Welcome to a series of men’s articles, to coincide with Men’s Health Awareness Week and Father’s Day
HEALTH NEWS
Happy truth behind the doom and ditziness
Panic not: you won’t be bombarded by features on how to develop the perfect six-pack, how to pull seven stunners in a week and the correct way to give a rhinoceros a dead leg in an emergency
With prejudice
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A good relationship between doctor and patient must be founded on trust
More deadly in the male: Cancer graphic
Of the ten most common cancers that afflict both sexes, only one appears more often in women, according to new figures released for National Men’s Health Week
Sex? Take a deep breath
Love really could be in the air if a drug-maker’s new alternative to Viagra makes it on to the market — it is an asthma-type inhaler
Antibody: The meadow vole
Naughty Mr Meadow Vole has given men a very bad name this week — for playing the field
HEALTH FEATURES
Rise of the new neurotics
A male model feels too ugly to go out, a Porsche owner seeks his second penis extension. David Rowan finds modern life is making men as insecure as women
Psyche: Hooray for boys
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They’re noisy, naughty and messy, but these are hardly symptoms of a disease. So why are we so scared of young lads?
Gym mistress: Amanda Platell: View from the exercise bike
“No, I will not keep my voice down. I did not spend £2,750 on membership to an exclusive North London gym to share it with women wearing Asda leggings ...”
HEALTH BRIEFINGS
Demystifying male myths: A load of old...
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Keith Hopcroft, a GP, explains why testes tests are pants
Dr Copperfield: Inside the mind of a GP
One thing blokes never want to hear is that their doctor has no idea what’s wrong with them
Mark Henderson: Junk medicine: Men’s life expectancy
According to Alan White, of the European Men’s Health Forum, “being a man is like having a terminal disease that will prematurely end your life”
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Benjamin Fry: What’s wrong with your ... wine list
I went out to dinner in Dijon once on the way back from holiday. I was with some friends in a car and that’s where we got to at dinner time
Sex with Dr Thomas Stuttaford and Suzi Godson: Men and the hood
Q: I am a 31-year-old with a nice penis that gives me no problems. My doctor says I don’t need circumcising. But I really fancy the idea. Why shouldn’t I go ahead?
CHILDREN’S HEALTH BRIEFING
Make mine a pint
My grandson is two years old and hardly eats a thing. He will have perhaps two teaspoonfuls of Coco Pops in a day. What is your advice?
HEALTH ALTERNATIVES
Interview: Paulo Coelho: Simply the bestseller
Paulo Coelho’s stripped-down style of writing — and spiritual message — have won him millions of fans worldwide. Giles Whittell meets the author who went through hell to find the meaning of life
HEALTH DIET
Domestic gods
Three blokes; three ‘healthy-eating’ options — from microwave, to ready-to-cook, to start from scratch. When you weigh cooking convenience against taste and price, who will come out on top?
How to cheat at ... drinking lager
With the summer sports and barbecue season in full swing, lager is top of many shopping lists. Our savvy slimmer puts three brands to the test
HEALTH FITNESS
Going to extremes: Tour de France
There’s a place for amateurs in cycling’s top race — but it hurts
Sorted: Fitness gizmos
These cool gadgets will give any workout routine a boost - but you will still have to do the hard work, says techno fan Stuart Miles
How the fat and fabulous stay that way: Johnny Vegas, 34
Entertainer Johnny Vegas, 34, sleeps off his hangovers, loves basques - and doesn’t do stress