Men's Health Week 2013, June 10-16

kangaroo

I thought I'd start a thread on this event as I recall similar threads in previous years. It's on this year from June 10-16.

Perhaps there are people here who have information or links to share either about events or about specific physical or mental health issues men should be aware of (I recall, in a previous year, a Rachel Stevens' video on men's health).

The official (Irish) website is: http://www.mhfi.org/mhw/mhw-2013.html.

kangaroo

New article for Men's Health Week:

Minding men's mental health
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=22216

awec

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kangaroo

Cancer more deadly for men than women

[Posted: Tue 11/06/2013 by Niall Hunter, Editor www.irishhealth.com]

Irish men are at greater risk of getting cancer and dying from it than women, according to a new report.

The report, commissioned by the Irish Cancer Society, also says men's awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer are lacking.

The report found that:

* Men have significantly higher incidence rates of bowel, lung, bladder and stomach cancers, ranging from 1.6 to three times the rate in females.

* Men have higher death rates for all major cancers examined in the report, including melanoma of the skin.

* Even though females were more likely to develop melanoma, males were more likely to die from it than women.

* Cancer death rates in men ranged from 1.6 to 2.7 times the rate in women.

Article continues at: http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=22223

kangaroo

Laying off the man flu jokes could prove healthier for blokes

Research shows men do not exaggerate cold and flu symptoms as much as thought by some.

Men have been keeping quiet about illness, which makes them slower to talk about serious health risks, a study by the Medibank 24/7 Health Advice Line found.

Men's Health Week began on Monday aiming to promote physical and emotional health and wellbeing among Australian men, whose life expectancy is four years less than women's, according to the Bureau of Statistics.

Four-fifths of men said they were not badly affected by colds and fewer than one in 10 expected to be cared for by their partner.

Telephone data shows women are twice as likely as men to call the advice line to discuss their symptoms and ask for information.

And while nearly half of women tell their loved ones when they feel ill, men are more likely to keep it a secret, overturning the cliche that they complain unnecessarily.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/laying-off-the-man-flu-jokes-could-prove-healthier-for-blokes-20130610-2o015.html#ixzz2WQNxGea8