Articles, news clippings and research on MenTEENAGE boys might be vaccinated at school against human papillomavirus (HPV) from 2013. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has recommended the Gardasil vaccine be given to boys aged 12 to 13 in a school-based program.
Along with gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes, human papillomavirus (HPV), and HIV/AIDS, syphilis is one of the six most common STDs. Despite tremendous advances in understanding and controlling STDs — or sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as they are sometimes called — they’re still out there spoiling the party.
The ban on the circumcision of boys in many Australian public hospitals has come under fire from 12 medical experts who say the latest evidence from around the world shows the procedure reduces risk of infections, cancer and painful conditions.
The study suggests that older men who are prescribed testosterone supplements may reduce their risk of cognitive decline, a precursor state to Alzheimer’s disease, the researchers said.
THE French company at the centre of the breast implant scandal also made male chest and testicle implants using the same tainted silicone gel.
According to a survey by the American Academy of Family Physicians, 38 percent of men go to the doctor only when they’re extremely sick or when symptoms don’t go away on their own. But feeling healthy isn’t the same as being healthy, and waiting around for problems to get better with time could lead to complications or late diagnoses.
Dr. Oz recently had an all male audience and for the purpose of discussing male reproductive problems, an continued the show with some questions about sleep, colon cancer, and going bald.
According to the Dr. Oz Show, male menopause is a hormonal condition similar to female menopause, and suggests two simple tests to determine if you or someone you love may be suffering from male menopause.
A novel heritable deletion of exon 2 of the TMLHE gene on the X chromosome has been identified in a number of males with autism, according to results from a comparative genomic hybridization multicenter study.
Hygiene, looks, STIs, trauma and sexual pleasure. Luke Malone looks at the pros and cons of circumcision.
However, as many Australian fathers would be well aware by now, Julia Gillard is quite selective as to how she applies the principle of a presumption of innocence.
A MOTHER has been charged with incest after she was found in hotel room with her teenage son along with videos of them having sex. Police said the 16-year-old had videos on his cell phone that showed his mother Mistie Atkinson performing oral sex on him. They also recovered nude photographs the 32-year-old had sent [...]
THE billionaire father of Linda Evangelista’s baby wanted her to abort their son, her lawyer has claimed as the supermodel meets her former boyfriend in court over child support. And taking the stand, François-Henri Pinault admitted he had broken up with the supermodel after discovering she was pregnant four months into their relationship. “I didn’t [...]
When it comes to marriage, much is still bound by old-world tradition, but for surnames: the times, they are a-changin’. It is assumed a bride will keep her surname or take her husband’s when they marry. But some modern grooms are now choosing to take their partner’s maiden name or create a new one. We [...]
Sales of life insurance are almost evenly split between men and women, according to new figures released by LifeSearch, which show it arranged life cover for 20,800 men and 19,589 women in 2011. The firm, which started offering life cover in 1998, has over that time arranged insurance for more than 333,000 individuals, which breaks down into [...]
However, as many Australian fathers would be well aware by now, Julia Gillard is quite selective as to how she applies the principle of a presumption of innocence.
A MOTHER has been charged with incest after she was found in hotel room with her teenage son along with videos of them having sex. Police said the 16-year-old had videos on his cell phone that showed his mother Mistie Atkinson performing oral sex on him. They also recovered nude photographs the 32-year-old had sent [...]
THE billionaire father of Linda Evangelista’s baby wanted her to abort their son, her lawyer has claimed as the supermodel meets her former boyfriend in court over child support. And taking the stand, François-Henri Pinault admitted he had broken up with the supermodel after discovering she was pregnant four months into their relationship. “I didn’t [...]
When it comes to marriage, much is still bound by old-world tradition, but for surnames: the times, they are a-changin’. It is assumed a bride will keep her surname or take her husband’s when they marry. But some modern grooms are now choosing to take their partner’s maiden name or create a new one. We [...]
Sales of life insurance are almost evenly split between men and women, according to new figures released by LifeSearch, which show it arranged life cover for 20,800 men and 19,589 women in 2011. The firm, which started offering life cover in 1998, has over that time arranged insurance for more than 333,000 individuals, which breaks down into [...]
