News - Viewpoints: Aids - 25 years on

On the 25th anniversary of the publication of the first reports of the first cases of Aids, doctors and campaigners explain how they first heard about the condition. There was much confusion about the cause, and how best to minimise the risk.
DR JOSE CATALAN, NOW CONSULTANT Yahoo man health
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News - German unveils anti-ageing beer

Keep young and beautiful by drinking beer - that is what Bavarian entrepreneur Helmut Fricher is promising.

2007 calendar health man beer was presented to the world at a German agricultural fair this week - a drink which the brewer says will bring body and soul into harmony.

But the new wonder drink may fall […]

News - The Magazine Monitor

Lawyer Richard Phillips is today the subject of news reports after he sent an e-mail to a secretary in his firm asking her for 4 for the dry cleaning of his trousers. The secretary, Jenny Amner, had reportedly spilt tomato ketchup on his trousers. The e-mail found its way to others in the firm, then […]

News - Thousands of people running wild

But now thousands of Scots are taking up running, with record numbers entering events across the country.

Almost 13,000 entrants recently took to the streets for the women’s 10k race in Glasgow.

Many major events have seen numbers grow by up to 25% in the last few years.

Running experts say people who man health journal
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News - Sex addiction: Does it exist?

A man is suing his former employer for $5m after being fired for visiting “adult” internet chat rooms while at work.

James Pacenza claims he suffers from “sex addiction”, and that his bosses should have shown him sympathy, rather than the door.

But is sexual addiction a genuine man health care product condition, or just a handy […]

News - Aids cash goes to US bio-defence

Half will come from the NIAID’s own bio-defence budget, a quarter from its HIV projects, and the remaining quarter from research on other diseases. A further $131m will come from NIAID’s budget for the fiscal year 2004.

A number of Aids researchers say their work is already being affected by the cuts; and campaigners say this […]

News - Viable after-school clubs?

New proposals for the provision of childcare by schools between 8am and 6pm have were set out on Monday.

The Education Secretary, Ruth Kelly, has said a total of 680m will be spent over two years developing the service, to be available for all children under the age of 14 by the year 2010.

But private […]

News - ‘Chubby’ city awarded huge title

Hull has been branded the ‘fattest’ city in the UK and the worst location for men looking to live a healthy life.

Lifestyle magazine Men’s Health rated 21 cities on a range of health issues. The survey found that men living in Hull eat 95g of fat per day.

The city’s men also have the least man […]

News - Concern over NHS text messages

The growing trend of texting patients to remind them of hospital appointments risks leaving poorer people out in the cold, it has been claimed.

Dr Daragh Fahey, a public health doctor in London, said since poorer people were less likely to have a mobile phone they were less likely to benefit from the policy.

This is […]

News - Cancer tsar slams access to drugs

The government’s cancer tsar says there are “unacceptably high variations” in access to cancer drugs.

Professor Mike Richards found some patients are being denied drugs that have been approved by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.

His report blames a shortage of specialist staff and facilities, and doctors’ differing opinions about the merits of individual drugs.

Health Secretary […]