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Most people know that women go through menopause, but did you know that some men go through a similar process? The phenomenon of andropause is much more unknown. While men experience different symptoms than women, both women and men need to adapt to many changes on different levels. To better understand these natural phenomenons and relieve fears regarding midlife processes, CIHR experts are available to describe and explain the symptoms and consequences associated with these midlife adaptations. Experts: read more

For many women, including the growing number who choose later-in-life pregnancy, predicting their biological clock's relation to the timing of their menopause and infertility is critically important. Now, investigators from the University of Michigan have provided new information about hormonal biomarkers that can address the beginning of the menopause transition. read more

The government Accountability Office has called into question HHS' implementation of a $150 million-a-year Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative after finding that some recipients are using program funds for abstinence-only education, CQ Today reports. According to CQ Today, it was "impermissible" for grant funding to be allocated to abstinence-only programs.GAO's

Results from the PRESIDE* survey, the largest study assessing the prevalence of female sexual problems, show that low sexual desire is the most commonly reported sexual problem in women aged 18 or older.

Gardasil®, the four-type (6,11,16,18) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, has been awarded the 2008 International Galien Prize, a prestigious award for recognising and promoting significant advances in pharmaceutical research which is considered the pharmaceutical industry equivalent of the Nobel Prize. "It is gratifying to be part of the transformation of scientific breakthrough into actual benefits for people's health," says Didier Hoch, President of Sanofi Pasteur MSD.

Title: Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always WorkCategory: health newscreated: 10/31/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 10/31/2008

Women generally pay "much more" than men for identical individual health insurance policies, according to data from insurance companies and online brokers, the new york Times reports. The Times analyzed premiums charged by major insurance companies like Humana,

Title: Vigorous Exercise Cuts breast cancer RiskCategory: health newscreated: 10/31/2008Last Editorial review: 10/31/2008

Title: Herpes Often Unknowingly SpreadCategory: health newscreated: 10/31/2008Last Editorial review: 10/31/2008