Real men don't get sick: machismo-friendly Texas clinic addresses male resistance to medical care

Article Abstract:

Men sometimes avoid consulting a doctor or discussing certain symptoms because of their belief that they should be tough. Because of this, diseases such as prostate cancer are often left undiagnosed. The Male Health Center, founded in 1989 by Kenneth A. Goldberg, in Dallas, TX, focuses on such patients. The center, which is staffed by urologists and family practice doctors, also includes a dozen 'patient advocates' who provide a quick overview of male diseases and are usually prostate cancer survivors themselves. A health hotline service is also in operation.

Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Innovations, Ambulatory care facilities, Men, Men's health, Clinics, Machismo

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Journal takes front-line stand against tobacco: assesses North Carolina's 'institutional addiction.' (North Carolina Medical Society's Jan 1995 journal)(includes related article on issue's tobacco nicotine articles)

Article Abstract:

The North Carolina Medical Society's Jan 1995 issue medical journal examines the impact of tobacco on the health of that state's population. State medical journals rarely examine the US's top public health problem, but the 68-page issue refers to tobacco as North Carolina's institutional addition, and it discusses cessation strategies, economic impact, nicotine addiction and other related topics.

Periodical Publishers, Periodicals, Medical Periodicals, Smoking, Media coverage, Tobacco, Medical journals, North Carolina Medical Society

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Doctors urge more emphasis on addiction care, prevention

Article Abstract:

The Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy is comprised of 37 medical educators, medical leaders, policy experts and journal editors. They want the federal government to treat and prevent drug addiction rather than to handle drug problems as crimes. A six-point consensus statement was developed that would increase medical and social changes in treatment.

Specialty outpatient clinics, not elsewhere classified, Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs, Care and treatment, Drug abuse treatment, Drug abuse, Substance abuse treatment

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