Men and plastic surgery continue to dominate the headlines

April 01, 2011 @ 05:25 PM — by Martin O'Toole

According to CBS 8  a shaky job market and a less-than-sunny economic outlook may be driving millions of American men to undergo what was once considered almost exclusively for women: cosmetic surgery.

A new report shows a 2 percent jump in U.S. males opting for facelifts, Botox injections and other cosmetic work compared with 2009.

Face-lifts: Men get more plastic surgeries, but women still get the most

March 21, 2011 @ 11:38 AM — by Martin O'Toole

According to KTLA vanity, thy name is: dude?  Sort of, new statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons show.  

Men are getting more plastic surgery, the organization trumpeted in a news release. 

Plastic surgery blog:More teens seek plastic surgery; parents, take care

March 15, 2011 @ 12:32 PM — by Martin O'Toole

According to The Los Angeles Times The “before” and “after” drawings are rudimentary, the wiggly lines and stick-figure depictions typical of a child’s untrained hand. But there is power in the expression.

Workouts at your workstation

January 11, 2011 @ 12:53 PM — by Martin O'Toole

According to The Los Angeles Times when a Mayo researcher developed a $4,000-plus treadmill for desk workers, along came a host of lower-cost, move-while-you-work accessories. Some of the best are reviewed here.

Pace your cocktails at the holiday party for your best health

December 10, 2010 @ 06:57 PM — by Martin O'Toole

According to MSNBC  with all the studies touting the health benefits of alcohol, you might be thinking you can imbibe with abandon this holiday season. Not so fast, experts say.    

In fact, doctors have even given a name to what can happen when people overindulge at festive times: Holiday Heart Syndrome.

Elderly men still interested in sex

December 09, 2010 @ 06:12 PM — by Martin O'Toole

According to channel 7 in a study reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Australian researchers surveyed men aged 75 to 95, most of whom were married or living with a partner.

They found that almost a third of the men aged 75 or older were sexually active at least once a year, including about 1 in 10 men aged 90 to 95.

Forty percent said they had sex less often than they would like. Forty-eight percent claimed sex remained an important part of their life.

Just half of one percent of men said they were having more sex than they would like to. Many sexually active older men also said they'd love to be having more sex.