The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health: Lessons from the Harvard Men's Health Studies (Well-Being Centre = Centre Du Mieux-Etre (Collection))
While it may not be as hot as the latest issue of Maxim, this  new health guide should be required reading for any man between  the ages of 18 and 80. The book's success is rooted in the  no-nonsense approach of author Simon, the founding editor of the  wildly successful Harvard Men's Health Watch newsletter, who has  long been urging men to get in shape and stay that way. Simon  uses the results of three Harvard studies of more than 95,000  men over the last 25 years to provide five main "answers" (diet,  exercise, aspirin and other supplements, moderate alcohol, and  behavior modification and stress control) to five main "maladies  of men" (disorders of the genital area, sexuality and  reproduction, benign prostate disorders, prostate cancer, and  kidney and bladder disorders). Along the way, he discusses other  topics such as reproductive anatomy, vitamins, depression,  Viagra and herbal medications. Though it's packed with  provocative data (e.g., "every one of the ten leading causes of  death in America is substantially more common in men than  women"; "even committed teetotalers who review the data will  have to agree that light to moderate drinking appears to reduce  a man's risk of angina, heart attack, sudden cardiac death, and  ischemic stroke"), the book stays focused on Simon's main  message: "Above all, men should concentrate on the basics, on  the core issues that remain constant in a sea of change." (Sept.)  Forecast: Neither overly serious nor laced with chirpy  beer-and-babes humor, this tome should remain a steady seller  after trendier books are gone.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.