For some peculiar reason, whenever I address a health issue and my male friends are present, the discussion is quickly redirected to another subject as they try to avoid the discussion. I recently encountered the same phenomenon and one of my friends responded that men are feeling guilty of making mistakes when it comes to their health. From forgetting to eat their daily fruit and veggies indulging in a hamburger of French fries, to scheduling an appointment with the doctor only when the symptoms they have been experiencing for weeks intensify, men feel guilty for not taking care of their health and try to avoid any type of discussion that reminds them of that fact.
If you are familiar with the old story that men do not need to ask for street advice, as they can always find their way, they also generally tend not to seek out help when it comes to their health as they are always capable of surpassing the problem they have been facing and heal themselves. In fact, statistics reveal that women worry more about their health status than men do, and they take more preventative measures to protect it. After conducting my own focus group with some of my male friends, I discovered that this is totally true. Most of them avoid going for their regular check-ups, especially younger men, and decide to pay a visit to the doctor’s office only when something is broken, usually because a woman is present and insists that this is serious and should not be left to chance. Then it is only logical that men have, on average, a shorter life expectancy than women by six years.
But although this can be partly explained due to societal standards that portray men to be strong and touch, this potentially life-threatening health negligence cannot be justified. Enduring pain and being able to overcome any type of problem they face does not seem as an adequate explanation for this type of problematic behavior. The truth is that men tend to view doctor’s visits as uncomfortable and involving potentially painful procedures and in general men are not capable of handling or enduring pain. While women are biologically capable of handling the pains of a pregnancy they are also more open to discuss health issues and educated themselves regarding the threats associated with their health.
If one only considers the fact that the magazine’s and website’s focus is not on men’s health compared to the women’s health issues discussed, it is only logical to conclude that men’s health does not seem to be a priority either for men or for society. It is not that men do not get sick or are not experiencing signs of weakness from time to time; it is rather that their social role does not permit them to look or express that weakness.
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH is a condition in which the prostate gland becomes enlarged and causes urination problems. The prostate gland, about the size of a walnut and weighing less than an ounce, surrounds the neck of a mans bladder and urethra – the tube that carries urine from the bladder. The prostate goes through two main periods of growth. In early puberty, it doubles in size. Then, around age 25, the prostate begins to grow again, continuing to enlarge throughout a mans life. The continuing enlargement typically does not usually cause problems until later in life. As the prostate enlarges, it presses on the urethra, interfering with urination. At the same time, the bladder wall becomes thicker and irritated and begins to contract causing more frequent urination. The bladder eventually weakens and does not empty completely, leaving urine behind. Pressure on the urethra by this leftover urine leads to BPH symptoms which include leaking or dribbling urine, more frequent urination especially at night, continued urgency to urinate, inability to urinate, and a weak or broken stream of urine. Because BPH symptoms may resemble those of cancer and other serious diseases, a physician should be consulted to make a diagnosis. Early diagnosis can help prevent complications such as incontinence, kidney or bladder damage, infection, and bladder stones. Besides medical history review and physical examination, diagnostic tests include the digital rectal exam (DRE <b>…</b>
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August 3rd, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Call the health dept on her. She has not just a duty to protect her investment, but also to provide a service to you by giving you what you pay for in the form of rent.
It really doesn't matter the type of black mold to be honest. The safest way to deal with it is to be careful no matter what it is. A lot of them are harmful and can cause serious health risks.
The way to deal with molds like that are to find the source.
Usually moisture, cold or heat in an area not designed to be in contact with either.
For example the inside of a wall in a bathroom. Designed to hide plumbing, insulation, whatever. Imagine the pipe going through the wall springing a leak, maybe a hot water pipe. Then you have moisture coupled by the added heat collecting in the wall. Spores collect here causing the mold you see coming through the other side.
The health department can be summoned by you who may in turn contact her with the results from any tests that may be performed. She will then be forced to comply according to the results of the tests.
At least I hope I'm right, the legalities and processes are different in each locale.
It wont hurt to try though.
August 3rd, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Firstly, you should establish what 'tone' 'diction' 'setting' and 'figureative language' means. Tone=style or mood, diction=style of speaking/accent, setting=where it takes place/scenery/surroundings, figurative language=not literal, what something represents, like metaphors, or emblems.
So, now you know what they mean, you have to ask yourself questions:
Tone: What is the style of whats going on? Whats the mood? is it happy, sad, tense?
Diction: What type of speaking occurs? it is long soliloquies? short dialogue? Is what they say formal, casual? its is serious, funny? how many people are speaking?
Setting: Where are the people talking? What are the surrounding like? what are we told? is it a bright sunny day outdoor or dark indoors?
Figurative language: what objects are mentioned/involved? what do they represent?
So, once your answer these questions in your own mind, you can remind yourself of the initial question, which is to see 'how all those things you just asked yourself about 'effects you' as the reader'
Its not really about plot, its more about how the author makes the reader feel, in light of the list of characteristics you listed
August 3rd, 2011 at 5:53 pm
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August 3rd, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Mike, Robert is still fighting to prove that his Non Hodgkins Lymphoma is also connected to Camp lejeune water…
August 3rd, 2011 at 9:28 pm
my dad just got call about this tongiht.. he experienced all these symptoms… and almost died 2001.
so is there like any possible money involved then????
August 4th, 2011 at 6:56 am
Gerson Institute will cure your cancer
August 4th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
I was at CLNC and we used industrial solvents, one called dry cleaning solvent, which was provided to us without any special instruction or protective gear.
Taking into consideration Mike’s story, and the many thousands of others including my own leukemia, the title of my big screen movie would be:
The Making of a Liar: How the Marine Corps Trains Base Commanders & Future Commandants.
Semper Toxic
August 5th, 2011 at 3:10 am
I lived in Jacksonville in the early to late 80s when my father was stationed at Camp Lejeune. I developed Osteo Sarcoma in 1981 and lost my left leg at the age of 12. The cancer came back in 2004 and I went on to lose my right knee, left shoulderblade and right lung, …I am still fighting the cancer. After hearing about this, it seems that this clearly was the cause.
I really wonder if anyone is ever going to be held accountable for this.
Mike, my heart goes out to you, buddy.
August 5th, 2011 at 3:30 am
@zackam1306
August 6th, 2011 at 4:54 am
Are there any attornies representing all us former marines in a class action lawsuit? My dad and myself where there during the time period.
August 6th, 2011 at 9:06 am
My freind died of Cancer at 40 years old. He was also there. Now it makes me wonder.