Ladies, it?s time we talk about an important and tragic illness that often strikes at this time of year: man flu. We may roll our eyes as we hand them a hot water bottle to soothe their many (oh, so many!) aches and pains. But as it turns out, man flu could very well be a real condition. A Canadian doctor, who was ?tired of being accused of overreacting,? researched the phenomenon and has found that men’s immune systems are weaker than women?s when it comes to respiratory diseases. They really do have it bad.
The meta-analysis, which was published in the British Medical Journal, explains that the term ?man flu? is defined as ?a cold or similar minor ailment as experienced by a man who is regarded as exaggerating the severity of the symptoms.? But the study?s author, Kyle Sue, an assistant professor of family medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland, was suspicious that research has never proven that men are, in fact, exaggerating. .related-article-block{display:inline-block;width:300px;padding:.5rem;margin-left:.5rem;float:right;border:1px solid #ccc}@media (max-width: 525px){.related-article-block{float:none;display:block;width:280px;margin:0 auto 2rem}}

   
   

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So Sue looked at existing studies in mice, people and in vitro models that suggest female hormones are associated with a stronger immune response to colds and flus. He noted that, between 1997 and 2007, men had higher rates of influenza-associated death t...