Exercise capacity is known to be an important prognostic factor in patients with cardiovascular disease, but it is uncertain whether it predicts mortality equally well among healthy persons.
J. Myers+5 more
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The selective breeding of rats as physiological, behavioral, and disease models generated a wealth of variation relevant to the genetics of complex traits. In this issue, Atanur and colleagues sequence the genomes of 25 inbred rat strains to understand how artificial selection shaped their genomes.
Christopher K. Patil+1 more
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Cold-activated brown adipose tissue in healthy men.
BACKGROUND Studies in animals indicate that brown adipose tissue is important in the regulation of body weight, and it is possible that individual variation in adaptive thermogenesis can be attributed to variations in the amount or activity of brown ...
W. D. van Marken Lichtenbelt+7 more
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Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Objective To update the "Testosterone Therapy in Men With Androgen Deficiency Syndromes" guideline published in 2010. Participants The participants include an Endocrine Society-appointed task force of 10 medical content experts and a clinical practice ...
S. Bhasin+9 more
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