Unmarried men at higher death risk from COVID-19: Study
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by Minhaj Adnan
3y ago
London: Being a man, having a lower income, a lower level of education, not being married, and being born in low-or middle-income countries — these are factors that relate to an elevated risk of dying from Covid-19, warn researchers. “We can show that there are independent effects of various separate risk factors that have been brought up in debates and news about Covid-19,” said study author Sven Drefahl from Stockholm University in Sweden. “All of these factors are accordingly individually associated with a strongly elevated risk of dying from Covid-19,” Drefahl added. The study is bas ..read more
Visit website
COVID-19 may deplete testosterone, says study
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by Mansoor
3y ago
Dubai: COVID-19 disease might deteriorate men’s testosterone levels, according to a new study that says low levels of the hormone could be a cause for poor prognosis following a positive test for the novel coronavirus. The research, published in the journal The Aging Male, noted that as the testosterone level at baseline decreases in men, the probability for them to be in the intensive care unit (ICU) significantly increases. According to the study lead author Selahittin Cayan, Professor of Urology at the University of Mersin, while it has already been reported that low testosterone leve ..read more
Visit website
Men more likely to endorse COVID-19 conspiracy theories
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by News Desk
3y ago
New York: Men are more likely than women to endorse coronavirus-related conspiracy theories, say, researchers. The study builds upon research from earlier this year that revealed Republicans were more likely than Democrats to believe COVID-19 conspiracies. But the new research, published in the journal Politics and Gender, shows that gender is more of a factor than party affiliation. According to the researchers, the COVID-19 pandemic is an easy target for conspiracy theories. Most of us are engulfed in worries over health, finances, jobs or our children’s education and feel a lack of co ..read more
Visit website
Unbelievable but true: India is impotence capital of the world
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by Safoora
4y ago
NEW DELHI: With the population figures statistics, one would find it hard to believe the India is “the impotence capital of the world”. Unfortunately, India is a country where conversations about Erectile Dysfunction (ED) are often a taboo and left unspoken. Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction However, a study by Pfizer Upjohn reveals facts about the high prevalence of this lifestyle disease and how women play a crucial role in ensuring that their partners get timely and correct treatment for ED by visiting the doctor. ED is the inability to achieve/ maintain penile erection which leads to uns ..read more
Visit website
Ease COVID-19 testing for pregnant women: NGO
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by Mohammed Hussain
4y ago
Hyderabad: In recent days many cases of pregnant women have been reported, women who were denied admission in several hospitals as they were suspected to infected with COVID-19 and hospitals refused admissions resulting in death. On a daily basis, hundreds of chronically ill patients & pregnant women in their last trimester with Fever or Flu symptoms in the city are running from pillar to post to get COVID clearance for admission and initiation of the treatment but are facing undue hardships as the present process of testing is not taking into account the urgency and criticality into the p ..read more
Visit website
Obese people at high risk of COVID-19
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by Sana Sikander
4y ago
Washington: People with severe obesity are now considered at risk of Covid-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The importance of understanding the population at risk is ever-increasing now. Severe obesity as a risk factor for Covid-19 emphasises that countries with high numbers of severely obese patients may experience increased pressure on their health systems. Studies from swine flu outbreak in 2009, also reported severe obesity as an independent risk factor for increased mortality with infection. The Covid-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network has collected cl ..read more
Visit website
World Voice Day 16 April: All about voice disorders
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by Mohammed Hussain
4y ago
Voice Disorders: Voice is the sound that we hear when someone talks. It is produced by expiratory air column passing through the voice box or larynx (vocal folds) causing them to vibrate and make a sound. This sound is then altered by the movement of the articulators and resonating chambers (i.e. tongue, lips, teeth, jaw, cheeks) to make speech sounds. Each person has a unique voice that distinguishes them from another person. The voice has a number of features including pitch, loudness, quality and resonance. Voice is important because it enables us to communicate and be understood by others ..read more
Visit website
Boost your immunity against the Coronavirus with these foods
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by Mohammed Hussain
4y ago
Hyderabad: With COVID – 19, spreading its tentacles at an alarming rate and with no antidote till date to combat it, self-isolation and quarantining seems to be the only hope to prevent the virus from spreading further. With the aged and those with pre-existing medical conditions at far greater risk of contracting the virus owing to their lower immunity levels, the time is now, to look inward for foods within the home to help you fight the onset of the infection.   Time and again research has proven that foods with ingredients like Vitamin C & E and certain types of herbs are great at b ..read more
Visit website
COVID-19 can also spread through eyes, say ophthalmologists
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by Mohammed Hussain
4y ago
Hyderabad (ANI): The deadly coronavirus can also spread through eyes, said, ophthalmologists. Dr. V Rajalingam, Superintendent, Government Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, said that Coronavirus is transmitted through droplets from the infected person. “Whenever a person affected by coronavirus sneezes or coughs in front of others and if the droplets go into another person’s eye then the eye will wash away the droplets through tear secretion. The tear including the droplets will enter into the nose through the lacrimal sac of the eye and then that person can get infected with Coronavirus,” said D ..read more
Visit website
Yoga takes epigenetic route to rescue male infertility: Study
The Siasat Daily | Mens Health
by Mohammed Hussain
4y ago
Hyderabad: Genetic system of organisms is heavily influenced and regulated by environmental factors. Unlike the DNA sequence, which an individual is born with, epigenetic changes are dynamic and reversible in response to the environmental influences. Unhealthy lifestyle and social habits are known to have adverse effects on the sperm, resulting in a decline in male reproductive health in recent years.  A collaborative effort from CCMB, Hyderabad, and AIIMS, New Delhi, has now shown that the traditional practice of yoga has positive effects on sperm quality and that these beneficial effec ..read more
Visit website

Follow The Siasat Daily | Mens Health on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR