OBJECTIVES The purpose of the study was to assess risk indicators for admission for alcoholism in young men. METHODS Level of alcohol consumption and background variables were analyzed in a survey of 49,464 Swedish conscripts. Admissions to psychiatric care were registered during a 15-year follow-up. RESULTS A strong association was found between level of alcohol consumption at conscription...

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An ever-increasing proportion of young males treated for cancer are cured. Therefore, one of the major challenges of modern Clinical Oncology is to ensure good quality of life. Cancer disease per se as well as cancer treatment may have a negative impact on androgen production, thereby leading to subclinical or clinically overt hypogonadism. Since the symptoms of androgen deficiency are rather u...

Cranial MRI Screening in Healthy Young Men To the Editor: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to aneurysm bleeding is a serious disease with a high morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of intracranial aneurysms in the general population is estimated in the range of 1% to 2% and might be higher in high-risk patients, eg, patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease or in relatives...

Deaths in Ferguson,Missouri;New York City; Sanford, Florida; and other areas have focused international attention on young African American men. In a recent campaign, young African American men draw attention to key overlooked facts that describe their demographic: 1 of 3 goes to college, 3 of 4 are drug free, 5 of 9 have jobs, 7 of 8 are not teenaged fathers, and 11 of 12 finish high school.1 ...