1. Lost Your Spear?

   04/08/16

   but they had a more fixed place. They knew what they were doing. They had jobs for life. We have ... overstay my welcome in the post office! What do you do about it? I know what I should do and what ... given that, for better or worse, there is a real link between men' s wellbeing and what they do for ... More

2. World Cup 2018 Survival Guide

   21/06/18

   What's the World Cup got to do with diabetes? Well, the odds on you getting diabetes are ... What are the odds? Do you understand risk? There’s evidence that men don’t. Thinking of it in terms of ... heart attack risk by 40%. Men under 55 are most affected apparently. But then what do the Americans know ... More

3. Mehboob: 'my heart attack will make me a better doctor'

   26/04/18

   ambulance. Luckily, it arrived within seven minutes. As a doctor I was trying to work out what was wrong. ... attack until I saw the ECG the paramedics did. I couldn’t believe it was me. This was what I was used to ... nurse was a former patient. ‘What are you doing here?’ she asked. I was low on the risk factors I was ... More

4. Screening for older men

   23/03/21

   also entitled to free eye tests at 60.) What is screening? Screening has nothing to do with the cinema. ... above. What screening is there for men? Men need to know about bowel cancer screening and AAA screening. ... What is bowel cancer screening? Home testing kits are available to all men and women from the age of ... More

5. Ben: 'I was very hard - working. Probably too much.'

   26/07/18

   on the board and I said ‘what board?’ It was very scary.  Looking back, had I left it any longer, my ... walk the dog and swim, ride the bike or go to the gym. I keep my weight in check and watch what I eat. ... More

6. John: 'Monitoring my numbers helps me manage'

   25/07/18

   sugary and starchy food and I’m currently losing weight, which is what I want to do. Porridge every day. ... More

7. Cancer

   17/02/16

   material is currently being updated and a link will be posted here in due course.   What is it? Cancer ... cancers. What are the main symptoms? The symptoms vary from cancer to cancer but these are some of the more ... or stools Recurrent pain in any part of the body  What's the risk? One in three people will get ... More

8. Can food help you beat stress?

   21/12/17

   beans) is also linked with a more positive mood, especially as you get older.  What's GI? The way ... sugar have a low GI.  What's the link between GI and mood swings? Eating foods with a high GI may ... apple, pears.  So what's the best combination of foods? The overall GI of a meal depends on the ... More

9. Mid - life crisis

   03/06/14

   this topic can be found here: Mid-life crisis FAQs.   What is it? A controversial condition or syndrome ... associated with mid-life crisis have other causes. What are the main symptoms? From Reggie Perrin to American ... What's the risk? Some experts argue that men are at risk of suffering the symptoms of mid-life crisis ... More

10. Vasectomy: a kick in the balls?

    18/11/16

    Kieran have it again? ‘That’s a hard one,’ he says. ‘It eventually settled but it doesn’t change what ... What’s your experience of vasectomy? Have you had one? Are you considering it? Would you never do it? ... More

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