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The Importance of Building Strength and Balance in Your 50s and 60s

17th June 2021

We all know that exercise is an important part of staying healthy, but many people assume that as we get older, we should slow down. Nothing could be further from the truth – and in fact, investing in your physical fitness in your 50s, 60s and beyond is often the most valuable gift you can ...

3rd June 2021

Giving up your time to help others has a range of unexpected benefits.

17th May 2021

What you should know about bowel/colon cancer.

In males in the UK, bowel cancer is the 3rd most common cause of cancer death with around 9,100 deaths in 2018.

8th May 2021

We are now just five weeks away from Men’s Health Week, which runs from 14th to 20th June.

7th May 2021

Loose Women will rebrand as Loose Men for a day and feature an all-male panel to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week. The special episode of the ITV show will be hosted by Richard Madeley and will feature dancer Jordan Banjo, TV judge Robert Rinder and singer and actor Martin Kemp on the panel. The episode, which ...

29th April 2021

Few things are as complex and interesting to us as our own bodies. Hundreds of thousands of years of evolution have served to make us one of the true marvels of nature. And yet most of us spend so little time thinking about it. It takes intricate cooperation between thousands of working parts just to ...

27th April 2021

'Hidden Diabetes' the symptoms you might miss!

One in 10 people over the age of 40 is now living with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes in the UK.

3rd March 2021

Learning more about vasectomy as a method of family planning

De Montfort University are undertaking a study about vasectomy where your contribution will go a long way in helping people have a better understanding of this method of family planning You have been invited to take part in a research study that would investigate the perceptions of vasectomy as a method of family planning in the ...

2nd March 2021

Male breast cancer study - participants needed!

PhD researcher Beth Herring is conducting new research to better understand the experiences of wives, partners, family members and friends who currently support and care for men with breast cancer or have provided support and care in the past. She is inviting them to take part in a telephone or online interview. If you are interested, ...

12th February 2021

Prostate scan breakthrough could prevent thousands of cancer deaths every year, landmark study finds

A prostate scan breakthrough could save thousands of men from dying of cancer every year, a landmark study has found. Scientists at Imperial College London have developed a 15-minute MRI scan, known as a Prostagram, which can detect the disease early – much like a female mammogram. It is far less invasive than current examination methods, ...