New test MAY predict prostate cancer

Many of us have become a little confused over the debate in the medical community currently regarding prostate testing using Prostate Specific Antigens (PSA) in combination with a digital exam.

Because of the uncertainty within the medical community itself lots of research is going into better ways to test for prostate cancer.

The following article idetifys a new test that may work in the future.

Click HERE to read more.

Great FREE workshop come to Victor

Thanks to Leann from Fleurieu Families for passing this on.


Come Along and Join us for an afternoon with Dr Ian Lillico. Hear how we can all be a part of helping Boys Become Great Young Men Who can be involved?


Parents, carers, grandparents, sports coaches and anyone people working with children, youth and
families.


Monday 27th August 2012
Victor Harbor R]7 School Gym
1.30 . 3.30


Booking essential Please call Leann on 85510542
Dr Ian Lillico (father of three sons) is an international consultant in gender, boys education and middle schooling. He is the founder and executive director of the Boys Forward Institute. His website is www.boysforward.com The seminar is supported by Victor Harbor R]7 School, Fleurieu Families and the
BeActive Field Officer

Great inititiative for some dads

Three Choices

(123 Magic and Emotion Coaching)

Effective discipline for children 2—12

Three session programme

Tuesdays

July 24th, July 31st and August 7th

12.30—2.30 pm

At Goolwa Primary School

OSHC room.

Gardiner Street Goolwa

How to develop and strengthen your relationship with your children

How to get kids to stop doing the things that drive you crazy (like arguing, temper tantrums, and fighting) and start doing the things you want them to do (tidy rooms, get dressed etc.).

Discipline children without arguing, yelling or smacking.

Help your children understand their emotions.

To register a place please contact : David at Goolwa Children's Center 8555 2509 or Annette at Fleurieu Families Ph: 8551 0539

Fleurieu Families is an Initiative of the State Department for Families and Communities and the Alexandrina Council,The City of Victor Harbor and the District Council of Yankalilla.funded by the Australian Government department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Crèche Available by request

Male Birth Control?

Male hormonal contraceptives applied daily to the skin reduce sperm production, finds a new study presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. 

Very low sperm counts resulted for about 89 percent of men using a new combination of hormones, the authors reported. They combined a transdermal (skin) gel containing the male hormone testosterone and a gel containing a new synthetic progestin called Nestorone. 

"This is the first time that testosterone and Nestorone have been applied to the skin together to deliver adequate amounts of hormones that suppress sperm production," said principal investigator Christine Wang, MD, professor, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed). "Men can use transdermal gels at home - unlike the usual injections and implants, which must be given in a health care provider's office." 

Suicide - Not just our problem

THIS IS A GREAT WEBSITE:

Who and Why we exist

'Soften the Fck Up’ is aimed at tackling mental health issues for men. Our mission is simple: To make it easier for men to take action than to take their own life.

Suicide is the biggest killer of men aged 14-44 in Australia. In 2010, 2,361 of our family and friends took their own lives - almost as many people who died from road accidents and skin cancer combined. Three quarters were men. (ABS 2010)

The reasons behind suicide are varied, but there is one common factor for many men - the difficulty or unwillingness to admit they’re going through a tough time and ask for help. There’s a culture in Australia where men must be seen to be tough and virtually invincible - any sign of weakness is mocked and ridiculed. It’s reached a point where some men consider it easier to end their own life then to ask a mate for help.

We’re here to change that.

Since launching in 2011, the Soften the Fck Up website has engaged over 20,000 visitors and our videos have been watched over 17,000 times. The result of this?

·         - 82% of our visitors reported that they would "pass something on" after visiting the website

·         - 41% "changed their thinking on mental health"

·         - 52% were more likely to "start a conversation with someone who they think isn't coping".

In 2012, we’re taking this awareness to a new level. We want to equip men with the tools to start the tough conversation. We want to make it easy for men to know where to get help and what kind of help is available to them and their mates - in a language they understand.

Free Book for Men

Thanks to one of the Men's Get Together we have several copies of the brilliant book 'Matters For Men - How to Stay Healthy and Keep Life on Track' written by a South Australian man John Ashfield.
This book is great and covers such topics as Physical Health, Mental Health, Relationships, Fatherhood and Men's Issues.

If you would like a copy of this easy to read but informative book drop me an email.

If you want to read more about this book click here

New report on Men's Health

This report is the second in a series on the health of Australia's males. It examines the distinct health profiles of five population groups, characterised by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status, remoteness, socioeconomic disadvantage, region of birth, and age. Findings include: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males generally experience poorer health than the overall population, with higher rates of chronic diseases such as lung cancer, diabetes and kidney disease; Socioeconomic disadvantage is frequently related to poorer health status among males, with rates of rates of obesity and tobacco smoking higher among males from more disadvantaged areas.


If you want t a copy or to see more click here