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HEALTH: Men, don’t ignore these symptoms By Dr Clare Bailey for You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 *Clare reads all your emails but regrets she cannot answer them personally Do you have a man in your life who you have to nag to seek medical advice? … Read more
HISTORY LADIES CAN’T CLIMB LADDERS by Jane Robinson (Doubleday £20, 368 pp) The British Press reported in the early 1930s that, ‘after exhaustive research’, professors in the psychology department of a German university had concluded that ‘women cannot calculate, and when confronted with abstract mathematical problems the female intellect breaks down entirely’. Margaret Partridge (1891-1967) … Read more
A woman who found sex so painful she became terrified of men and even pretended to be gay has claimed a lubricant containing cannabidiol (CBD) has ‘changed her life’. Emma Allitt, 24, a recruitment consultant from London, suffers from vaginismus, where the vagina involuntarily tightens whenever penetration is attempted, causing a great deal of discomfort. From the … Read more
By: Express News Service | Ludhiana | Published: February 18, 2020 11:55:17 am Commissioner of Police Rakesh Agrawal at the office of IIFL Gold Loan Finance at Gill road in Ludhiana. (Express Photo: Gurmeet Singh) Five men, including one with a pistol, looted 30 kg gold ornaments worth crores and Rs 3 lakh in cash, … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Britain’s white van men go on a fitness drive By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:08 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 11 January 2020 Britain’s van drivers may have a reputation for devouring greasy fry-ups – but new research suggests that many are actually on a health kick. More than … Read more
Marijuana could be linked to fertility issues in women and men, researchers warn. The drug, now legal in most US states and all of Canada, has been tipped as a therapeutic for all kinds of ailments, with one study even suggesting it could boost sperm counts. But researchers at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, … Read more
It was the largest seaborne invasion in the history of warfare – a battle fought on such an epic scale that it has spawned thousands of books, TV series and Hollywood movies. Although millions of words have been written about the events that unfolded on D-Day, June 6, 1944, almost all have come from the … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK Noble Savages : The Olivier Sisters — Four Lives in Seven Fragments by Sarah Watling (Cape £25, 416 pp) Margery — the mad one. Brynhild — the divorced one who died from cancer on her failing farm. Daphne — the Rudolf Steiner obsessive who founded a school. Noel — the doctor … Read more
When it comes to mental health, there’s a group of people we are systematically letting down. No, not ethnic minorities, gay people or women, but middle-aged men. Doctors, campaigners and politicians all ignore them and as a result many are living in misery, blighted by mental illness that goes unnoticed and untreated. It’s a myth … Read more
Men who take medication to reduce their symptoms of prostate disease may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, research suggests. Patients with enlarged prostates who are prescribed drugs called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are around a third more at risk of the condition. They reduce the production of androgens, a hormone which help to boost urinary flow, … Read more