When the "man-flu" Strikes
If anyone has ever lived with a man, you may have been unfortunate enough to see that stoic male turn into a sniffling mess drowning in a pool of tissues at the turn of seasons.
We've all laughed or sighed "here we go again" at the dreaded man-flu that can take down fit men at the first sign of a sneeze.
But, this extreme cold or "man-flu" does exist, according to a national survey by GlaxoSmithKline, which questioned more than 900 people.
A clear majority 98 per cent of women and 79 per cent of men agree that men demand more sympathy when they have a cold.
Men who have contracted the "man-flu" also suffer increased symptoms of "moaning, complaining and [are] in need of more attention".
The survey revealed that women took four days to recover from the flu, while men took longer.- < Previous
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some people sit around and write garbage trying to justify their so called work - either write something noteworthy or please free up the internet for more more articles on the kardasians - you obviously suffer from that dreaded disease that most journos have ( writers block) and start babbling about anything - i wish i had your job cause I could write a lot about nothing important as could my 6 year old
ReplyWas this article written by a woman?
ReplyMan flu is nowhere near as bad as "Woman Headache" (which attacks every 10 minutes except in shopping malls and hairdresser salons and at any other convenient moment).
ReplyOf course GlaxoSmithKline would reach this conclusion - they want to sell more of their chemcial poison to people who would otherwise be healthy.
Replymaybe in the cottonwool world you live in this happens. In my world both work and sport we move on pretty quickly with very little of thwe moaning and whinging you talk about. Try surveying some real people instead of your friends next time
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