Men's Health
In the Spotlight
Tips to Protect Yourself from Germ Monsters
Keep the germ monsters away! Follow these tips for a healthy Halloween
and all year long. Send a Halloween
Health-e-Card to family and friends!
Halloween Health and
Safety Tips
Learn how to help make Halloween festivities fun and safe for trick-or-treaters and
party guests! Send a
Halloween Health-e-Card to family and friends!
Autumn Health and Safety
Tips
Follow these tips to help you and your family stay safe and healthy this
autumn! Send an
Autumn Health-e-Card to family and friends!
Science and Research
Increase in Fatal Poisonings Involving Opioid Analgesics in the United
States, 1999-2006
(10/13/09)
Males had higher age-adjusted poisoning death rates involving opioid
analgesics than females throughout the period. In 2006, the rate for
males was about 75 percent higher than for females.
Health and Wellness
It’s Flu Season: Learn How to
Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones
Flu activity is increasing in parts of the United States. So far, most flu
is 2009 H1N1 (sometimes called "swine flu"). CDC is preparing for an early
flu season and expects both 2009 H1N1 flu and seasonal flu to circulate,
causing illness, hospital stays, and deaths.
Adults Need
Immunizations, Too
Your need for immunizations doesn't end when you reach adulthood. Maintain
protection against vaccine-preventable diseases for your health and for your
family's health. Be the example!
Meditation and Health
Tell your health care providers about any complementary and alternative
practices you use. Give them a full picture of what you do to manage your
health. Do not use meditation as a replacement for conventional care or as a
reason to postpone seeing a doctor about a medical problem.
Work and Play
NIOSH Offers
Virtual Reality Resource to Help Miners Learn to Navigate the World
Underground
Safety training for new miners enters the 21st century with a computer-based
training program now available from CDC. This new technology helps to
prepare young miners to read mine maps, a critical skill in learning how to
navigate the labyrinth of tunnels and to stay safe in underground mines.
Family and Friends
Preventing
Suicide
Most people are uncomfortable with the topic of suicide. Too often, victims
are blamed and their families and friends are stigmatized. As a result,
people do not communicate openly about suicide and an important public
health problem is left shrouded in secrecy, limiting information needed for
prevention research.
Focus on Preventing
Falls
Falls threaten the health and independence of many older adults, but falls
can be prevented. Learn strategies that can help older adults maintain their
health and independence by reducing their risk of falling.
Questions and Answers: Use of Antiviral Medicines for the Treatment and
Prevention of Flu among Pregnant Women for the 2009-2010 Season
Pregnant women who are healthy have had severe illness from the 2009 H1N1
flu (also called “swine flu”). Compared with people in general, pregnant
women with 2009 H1N1 flu have been more likely to be admitted to hospitals,
and some have died. CDC advises doctors to give antiviral medicines that
treat 2009 H1N1 flu to pregnant women who have symptoms of flu.
Page last modified: October 13, 2009
Page last reviewed: October 13, 2009