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Men: Consider this when life throws you a curveball
Studies show that men display more evidence of the "fight or flight" response to stress. Recognizing your coping strategies is the first step to increasing resilience and improving your ability to withstand life's challenges.
Dental braces
Wire-based appliances or clear aligners that orthodontists use to correct crowded and crooked teeth or a misaligned jaw (an overbite or an underbite).
Testicular torsion
Sudden, severe pain in the scrotum could be testicular torsion. Learn about symptoms and treatment for this health emergency.
Quit smoking: Line up support
The more support you have, the more likely you are to stop smoking. Tell your family, friends and co-workers that you are going to quit smoking. Ask them to check in to see how you're doing. Ask friends who smoke not to smoke around you or offer you a cigarette. Ask them to be patient with your changes in mood. Also consider joining a support group in person or online.
Quit smoking: Ask for help
Don't be afraid to ask your doctor for help to stop smoking. Treatments that can lessen cravings include nicotine replacement, which can be administered with a skin patch, lozenges, gum, inhalers or nasal sprays. Non-nicotine medication can also help reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms by mimicking how nicotine functions in your body.
Quit smoking: Put it on paper
Consider what you don't like about smoking and why you want to quit smoking. Do you want to feel better? Are you worried about health consequences, such as lung cancer and heart disease? Set a good example for your kids? Rid yourself of that lingering smoke smell on your hair, skin and clothes? Write it all down and carry the list with you. Each time you go to pick up a cigarette or other tobacco product, read your list and remind yourself why you want to quit.
Priapism
Understand the symptoms, possible causes and treatment of prolonged erection of the penis, including when to seek emergency care.
Stress fractures
Stress fractures are tiny cracks in bones often caused by overuse or osteoporosis. Learn how to prevent and treat them.
Retrograde ejaculation
Learn about the symptoms and treatment options for this condition that can cause male infertility.
Pomegranate juice: A cure for prostate cancer?
Early research suggested that pomegranate juice could slow the growth of prostate cancer, but more-rigorous trials failed to confirm those results.
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