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Sexual performance may hold key to men’s health

Wednesday 12 March 2008 @ 1:18 pm

Men’s pride in sexual performance may help the fight against increasing obesity, according to internationally regarded expert on obesity, men’s health and ageing Professor Gary Wittert.




1 in 4 US teen girls has STD

Tuesday 11 March 2008 @ 3:03 pm

At least one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease, suggests a first-of-its-kind federal study that startled some adolescent-health experts.




Oestrogen Polution Turning Boys into Girls

Friday 29 February 2008 @ 11:24 am

” - it is calculated that 250,000 babies who would have been boys have been born girls in the U.S. and Japan alone.”




Next Human Plague Likely to Come From Wildlife

Thursday 28 February 2008 @ 12:00 pm

Presenting the first-ever map of “hotspots” of new infectious diseases, they predict that the next pandemic is likeliest to come out of poor tropical countries, where burgeoning human populations come into contact with wildlife.




How to Train a Husband

Sunday 17 February 2008 @ 9:30 pm

Want an obedient spouse? A new book says you should coach them like animals.




One Out Of Four Children Involved In A Divorce Undergoes Parental Alienation Syndrome

Friday 25 January 2008 @ 2:40 pm

ScienceDaily (Jan. 23, 2008) — One out of four children involved in a divorce and custody litigation undergoes the so-called Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS), consisting of the manipulation of children by the custodial parent, who incessantly tries to turn them against the other parent by arousing in them feelings of hatred and contempt for the target parent, as explained in the book Marital Conflicts, Divorce, and Children’s Development by professors José Cantón Duarte, Mª Rosario Cortés Arboleda, and Mª Dolores Justicia Díaz, from the Department of Evolutionary and Educational Psychology of the University of Granada.




Researchers Develop Bionic Contact Lens

Friday 18 January 2008 @ 6:46 pm

Scientists have taken the first step toward creating digital contact lenses that can zoom in on distant objects and display useful facts.




Video: do boys and girls learn better when they are apart?

Thursday 17 January 2008 @ 10:21 am

Video: do boys and girls learn better when they are apart?




Got the Blues? Try a Cold Shower

Wednesday 19 December 2007 @ 12:14 pm

Dec. 18, 2007 — Treatments for depression range from medicines that can come with scary side effects to electric shock therapy, but a new paper suggests a simple cold shower might sometimes cure, and even prevent, the debilitating mood disorder.




Losing Virginity Later Linked to Sexual Problems

Saturday 1 December 2007 @ 12:38 pm

While past research has linked early sexual activity to health problems, a new study suggests that waiting too long to start having sex carries risks of its own.




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