by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025
Data from the National Center for Injury Prevention indicate that fire related fatalities for males are more than twice that of females. Age adjusted rates for blacks are more than twice that of whites. Keywords: men; women; burns; American Indian; Alaska Native;...
by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025
Illustrates sex and race health disparities in life expectancy by age group. Sections include: Life Span Gender Gap; Leading Causes of Death; Heart Disease; Cancer; Men as Victims of Homicide; Excess Mortality by Age Group; and Why Men are At High Risk. We are...
by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025
men’s health; women; boys; girls; mortality; life expectancy; race; ethnicity; all races; white; black; African-American; American Indian/Alaska Native; Asian/Pacific Islander; Hispanic; non-Hispanic; cancer; National Men’s Health Week; NVSS; National...
by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025
Eleven new Specialized Centers of Research (SCOR) on Sex and Gender Factors Affecting Women’s Health have been established by the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) funding will total approximately $11 million/year for 5 years. Research...
by Men's Health Network | Nov 17, 2025
More than 50% of participants in NIH funded research studies in 1997 were women. Health spending 1993-99 grew 39% for women & 23% for men. NIH Increased Its Efforts to Include Women in Research. Women Sufficiently Represented in New Drug Testing, FDA Oversight...
