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AddictionAn excellent starting point is the Addiction Research Foundation: http://www.arfanswers.org/help.html Alcohol problemsAlcohol Concern
Web site: www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Waterbridge House
32–36 Loman Street
London SE1 0EE
Tel: 020 7928 7377
E-mail: contact@alcoholconcern.org.uk
For information on all aspects of alcohol and drinking. Alcoholics Anonymous
Web site: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
PO Box 1
Stonebow House
Stonebow
York YO1 7NJ
Tel: 0845 769 7555
Local self-help groups for drinkers and their families. Drinkline
Tel: 0800 917 8282
For advice and information on reducing alcohol consumption. Wrecked
Web site: http://www.wrecked.co.uk
NHS information site about alcohol Back to top Back painArthritis Research Campaign
Web site: www.arc.org.uk
St Mary's Court
St Mary's Gate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire S41 7TD
Tel: 01246 558033
E-mail: info@arc.org.uk Backcare (formerly The National Back Pain Association)
Web site: www.backpain.org
16 Elmtree Road
Teddington
Middlesex TW11 8ST
Tel: 020 8977 5474
E-mail: website@backcare.org.uk British Medical Acupuncture Society
Web site: www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk
BMAS House
3 Winnington Court
Northwich
Cheshire CW8 1AQ
Tel: 01606 786782
E-mail: Admin@medical-acupuncture.org.uk Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Web site: www.csp.org.uk
14 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4ED
Tel: 020 7306 6666 Feldenkrais Guild
Web site: www.feldenkrais.co.uk
PO Box 370
London N10 3XA
Tel: 07000 785506
E-mail: enquiries@feldenkrais.co.uk General Chiropractic Council
Web site: www.gcc-uk.org
44 Wicklow St
London WC1X 9BL
Tel: 020 7713 5155
E-mail: enquiries@gcc-uk.org General Osteopathic Council
Web site: www.osteopathy.org.uk
Osteopathy House
176 Tower Bridge Road
London SE1 3LU
Tel: 0171 357 6655
E-mail: info@osteopathy.org.uk National Osteoporosis Society
Web site: www.nos.org.uk
Camerton
Bath BA2 0PJ
Tel: 0845 4500230
E-mail: info@nos.org.uk Shiatsu Society (UK)
Web site: www.shiatsu.org
Eastlands Court
St Peters Road
Rugby CV21 3QP
Tel: 0845 130 4560
E-mail: admin@shiatsu.org Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique
Web site: www.stat.org.uk
1st floor, Linton House
39-51 Highgate Rd
London NW5 1RS
Tel: 0845 230 7828
E-mail: info@stat.org.ukAlso try this US web site: www.alexandertechnique.com
It provides a systematic guide to all Alexander technique information and resources. Back to top CancerWorld Cancer Research Fund
Web site: www.wcrf-uk.org
19 Harley Street
London W1G 9QJ
Tel: 020 7343 4200
Fax: 020 7343 4201
Email: menshealth@wcrf.org
The only major UK registered charity dedicated to the prevention of cancer through healthy diets and associated lifestyles. Click here for the WCRF's six steps to avoid cancer and to download its information for men. CancerBACUP
Web site: www.cancerbacup.org.uk
3 Bath Place
Rivington Street
London EC2A 3JR
Freephone helpline: 0808 800 1234 (open Monday to Friday, 9 am–7 pm)
A patient support organisation producing excellent literature. Their help and information line is staffed by cancer nurses. It also offers cancer counselling services. Bowel Cancer UK
Web site: www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk
7 Rickett Street
London SW6 1RU
Tel: 020 7381 9711
E-mail: info@bowelcanceruk.org.uk Guide To Internet Resources for Cancer
Web site: http://www.cancerindex.org/
This is a comprehensive overview of everything on the net on cancer (and not just children's cancers). Cancer Research UK
Web site : www.cancerresearchuk.org/
Cancer Research UK
P.O. Box 123
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PX
Major research organisation with a very informative website for patients. Institute of Cancer Research
Web site: www.icr.ac.uk
123 Old Brompton Road
London SW7 3RP
Tel: 020 7352 8133 Macmillan Cancer Relief
Web site: www.macmillan.org.uk
Tel: 0808 808 2020
Its site contains patient information and links to other organisations. Orchid – Fighting Male Cancer
Web site: www.orchid-cancer.org.uk
Tel: 0207 601 7167
St Bart’s Hospital, London, EC1A 7BE
Its site contains useful information for men with testicular, prostate or penile cancer. Prostate Cancer Charity
Web site: www.prostate-cancer.org.uk
Du Cane Road
London W12 0NN
Tel: 0845 300 8383 Prostate Help Association
Web site: www.pha.u-net.com Prostate Cancer Research Campaign
Web site: www.prostateresearch.org.uk
10 Northfields Prospect
Putney Bridge Road
London SW18 1PE
Tel: 020 8877 5840 Beating Bowel Cancer
Web site: www.beatingbowelcancer.org
39 Crown Road,Twickenham,Middlesex TW1 3EJ
Tel: 020 8892 5256 or Specalist Nurse Advisory Line: 020 8892 1331E-mail: info@beatingbowelcancer.org
The UK charity for bowel cancer patients, providing information, education and support. Cancer Black Care
Web site: www.cancerblackcare.org.uk
79 Acton Lane
London NW10 8UT
Tel: 020 8961 4151
Fax: 020 8961 4152
E-mail: Ike.Odina@cancerblackcare.org
Cancer Black Care is the UK's leading cancer support agency for people from the black and minority ethnic communities and beyond. Back to top CircumcisionNORM UK
Web site: www.norm-uk.co.uk
PO Box 71
Stone
Staffordshire ST15 OSF
Tel: 01785 814044 (open Monday to Friday, 9 am–7 pm)
E-mail: info@norm-uk.org NORM-UK is a British Charity. Its aim is to educate both medical professionals and the lay public on the anatomy and function of the normal male genitalia and the necessity to avoid circumcision whenever possible. It disseminates information on medical alternatives to circumcision and methods of non-surgical foreskin restoration. Circumcision is a controversial subject and appearance here does not imply endorsement by the Men's Health Forum. In fact, the following sites are considered controversial: The Gilgal Society
PO Box 21675
London SW16 4WY
www.gilgalsoc.org The International Information Reference Centre website - www.circinfo.com Back to top ContraceptionFamily Planning Association
Web site: www.fpa.org.uk
50 Featherstone Street,
London, EC1Y 8QU
Helpline - 0845 122 8690 Mon-Fri 9am - 6pm Back to top DementiaAlzheimer's Society
Web site: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Gordon House
10 Greencoat Place
London SW1P 1PH
Tel: 020 7306 0606
E-mail: info@alzheimers.org.uk CJD Support Network
Web site: www.cjdsupport.net
Birchwood Heath Top
Ashley Heath
Market Drayton
Salop TF9 4QR
Tel: 01630 673973 emental-health
www.emental-health.com
A mental health website for doctors and the general public focusing on depression, manic depression, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. Home in my Mind
Mrs Betty Feldman
7 Hollycroft Avenue
London NW3 7QG
Tel: 020 7435 9510
For HIV-related dementia (Address unverifiable at January 2005). Students Against Depression
www.studentdepression.org
Information, resources and real stories. Great site that does exactly what it says on the tin. UK Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit
Web site: http://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road
Edinburgh EH4 2XU Back to top DepressionDepression Alliance
Web site: www.depressionalliance.org
35 Westminster Bridge Rd
London SE1 7JB
Tel: 0845 123 23 20 Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists publishes useful information on men and depression. You can view it here. The Samaritans
Web site: www.samaritans.org
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
E-mail: jo@samaritans.org
For emotional support for people in crisis or at risk of suicide. emental-health
www.emental-health.com
A mental health website for doctors and the general public focusing on depression, manic depression, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. Counselling Directory
www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Free, confidential and easy to use site enabling you to search for a counsellor, find out about types of distress, learn about the different approaches to counselling or just have a look at some statistics. Schizophrenia Ireland
www.recover.ie
National voluntary organisation of Ireland dedicated to upholding the rights and addressing the needs of all those affected by schizophrenia and related illnesses. LifeLink
www.lifelink.org.uk
crisis intervention service for people in Glasgow area who are 12 years and older. (Helpline: 0808 8011315 Sat 9pm - 1am; Under 16 Tuesdays 5.30-7.30) PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Web site: http://www.ptsd.org.uk
Created by and for ex-servicemen, but useful to anyone who think they are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Includes loads on what PTSD is and what people experience, a relaxation guide and website links. Also, information on help available for both serving and ex-armed forces personnel. At Ease
Web site: http://www.at-ease.nsf.org.uk/index.html
Interesting and useful site targetted at younger people. Students Against Depression
Website: www.studentdepression.org
Information, resources and real student stories. A comprehensive self-help resource for students (and others) affected by low mood, depression or suicidal thinking, produced in consultation with students and featuring their real experiences and strategies. Rethink
www.rethink.org
Rethink, the national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life. They aim to 'provide hope and empowerment through effective services and support to all those who need us and campaign for change through greater awareness and understanding'. Tel: 0845 456 0455. Back to top DiabetesDiabetes UK
Web site: www.diabetes.org.uk
10 Parkway
London NW1 7AA
Tel: 020 7424 1000
E-mail: info@diabetes.org.uk
For information and advice on all aspects of diabetes. Sexual Dysfunction Association
Web site: www.sda.uk.net
Windmill Place Business Centre
2-4 Windmill Lane
Southall
Middlesex UB2 4NJ
Tel: 0970 774 3571
For information and advice on all sexual dysfunctions. Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
Web site: www.rnib.org.uk
105 Judd St
London WC1H 9NE
Tel: 0845 766 99 99 (open Monday to Friday, 9 am–5 pm)
E-mail: helpline@rnib.org.uk Back to top
Domestic ViolenceRespect
website: www.respectphoneline.org.uk
email: info@respectphoneline.org.uk - Respect Men's Advice Line 0808 801 0327
Helpline for male victims of domestic violence. Offers advice, information, listening, ongoing support and referrals. (Open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm) - Respect Phoneline 0845 122 8609
Information and advice for anyone concerned about their violence and/or abuse towards a partner. (Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm.)
Back to top Diet and nutritionBritish Dietetic Association
5th Floor Elizabeth House
22 Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1LS
Tel: 0121 616 4900
E-mail: info@bda.uk.com
Professional body for dieticians who also run their own Weight Wise healthy-eating site aimed at the general public.
Web-site: http://bdaweightwise.com/bda/ Eating Disorders Association
Web site: www.edauk.com
First Floor, Wensum House
103 Prince of Wales Road
Norwich NR1 1DW
Tel: 01603 621 414 (open Monday to Friday, 9.00 am–6.30 pm)
E-mail: info@edauk.com
Charity founded in 1989 offering fact sheets, a helpline and advice on specialists and counsellors in your area on anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and related eating disorders. Food Standards Agency
The government’s independent food safety watchdog runs Eat Well, its own site for the general public including all the official advice on healthy eating. A good starting point.
Web-site: http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/ British Nutrition Foundation
The BNF is a scientific and educational charity which seeks to promote ‘evidence-based nutritional knowledge and advice’.
Web-site: www.nutrition.org.uk National Obesity Forum
The NOF is an organisation of health professionals founded in 2000 to raise awareness of obesity and the risks of being over-weight. It runs its own ‘Waist Watch Action’ aimed at the general public which can be accessed through the Public Info link on the main site.
Web-site: http://www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk Slimming World
Web site: www.slimming-world.co.uk
Tel: 01733 521111
E-mail: info@slimming-world.co.uk
A reputable slimming club that runs some groups for men. Weight Watchers
Web site: www.weightwatchers.com/international/uk/index.htm
Tel: 0345 123 000
E-mail: meetinginfo@weight-watchers.co.uk
A reputable slimming club that runs some groups for men. Pete Cohen and Judith Verity,  Slimming with Pete (Crown House Publishing) – an inspiring book to get you feeling better about food and weight. Boys Get Anorexia Too
Web site: www.boyanorexia.com
Site accompanying the book Boys get Anorexia Too by Jenny Langley. Back to top Digestive diseasesColon Cancer Concern
Web site: www.coloncancer.org.uk
7 Rickett Street
London SW6 1RU
Tel: 020 7381 9711
E-mail: help@coloncancer.org.uk Beating Bowel Cancer
Web site: www.beatingbowelcancer.org
39 Crown Road,Twickenham,Middlesex TW1 3EJ
Tel: 020 8892 5256 or Specialist Nurse Advisory Line: 020 8892 1331E-mail: info@beatingbowelcancer.org
The UK charity for bowel cancer patients, providing information, education and support. Core/Digestive Disorders Foundation
Web site: www.digestivedisorders.org.uk
3 St Andrew's Place
Regents Park
London NW1 4LB
Tel: 020 7486 0341
Email: ddf@digestivedisorders.org.uk National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease (NACC)
Web site: www.nacc.org.uk
4 Beaumont House
Sutton Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire AL1 5HH
Tel: 0845 130 2233
Email: nacc@nacc.org.uk Back to top Eating DisordersBeat
Web site: www.b-eat.co.uk
Second Floor, Wensum House
103 Prince of Wales Road
Norwich NR1 1DW
Tel: 0870 7700 3256 for the Admin Line (open Monday to Friday, 9.00 am–5.00 pm) Men Get Eating Disorders Too
Website: www.mengetedstoo.co.uk/ Back to top Embarrassing problemsFor information on a wide range of embarrassing problems (from bad breath and dandruff to stammering and jock itch), visit this useful site: www.embarrassingproblems.co.uk or www.embarrassingissues.co.uk. Back to top Emotional healthBritish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Web site: www.counselling.co.uk
35-37 Albert Street
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 2SG
Tel: 0870 443 5161
E-mail: bacp@bacp.co.uk Relate
Web site: www.relate.org.uk
Tel: 0845 456 1310
E-mail: enquiries@relate.org.uk
For counselling for relationship and/or sexual problems. United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists
Web site: www.psychotherapy.org.uk
167–169 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PF
Tel: 020 7436 3002
E-mail: ukcp@psychotherapy.org.uk SANELINE
Web site: http://www.sane.org.uk
Tel: 0845 767 8000 Depression Alliance
Web site: www.depressionalliance.org
35 Westminster Bridge Rd
London SE1 7JB
Tel: 0845 123 23 20 Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists publishes useful information on men and depression. You can view it here. The Samaritans
Web site: www.samaritans.org
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
E-mail: jo@samaritans.org
For emotional support for people in crisis or at risk of suicide. emental-health
www.emental-health.com
A mental health website for doctors and the general public focusing on depression, manic depression, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.
Back to top Eye healthRoyal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
Web site: www.rnib.org.uk
105 Judd Street
London WC1H 9NE
Tel: 0845 766 99 99 (open Monday to Friday, 9 am–5 pm)
E-mail: mailto:helpline@rnib.org.uk Back to top Fertility problemsBICA (British Infertility Counselling Association)
Web site: www.bica.net
69 Division Street
Sheffield S1 4GE
Tel: 0114 263 1448
E-mail: info@bica.net Infertility Network UK
Web site: www.infertilitynetworkuk.com
Charter House
43 St Leonards Road
Bexhill on Sea
East Sussex TN40 1JA
Tel: 08701 188 088
The national infertility support group. Donor Conception Network
Web-site: www.dcnetwork.org
PO Box 7471
Nottingham NG3 6ZR
Tel: 0208 245 4369
For advice, information and support on donor insemination. Back to top Gay men's healthGay Men's Health Wiltshire and Swindon
Web-site: www.gmhp.demon.co.uk/
Good local site which provides excellent starting point wherever you're living. There's also a gay men's health webring. Lesbian and Gay Foundation
Web-site: http://www.lgf.org.uk/Online presence of this Manchester-based organisation includes an excellent health section. Hair lossHairline International: The Alopecia Patients Society
Web site: www.hairlineinternational.com
Lyons Court
1668 High Street
Knowle, Nr Solihull
West Midlands B93 0LY Institute of Trichologists
Web site: www.trichologists.org.uk
Tel: 08706 070602
E-mail: admin@trichologists.org.uk Interesting link for those who, like the eagle, are bald and proud: BaldRUs Back to top Heart diseaseBlood Pressure Association
Web site: www.bpassoc.org.uk
60 Cranmer Terrace
London SW17 0QS
Tel: 020 8772 4994 British Heart Foundation
Web site: www.bhf.org.uk
14 Fitzhardinge Street
London W1H 6DH
Tel: 08450 70 80 70 Heart UK (formerly Family Heart Association)
Web site: www.heartuk.org.uk
7 North Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire SL6 1PE
Tel: 01628 628 638
E-mail: ask@heartuk.org.uk Back to top HerniaBritish Hernia Centre
Web site: www.hernia.org
87 Watford Way
Hendon
London NW4 4RS
Tel: 0208 201 7000
Clinic specialising in mesh repair of hernia without stitches, running a comprehensive information website. Hernia Resource Center
Web site: www.herniainfo.com
US-based site with information, quizzes and questions-and-answers. Back to top HIV/AIDSAIDSmap
Web site: www.aidsmap.com Center for Disease Control and Prevention (located in the USA)
Web site: www.cdc.gov Family Planning Association
Web site: www.fpa.org.uk
2–12 Pentonville Road
London N1 9FP
Tel: 0845 310 1334 (open Monday to Friday, 9 am–7 pm) Sexual Health Helpline
Tel: 0800 567 123 National Aids Trust
Web-site: www.nat.org.uk
Tel: 020 7814 6767 Terrence Higgins Trust
Web site: www.tht.org.uk
52–54 Grays Inn Road
London WC1X 8JU
Tel: 0845 12 21 200
E-mail: info@tht.org.uk
For advice and information on HIV and Aids. Locate your nearest GUM (special) clinic Back to top HypospadiasHypospadias UK Charitable Trust
Web site: www.hypospadiasuk.co.uk IncontinenceInContact:
Website: www.incontact.org
email info@incontact.org The Continence Foundation
Website: www.continence-foundation.org.uk
email continence-help@dial.pipex.com National Association for Continence
Website: www.nafc.org
Gordon Muir's website:
Website: www.london-urology.co.uk/ International Continence Society
Website: www.icsoffice.org Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence
Website: www.eric.org.uk
email info@eric.org.uk Back to top ParuresisUK Paruresis Trust
Website: www.ukpt.org.uk
P.O. Box 182, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 9AE
email support@ukpt.org.uk
A UK Charity dedicated to helping men and women for whom urinating in the presence or vicinity of other people, is difficult or impossible, and dealing with the problems this brings about Prostate problemsNHS Direct Online has 'Best Treatment' sections on both prostate cancer and enlarged prostate. The Best Treatment resource, which the NHS is running in conjunction with the British Medical Journal, provides information on the most common health conditions including explanations of the pros and cons of elective surgery procedures, details of other treatments available, and advice on pre-and post-operative care. It is for a general readership. UK Prostate Link
Web-site: http://www.prostate-link.org.uk/
Launched in October 2005 and jointly funded by the Department of Health and members of the Prostate Cancer Charter for Action including the Men’s Health Forum, it's an excellent searchable database of quality-assessed links to prostate cancer information on the internet. Orchid Cancer Appeal
Web site: www.orchid-cancer.org.uk
Its site contains useful information for men with prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Charity
Web site: www.prostate-cancer.org.uk
3 Angel Walk
London W6 9HX
Tel: 020 8222 7622
Confidential helpline: 0845 300 8383 Prostate Help Association
Web site: www.prostatehelp.me.uk
Langworth
Lincoln LN3 5DF Prostate Research Campaign UK
Web site: www.prostate-research.org.uk
10 Northfields Prospect
Putney Bridge Road
London SW18 1PE
E-mail: info@prostate-research.org.uk British Prostatitis Support Association (BPSA)
Web-site: www.bps-assoc.org.uk
BPSA is internet based only. Offers self help. Prostate Cancer Research Foundation
Web site: www.thepcrf.org
Email: info@thepcrf.org
Room 305, The Blackfriars Foundry, 156 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8EN
Telephone: 020 7953 7178 1in4men.com
Web site: www.1in4men.com
A commercial website which provides advice for men who have problems peeing, and for their partners. Prostate Scotland
Web-site: www.prostatescotland.co.uk Back to top
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