Men’s Health Week is celebrated each year as the week leading up to and including Father’s Day June 10-16. This week draws attention to many of 
the unique health issues that men experience. Medi-Rent and Sales wants to make men and the people that care about them more aware of these problems and open a dialogue about keeping men healthy and around longer.
Did you know that on average, men in the United States live more than five years less than women? What is causing men to die younger? Some of the major factors include:
Heart disease- Heart disease is the leading men’s health threat.
Cancer- One and one-half times more men than woman die from cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for males. Lung cancer alone kills two and one-half times more men than woman.
Accidents – Men are more than one and one-half times as likely to die from accidental deaths. Accidents are the number one cause of death for males under age 44. Men are also 5 times as likely to drown as women.
Diabetes- Nearly one and one-half times more men than women also die from diabetes. Most of the deaths are attributed to Type 2 diabetes and the harmful affects it has on a person’s health.
Stroke -Although more women overall die from strokes, men are more likely to die at a younger age than women. Death rate for stokes in 2006 were almost 42 percent of white men and a staggering 68 percent of black/African American men.
Homicide – Overall,men are victims in 4 out of 5 homicides. African American men are victims 7 times more often than white men.
Cirrhosis- Or chronic liver disease, kills two and one-half times more men than women every year.
Medi-Rents and Sales cannot help you solve all of these problems, but we can offer medical equipment that can help men manage some of their health issues. From sleep apnea treatments to nutritional supplements, see us today.