|
|
Top Ten Health Issues for Men
If you only got your health information from the media, you might believe that women face more health risks than men. But the reality is quite different. Not only are men more likely to get certain diseases, they're also more likely to die from them. (Women typically pay more attention to their health-and are more likely to see their family doctors regularly.) And the major health issues for men are?
Top Ten Health Issues for Men
- Heart disease
- Cancer (particularly lung, colorectal and prostate)
- Stroke
- Unintentional injuries (resulting from accidents both at and outside of the workplace)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Diabetes
- Pneumonia and influenza
- Suicide
- Kidney disease
- Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
So what can you do? Not smoking, drinking moderately and maintaining a healthy weight by exercising regularly and eating a well-balanced diet will help reduce the risk for diabetes and heart disease, among others. See your doctor regularly, and particularly if you notice any changes in the way you are feeling. That goes for your mental health too. Generally, the earlier you seek help-whatever the problem-the better the outcome will be.
For more information on how to stay healthy, and prevent disease and injury, visit Canadian Health Network, a collaboration of the Public Health Agency of Canada and major health organizations across Canada.
News Canada
About The Author
News Canada provides a wide selection of current, ready-to-use copyright free
news stories and ideas for Television, Print, Radio, and the Web.
News Canada is a niche service in public relations, offering access to print,
radio, television, and now the Internet media, with ready-to-use,
editorial "fill" items. Monitoring and analysis are two more of our
primary services. The service supplies access to the national media for
marketers in the private, the public, and the not-for-profit sectors.
Your corporate and product news, consumer tips and information are packaged
in a variety of ready-to-use formats and are made available to every
Canadian media organization including weekly and daily newspapers, cable and
commercial television stations, radio stations, as well as the Web
sites Canadians visit most often.
Visit News Canada
and learn more about the NC services.
|