general maintenance

21 02, 2025

Excess cortisol and its impact on long-term health

2025-02-21T21:51:56+10:00February 21st, 2025|Categories: Adrenal gland, Cardiovascular, Endocrine Diseases, Hormone biology|Tags: , , , , , |

In medicine, too much or too little of something is usually a problem. Excess hormones, excess knees, hospital excess - all of these things can be a genuine pain in the butt. For ages, [...]

18 01, 2025

Cortisol, stress and chronic disease: what’s the connection?

2025-01-20T20:59:19+10:00January 18th, 2025|Categories: Adrenal gland, Hormone biology, Lifestyle|Tags: , , |

If you don’t already have enough to worry about, have you ever thought about how stress is really bad for you? We usually think of stress as a mental thing, but the feeling of [...]

22 10, 2024

The Penis Is A Pointer to Men’s Overall Health

2024-10-22T16:05:53+10:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Cardiovascular, Lifestyle, Men’s health, Reproductive health|Tags: , , , , , |

If eyes are the window to the soul, then the penis is the measuring stick of men’s heath. While many men think a dodgy todger is a natural part of ageing, penis health is [...]

22 11, 2023

An overview of current and future medications for obesity

2023-11-22T23:11:08+10:00November 22nd, 2023|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Hormone biology, Lifestyle, Medications and therapies, Research Updates|Tags: , , , , , |

Obesity is a chronic health condition affecting nearly a third of Australians. As a risk factor for illness and death it’s second only to smoking. Holding excess weight has been linked to 30 diseases [...]

14 06, 2019

Men’s Health Week: See your GP as part of a regular maintenance schedule

2019-10-01T16:10:03+10:00June 14th, 2019|Categories: Community, Lifestyle, Men’s health|Tags: , , , |

Men are getting pretty good at looking after their own health. Over the last 10-20 years in Australia, male life expectancy has [...]

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