Why Do Diseases Kill Men Faster Than Women?

A new quarterly journal will appear in March 2007 called the American Journal of Men’s Health. Why is it needed you ask? According to Dr. Demetrius J. Porsche (yes, that is his real last name), “The latest mortality data from 2003 identify that the age-adjusted death rate for men was 41% greater than for women. In addition, the life expectancy for men is about 5.3 years less than for women.” Statistics such as these point to a persistent health gap between men and women.
Although there is a growing cry for Men’s health to become a focus, there are detractors.

But the mere suggestion that men need their own health bureau or that they must advocate for their rights like a victimized minority rankles some women’s health advocates, and some politicians are reluctant to take men’s health on as a cause, for fear of alienating women.

“Saying we need an office of men’s health ignores the fact that men’s health always was the main focus of medical research,” said Cynthia Pearson, executive director of the National Women’s Health Network in Washington, a membership organization for improving women’s health.

The State Of . . . Men’s Health seems to take a a back seat amoung pink ribbons and red dresses sometimes. I (rich) think that both can be addressed without cries that the health system is being unfair. If what Cynthia Pearson says is true, then why are men dying at disproportionate rates? Why is the health expectancy less than women?