Men's Health Week is different from many health promotion campaigns. Often you'll see campaigns that aim to shock, scare, compel or otherwise encourage people in the community to do 'more of this and less of that'.
We think that there is a real opport...
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Men's Health Week is different from many health promotion campaigns. Often you'll see campaigns that aim to shock, scare, compel or otherwise encourage people in the community to do 'more of this and less of that'.
We think that there is a real opportunity through Men's Health Week to empower people on the...
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Returning to sex after prostate cancer can be difficult. Following surgery and radiation treatments, many men experience declines in their sexual function, including impotency and lowered libido. Depending on factors such as age, erectile function befo...
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Returning to sex after prostate cancer can be difficult. Following surgery and radiation treatments, many men experience declines in their sexual function, including impotency and lowered libido. Depending on factors such as age, erectile function befo...
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Wollongong City Council is undertaking research into programs and services for men, with a focus on Men’s Sheds. The aim is to gather information to help guide future strategies in relation to places and spaces for men, including Men’s Shed...
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Wollongong City Council is undertaking research into programs and services for men, with a focus on Men’s Sheds. The aim is to gather information to help guide future strategies in relation to places and spaces for men, including Men’s Sheds.
We have a short, five question survey (attached) as part of this project. The...
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By JUDITH E. GROSSMAN
I am a feminist. I have marched at the barricades, subscribed to Ms. magazine, and knocked on many a door in support of progressive candidates committed to women's rights. Until a month ago, I would have expressed unqualified supp...
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Wheelers Hill father Sam Katakouzinos and his son Liam, 7years spend special times together. Picture: Janine Eastgate Herald Sun
MEN who don't see their children much can still be terrific fathers, a new survey has found.
The study from the Parenting Research Centre has found it is the quality of the relationship that matters,...
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SAMSN’s support groups for male victims of childhood sexual abuse are based on more than a decade of successful groups run by Psychologist Mark Griffiths through the Sexual Assault Service at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. Hundreds o...
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Sex myths: surprising findings. Photo: Jessica Hromas
It's true that in the complicated and convoluted world of sex, myths will always abound. But a slew of research has disproved some beliefs, mostly based on long-held, gender-based stereotypes. It s...
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Sex myths: surprising findings. Photo: Jessica Hromas
It's true that in the complicated and convoluted world of sex, myths will always abound. But a slew of research has disproved some beliefs, mostly based on long-held, gender-based stereotypes. It s...
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What is the T4DM study?
T4DM is a study into whether diet and testosterone can prevent type 2 diabetes in men who have prediabetes and relatively low testosterone.
Researchers from the University of Adelaide will be recruiting about 1500 men who do not...
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In this month's issue:
USA launches men’s health & wellbeing framework
men’s health week 2013 launched
UK & Australian professionals reveal reasons men don’t get help
Negative Health Effects of Your Desk Job
men’s health...
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In this month's issue:
USA launches men’s health & wellbeing framework
men’s health week 2013 launched
UK & Australian professionals reveal reasons men don’t get help
Negative Health Effects of Your Desk Job
men’s health...
Read more »
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Rural and remote communities are at the centre of the mythology and cultural ethos of Australia. Most of us have indulged nostalgic and sentimental thoughts of the outback and life in the bush – helped along perhaps by a film we’ve seen. B...
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A devastating blow for “Gender Theory”: the Nordic Council of Ministers (a regional inter-governmental co-operation consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland) has decided to close down the NIKK Nordic Gender Institute. Th...
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