Men reluctant about discussing health fears

MEN are worried about their general health but feel it is unmanly to discuss their fears with family or professionals, new research shows.

A series of workshops conducted with 500 men, aged 18-82, show that men are crying out for more information on their health needs and on various diseases.

Men’s Health Researcher Dr Paula Carroll, who conducted the research for a Department of Health steering committee on men’s health, admitted there is a contradiction in the way men approach their health.