1. FAQ - New Alcohol Guidelines FAQs

   22/04/16

   official guidelines. What is the new Department of Health guidance? What do the new guidelines say? The ... Medicine. What are the main changes? The weekly maximum number of units for men has been reduced by a third ... (66%). What is a unit? A unit is 10ml, or one hundredth of a litre of pure alcohol. The problem is that ... More

2. FAQ - Foot Care FAQs

   29/04/16

   not uncommon- 20% of people have it constantly or often. So look after your feet. What should I do? ... normal- see your GP. What about at work? Get to know where you’re working and what you’ll be doing.  ... What’s the temperature like? Cold areas can bring additional problems like chilblains.  Are the floors ... More

3. FAQ - How to boost your self - image

   15/01/21

   Good health starts with a positive self image, argues Jim Pollard. Self image? What has that to do ... much we’re more likely to do unhealthy things and less likely to do healthy ones.  I see what you mean. ... But what causes low self-image? All sorts of things. Long-term stuff- the way we’re brought up, how ... More

4. FAQ - HIV & AIDs FAQs

   14/04/16

   HIV is as serious as ever but over the last 10 years, treatments have greatly improved. What is ... either through breast milk or birth. What's the difference between HIV and AIDs? HIV is the virus ... by certain infections and cancers that happen more often in people with HIV. What are the main ... More

5. FAQ - Testicles FAQs

   14/04/16

   How's it hanging? Every man should know how to check his balls. What are testicles? Testicles ... are where sperm and testosterone are made in the body. It's pretty much what makes a man a man as ... the balls to ask for help.' What is it? A relatively rare cancer that usually affects one ... More

6. FAQ - Syphilis FAQs

   14/04/16

   A disease of the past? No. Syphilis is alive and kicking despite effective treatments What is it? ... A thankfully uncommon but very unpleasant sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium. What are the main ... can occur. Left untreated, late-stage complications will develop in 40% of those infected. What ... More

7. FAQ - Gonorrhoea FAQs

   14/04/16

   reputation. What is it? Probably the best-known STI. It's caused by a bacteria that lives in moist, warm ... parts of the body. What are the main symptoms? One in ten men won't have any symptoms but those who ... anal sex.     Sore throat (if the throat is directly infected). What's the risk? Gonorrhoea is the ... More

8. FAQ - Genital Warts FAQs

   14/04/16

   treated, they can't be cured. What are they? Warts on the genitals or anus caused by a virus that ... lives in the skin. What are the main symptoms? Tiny growths or protrusions on or around the penis and ... clear the virus.  What's the risk? Genital warts are the most common viral sexually transmitted ... More

9. FAQ - 'My erection won't go down' FAQs

   04/03/22

   more. What is it? A prolonged erection that, if left untreated, can damage the penis. It's ... definitely no joke. What are the main symptoms? Persistent erection for more than four hours in the absence ... of sexual stimulation. Penile pain.  What's the risk? Priapism can affect men of all ages but ... More

10. FAQ - Balanitis FAQs

    04/03/22

    Painful, sore and itchy, balanitis is not nice but can be treated easily. What is it? An ... unpleasant, irritating but seldom serious inflammation of the head of the penis. What are the main symptoms? ... A foul-smelling discharge. What's the risk? Balanitis is a common condition in uncircumcised men and is ... More

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