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1. Beer belly 'is men's biggest body issue'
   

   6th January 2012 - A new study reveals that the majority of British men regularly talk about their body image - a trait historically regarded as a woman's health issue. The survey found that men's dissatisfaction with their bodies had reached a level where more than a third  would trade at least a y

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2. Saw palmetto 'no benefit as prostate remedy'
   

   28th September 2011 - Men with urinary problems related to an enlarged prostate who received doses of the fruit extract saw palmetto did not experience a reduction in their symptoms, a study has found. One UK charity said a lack of science regarding the control of enlarged prostate symptoms had led

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3. Patients 'losing out' in NHS choice
   

   29th July 2011 - Some NHS managers have adopted anti-competitive practices that result in patients losing out on their right to choose the hospital in which they want to be treated, according to an investigation. A study by the Co-operation and Competition Panel (CCP) found that some health service

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4. Top areas for 'sickies' revealed
   

   19th July 2011 - Many people have 'thrown the odd sick day' by ringing into work with a fake cold or other excuses, but the scale of the skiving is uncovered in a new survey. Researchers for PwC spoke to 1190 working people to find out if and why they were taking 'sickies'. They also found big regio

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5. High salt sausages uncovered
   

   17th June 2011 – A health group which campaigns against high levels of salt in food has found some sausages can give you half of your recommended maximum 6g daily salt intake just by eating two of them. Latest figures for British Sausage Week show we ate 186,210 tonnes of sausages a year costing £65

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6. New paternity leave rights from today
   

   3rd April 2011 - Men who become dads today have better paid paternity leave rights than they would have last week. Though it is unlikely any men will have urged their partners to 'hold on' until today, new dads may have the right to take up to 26 weeks' additional paternity leave. That's on top of t

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7. North-south health divide ‘widest for 40 years’
   

   16th February 2011 - People who live in the northern most parts of England run a 20% higher risk of dying before the age of 75 than people in the far south, according to an investigation. The north-south health divide is well documented. In 2009, figures from the Office for National Statistics showe

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8. 3 UK genetic women become adult men
   

   5th January 2011 - Two adult brothers and a paternal uncle in the UK all appear to be normal males - but genetically are women with two X chromosomes. Both brothers are married to women, and they and their uncle have the sexual anatomy, behaviour, growth and skeletal development of males. All have n

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9. New Year health honours
   

   31st December 2010 - People involved in health make up 8% of the New Year’s Honours list. Professor Keith Porter, Consultant at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Birmingham, is knighted. He is the lead doctor in the care of military casualties flown back from the fighting in Afghanistan. He’s

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10. UK’s growing Jim Royle generation
    

    27th December 2010 - Average UK 1986 man expanded by 7.37kg - more than a stone - by the time he became 2000 man - leading researchers to warn of the growing waistlines of the ‘Jim Royle’ generation. Jim himself was back on Christmas day, even less active than usual after an unfortunate incident in

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