03 July 2008 | by Jill Margo
Australia's obesity epidemic is creating an unusual challenge for anaesthetists
03 July 2008 | by Jill Margo
Sex infections among elderly
26 June 2008 | by Jill Margo
By the time men get into their sixties, many have a small time-bomb ticking away in their abdomen
26 June 2008 | by Jill Margo
Placebo pill is just kidding A mother of three has launched a placebo pill for US parents to give to their children when real medicine is not appropriate and when a kiss doesn't make it better.
19 June 2008 | by Jill Margo
Post-shock trauma syndrome The effects of an electric shock can remain long after the episode is forgotten
19 June 2008 | by Jill Margo
As body parts are already being traded in some countries, a view is emerging that it may be time to implement a regulated system of compensation for people who want to sell their organs.
19 June 2008 | by Jill Margo
This is what Andrew Berkes saw when he opened the envelope and looked at the X-ray of his hip
12 June 2008 | by Jill Margo
Curious colorectal research results An intriguing new study offers some hope to people with a family history of colorectal cancer.
12 June 2008 | by Jill Margo
Australia is about to take a major step to bring men's health into the 21st century as it plans the largest national male study in the world.
05 June 2008 | by Jill Margo
After many dark years, there's a flickering light on the horizon for men and prostate cancer. A hopeful new study has shown it may be possible to cut men's risk of developing prostate cancer by 30 per cent. The drug, which acts on testosterone, is called finasteride and is already in use in Australia for other conditions. It is used under the name of Proscar to treat symptoms of a benignly enlarged prostate and actually shrinks the prostate gland.
05 June 2008 | by Jill Margo
Diuretics raise bone mass loss
29 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
It's often a shock diagnosis
29 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
Not hip to be overweight
22 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
Finally some answers
22 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
Despite our national obsession with obesity, fat is not public health enemy No
22 May 2008
There is one male delusion Garry Egger has witnessed repeatedly.
15 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
People are understandably concerned about protecting their brain function and every percentage point counts, particularly for older people.
15 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
New approach to tackling AIDS
15 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
Striking differences in death rates from prostate cancer have emerged between men in the US and those in the UK.
08 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
Dry eyes can drive people to distraction, particularly when they don't respond to drops or other standard treatments
08 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
When two drugs are better than one
01 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
Some men who have lost spontaneity in their sex lives may now be able to regain it, at a price.
01 May 2008 | by Jill Margo
Fitter mice speed prostate remedy
17 April 2008 | by Jill Margo
When someone has a cardiac arrest in front of you, do something! If you stand back and do nothing, they are destined to die
17 April 2008 | by Jill Margo Edited by: jmargo@afr.com.au
Diabetic treatment under review
17 April 2008 | by Jill Margo
Although defibrillators save lives in hospitals, ambulances and busy public places, they are not so successful in people's homes.
10 April 2008 | by Jill Margo
Men who find their girth growing in mid-life are usually not eating any more than they used to eat
10 April 2008 | by Jill Margo
Alzheimer's sufferers' children at risk
03 April 2008 | by Jill Margo
Shingles can make grown men cry
03 April 2008 | by Jill Margo
A good argument makes you fighting fit
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