Other findings about men's health from Will Courtenay, PhD, of Men's Health Consulting in Berkeley, Calif., include: * Men receive fewer and briefer explanations, as well as less simple and less technical information, from health professionals than women. * Even though men are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors, men are less likely than women to be counseled by clinicians about changing their behaviors. * Providing patient education, such as encouraging the use of sunscreen and self-exams, reduces men's health risk, improves compliance, facilitates change and promotes health. --K. HEWLETT

Has men's health become invisible?

 
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