1. Law on Fit - Notes

   03/06/14

   Employers and employees need to know about the fit-note legislation that became law on 6th April ... 2010. Lawyer Steven Eckett explains. The fit-note (Med3), right, replaces the sickness certificate which ... the introduction of fit-notes is that doctors and medical practitioners have to tick one of two ... More

2. Prostate cancer screening: where are we now?

   13/01/23

   Professor van Poppel notes that availability of and clinician expertise in mpMRI could be an economical ... More

3. Do you have a hazardous waist?

   13/01/21

   (40 inches) Note that this is not the same as your trouser size. If your belly is hanging over the ... More

4. What is BMI?

   05/08/15

   of type 2 diabetes. Anything easier? Yes. Waist size. Note that this is not necessarily the same as ... More

5. Technology and health

   29/06/15

   regularly to move around. At your desk, note how you’re sitting, the computer screen position, your chair ... More

6. Domestic violence: you dishing it out?

   24/03/21

   may be abusive towards your  partner. Make a note of your sore spots. These may  be typical situations ... justify your actions such as ‘he/she is doing this  deliberately.’ Note also the things that you do not ... More

7. A plumber for my prostate?

   11/04/14

   better news and reassured me no end. I took a leaflet just in case and made a mental note to pay more ... More

8. Nigel: ‘A pharmacist saved my life’

   03/06/14

   I phoned a mate and asked him to take me to the hospital. The GP gave me a note and I went. The hospital ... More

9. 10 things every man can do to improve fertility

   18/05/21

   to affect fertility. [Note: In January 2016, the DH lowered its recommended limit for men to 14 units ... More

10. Vasectomy Diary: The Scrotum Monologues

    09/11/16

    vas tubes. (Note: there's more info on vasectomy and how it is performed on the right-hand menu.) ... me. We enjoy a cuddle and make love, which is good, but I note a distinct lack of sensitivity in my ... again note the reduced sensitivity and the increased time taken. I am beginning to be concerned that in ... More

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