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11/03/2010
A ‘Viagra skin rub’ could be on the way, as an alternative to the conventional Viagra pill.
The treatment uses tiny clusters of atoms, called nanoparticles, to release nitric oxide: a chemical that has anti-impotence properties. Althou...
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11/03/2010
A new survey shows that in comparison with women, men are having more sex, and better sex, and much further into their old age to boot. So what accounts for this difference? In part, the head researcher involved with the study, Dr. Stacy Tessle...
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10/03/2010
When youth ends, does your sex life have to do the same thing? As nature takes its course and bodies become more fragile, previous generations have generally accepted that things just won’t be as exciting in the bedroom as they enter old age. B...
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09/03/2010
Wednesday March 10th will see the UK’s annual health campaign ‘No Smoking day’, geared around smoking cessation. The event was first established in 1983, to support smokers who are looking to quit. Operating as a charity, it achieves this raisi...
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09/03/2010
The majority of weight loss campaigns are reasonably compassionate and benevolent. They simply want people to be healthy and therefore happy, whilst feeling good about themselves. But in encouraging people to shed excess fat, do we, as a societ...
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09/03/2010
In general, healthy living advice dictates that you should ease off drinking alcohol. Doing so, such guidance usually suggests, will help you to feel better, look better and lose weight. Yet turning this conventional view on its head, researche...
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05/03/2010
Surgeons in India have saved the life of a man who sustained a 21 day erection. The 55 year old businessman underwent emergency surgery after medical staff decided it was time to take stiff action, to avoid permanent damage and even death.
The...
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04/03/2010
A mouse, bred as part of a trial at the University of Alberta, has provided researchers with potentially important new information about obesity.
The small and furry rodent was bred so that it lacked a particular enzyme associated with...
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04/03/2010
Fast food is such a stable market that investors may be safer backing Mcdonald’s and Pepsi than putting money into the UK government, an ironic situation given the current obesity crisis.
Although the governm...
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03/03/2010
A former pub Landlord has been jailed for ‘flouting the smoking ban’ on his premises. He is alleged to be the first person from the UK to be jailed for ignoring the ban.
Nick Hogan, 43 from Chorley has been sentenced to six months in ...
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02/03/2010
A study has found that 30% of Asian men experience premature ejaculation when they are having sex.
However, doctors have expressed concern that so few men in the region feel able to discuss the problem. Conservative attitudes towards s...
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02/03/2010
Depression and obesity: a vicious circle.
This is the conclusion of Dutch researchers, who say that obese people are twice as likely to become depressed. Meanwhile, they found that depressed people faced an almost 60% higher chance of ...
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26/02/2010
Young girls in Britain are putting their health at risk by eating too much junk food. Results from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey released this month show that girls of secondary school age are eating crisps, fast food meals and sugary ...
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25/02/2010
When it comes to losing weight, Britain should go retro and look to the swinging 60’s. Experts from the government’s ‘Change 4 Life’ anti-obesity campaign believe this to be the case.
Although high-fat foods were popular in the era, peo...
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25/02/2010
Pipe and cigar smokers often claim they don’t inhale, but new research suggests otherwise.
The research, which looked at 3,528 smokers aged 48 to 90, found they had more than double the risk for abnormal lung failure as a result of harm...
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25/02/2010
The dangers of tobacco could soon be part of the curriculum for school children in Britain, if the proposals of a government advisory body are accepted.
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence has recommended that smoking should b...
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23/02/2010
Scotland is set to introduce a number of fresh laws, designed to discourage fast food venders from serving oversized portions. They are also being urged to restrict the sale of high calorie foods within the vicinity of schools in a bid to curb ...
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19/02/2010
Erectile dysfunction treatments Viagra and Cialis are being used to successfully treat conditions other than impotence, say doctors.
Cialis could even help to fight head and neck ca...
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18/02/2010
The definition of female sexual dysfunction could undergo major changes when an influential US medical manual is revised in 2012.
The changes have been suggested by a group from the American P...
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16/02/2010
Cult film director and actor, Kevin Smith has been escorted off a flight for being too overweight.
The iconic creator of Clerks, Silent Bob and Chasing Amy vented his anger online through tweets after being kicked off the Southwest Airw...
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15/02/2010
For anyone who has been a long-term smoker, giving up the habit can feel like an uphill struggle. However, psychologists are reporting that smoking cessation can be particularly difficult for certain marginal groups, including people with menta...
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12/02/2010
The Chief Executive of the British Heart Foundation, Peter Hollins, has blamed the food industry for the dramatic rise in obesity levels in Britain. In a statement released today, he said: “Food manufacturers shouldn’t be making a profit at the...
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11/02/2010
The world’s most overweight man, Paul Mason left hospital last night after receiving lifesaving gastric bypass surgery. The 700 pound former-postal worker was reportedly in good spirits and even told people in the hospital that he wants to shar...
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11/02/2010
In what can only be described as a bizarre turn of events, a researcher from Texas claims to have discovered the fact Viagra, an erectile enhancement drug which is only on sale, subject to a valid prescription can actually improve the fetal dev...
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09/02/2010
It may sound like science fiction, but reputable scientists now believe sound waves can alleviate impotence. Whilst initial reports were shrugged off by many, the findings are now being looked upon as a breakthrough to such a degree that UK hea...
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08/02/2010
A conservative MP was seen taking a genuine ‘herbal Viagra’ tablet, live on air, during day time TV show, ‘The Wright Stuff’. Ed Vaizey, the Shadow Arts Minister claims that he had felt nervous at the time of the live trial, but eventually expe...
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05/02/2010
Jogging is one of the most popular forms of exercise. Yet, as a trial at the University of London has revealed, the activity could be a waste of time for some people.
Genetic differences mean that only 80% of the British population benefit s f...
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05/02/2010
‘Cancer can be prevented too’. This was the message that, given on World Cancer Day yesterday. The statement was provided by International Union Against Cancer (IUAC). The lobbying body wanted to remind people that cancer can be prevented throu...
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02/02/2010
Anybody that has ever considered a holiday in the sun to be about sex sea and sand have certainly got at least one of these right because experts have been able to prove that sunbathing can increase testosterone levels in men, and in turn, boos...
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28/01/2010
According to new research, Xenical (orlistat) is as effective for losing weight, as it is to undergo a low carbohydrate diet.
In effect, people who took Xenical (orlistat) were found to lose almost if not as much we...
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27/01/2010
To follow up our article from last week, discussing whether 40% of the population causes their own impotence, we ran a poll to find out exactly how many sufferers of ED, felt that their own lifestyles were the primary cause of their condition.
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25/01/2010
According to health experts, 29% of men and 32% of women in the UK alone are morbidly obese. In line with official reports from the BBC, these figures are undoubtedly set to rise, with more than 12m adults set to be diagnosed this year.
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21/01/2010
Erectile dysfunction is a condition affecting up to 40% of the male population at one stage in their lives. Although the jury is often out as to what the exact causes of the condition are, many people are l...
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19/01/2010
Smoking cessation has been given a great deal of media coverage of late, from Television ads through to stories in the media and the main focus is often on the damage to children’s health. Television campaigns have d...
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14/01/2010
Michelle Obama is set to represent the Whitehouse in an initiative, designed to help battle the problem of childhood obesity. She also claims that addressing the problem of obesity would be a ‘major’ focus for her d...
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11/01/2010
Female Sexual Dysfunction affects up to 40% of the female population at one stage or another. The condition is complex in nature and involves a number of symptoms. One of the most common symptoms is t...
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08/01/2010
Whilst we are already fighting a war against an obesity pandemic that is fast becoming global, health experts are now questioning whether we should bring back World War II style rationing in a bid to ...
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05/01/2010
According to clinical research, giving up smoking quickly can increase the chances of contracting type 2 diabetes in as little as 6 years. Experts have partly attributed this to the weight gain that occurs when somebody kicks th...
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04/01/2010
Official figures show that as many as 90% of the UK population are oblivious as to what visceral fat actually is. However, more than 2 thirds claimed that they felt more motivated after learning of the serious health...
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29/12/2009
Amidst a global obesity crisis, Taiwan is set to introduce a junk food tax. The first of its kind, the scheme will apply to alcohol, candy and fast food and is a direct attempt to battle its current j...
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23/12/2009
The American Food & Drug Administration has recalled a number of impotence drugs for fear that they may contain a number of unregistered prescription medicines. The products, distributed by Atlas Operations were r...
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22/12/2009
Scientists have been running a number of tests in the US, to determine whether a new spray on anaesthetic would work to successfully alleviate the symptoms that are associated with premature...
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14/12/2009
The British Football Association has spoken out against the rumors that the England football squad will be taking Viagra (popular erection pills) to the South African World Cup this summer. ...
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09/12/2009
Dawn French has proved to be somewhat controversial over the years. She is known for both her tongue in cheek humor and satire approach to obesity, given that she herself has been diagnosed with the condition. Howeve...
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08/12/2009
Health bods have recently identified a link between weight loss and the successful treatment of sleep disorders like Obstructive sleep apnea. OSA is a condition that can cause the upper airway to collapse during sleep. Symptoms of the condition...
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04/12/2009
A new study has uncovered a direct link between the exposure to Bisphenol and premature ejaculation. The research involved over 600 factory workers from China. They are responsible for the production of...
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02/12/2009
Officials at the Lincoln University in Pennsylvania have started their own initiative, in a bid to tackle the growing obesity problem on campus. Effectively, anybody deemed to be o...
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01/12/2009
Pop star, Will Young is reported to have begun a course of the baldness treatment; Propecia. The star and his anxieties surrounding his male pattern baldness have been well documented over the past few years, with tabloids almost running a week...
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26/11/2009
To date, we have read allot about how many experts believe that the consumption of tobacco through smoking can cause lung disease, heart disease, cancer and larynx of the mouth. The World Health organisation...
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23/11/2009
Official figures released by the American Institute for Cancer Research appear to indicate that over 10,000 deaths will be recorded in the coming 12 months, as a direct result of the increasing ...
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10/11/2009
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which depends on the World Health Organization has commissioned a team of scientists to conduct a comprehensive study on several carcinogenic substances related to personal habits and house...
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