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  Empower men to take action on their health and protect future generations

  Globally, men die 4.5 years earlier than women for largely preventable reasons. In most countries — including Ireland — men have poorer health and die before their time. Irish men are more likely than women to die from preventable and treatable diseases. Seven out of twelve top causes of male mortality could be reduced with...

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  I’m one of the lucky ones for listening to my body and finding cancer early

  It was the summer of 2016. I was on a holiday of a lifetime when I found out about my prostate cancer. I was watching Coldplay in Concert. That day, I had been writing one of the final chapters of my memoir ‘The Boy on the Shed.’ An unexpected heart attack three years prior had...

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  Could ‘world cup fever’ be a medical condition among men?

  ‘World Cup Fever’ is in the air. Men across Ireland have planned their viewing schedules, stockpiled enough refreshments to see them through a nuclear winter and made arrangements with their friends to share this four-yearly experience. The World Cup has created a common bond among many local men. They have a reason to be in...

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  How to help men eliminate the urinary incontinence stigma

  Even though as many as one in four men over 50 years old can experience urinary leakage, a need to destigmatise the topic helps men feel empowered to keep control of their bodies. It’s not always easy for men to talk about involuntary urine leakage. Whether experiencing light drips and dribbles or heavier leaks, it...

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