More than 10,000 separate suggestions were made by Irish people on improving the health service, the report on consultation for the new National Health Strategy has revealed.
‘Your Views about Health’, published by the Department of Health, provides information about the consultation process used to prepare the Strategy. Over 1,500 submissions from members of the public [...]
What causes premature ejaculation?
Ejaculation is described as premature when it occurs before or very soon after penetration. It is the most common sexual problem in men and affects all age groups but is most common in young men. There are no definitive explanations, but the following may contribute to the problem:
Anxiety about sexual performance can [...]
1. Resist the urge to buy extra large condoms - if a condom is too large, it will be too loose on the penis and is more likely to slide off. Be realistic and buy a size that fits securely on your erect penis.
2. Open the package carefully and don’t use sharp objects like scissors [...]
The burning question is what size is normal? The answer is that the penis comes in all shapes and sizes and almost all are ‘normal’. Research has shown that the average length of the erect male penis is just over five inches (12.8cm), which is probably smaller than you expected.
Irish men are not regarded as [...]
Hair loss is something that a large percentage of men dread as they get older. Some don’t start losing their hair until they’re in their 40’s or older, but others begin losing it as early as their twenties.
The average human has around 100,000 hair follicles on their head. Over the course of a lifetime each [...]
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is one of the biggest killer of males in the United Kingdom. Coronary heart disease is a preventable disease. Approximately 275,000 people in the UK have a heart attack every year. It that kills more than 110,000 people in England every year.
(BUPA, 2007)
Coronary heart disease is primarily caused when the heart’s [...]
Hollywood actors - Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Cameron Diaz etc - all have great looking smiles. And of course the basis for their fantastic looking 100 megawatt smiles are bright white teeth.
UK’s bad press
Here in the UK we (rightly or wrongly) have been labelled a nation with poor dental hygiene. This bad press has possibly [...]
1. Get up 10 minutes early
Many men say they don’t have time for breakfast, or they don’t feel like eating in the morning. No breakfast means your body shuts down your metabolism, fearing it’s about to be starved to death, energy is saved and stored as fat. Additionally by starting off the day without eating [...]
Your treatment will depend on what kind of cancer cells you have, how far they have spread, your age and general health, and your preferences.
You and your doctor may decide to treat your cancer with surgery, radiation, hormone therapy, or a combination. Or, if the cancer has not spread and you are around age 70 [...]
It is important to have regular health checkups, including a digital rectal exam. But experts disagree on whether regular PSA testing is right for all men. Testing could lead to cancer treatment that can cause other health problems, especially loss of bladder control and not being able to have an erection.
Talk with your doctor [...]
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