Health News Headlines

Jan
05
2009

Circumcision Might Cut Risk of HPV and AIDS

Posted by: Maureen in Categories: men's health, sexual health.
Using Tags: aids, hpv, men's health, sexual health

The debate over whether circumcision is beneficial or harmful, was a hot topic throughout 2008. Three new studies have shed new light on the connection between AIDS and HPV and circumcision.

The findings showed that men who were circumcised were less likely to contract the human papilloma virus than those who were uncircumcised. HPV is the disease that can lead to genital warts and cervical cancer in women.

In a third report, it was found that men that were known to be exposed to HIV and were circumcised had a reduced risk of actually contracting the virus.

Circumcision rates have declined in the U.S. in the last few years due to lack of Medicaid coverage.

Scientists Get Sappy - True Love Can Last A Lifetime

Posted by: Maureen in Categories: mental health, sexual health.
Using Tags: brain patterns, love, romance, sex

While most people lose those romantic love feelings after 15 months, some couples actually experience a lifetime of passionate love.

Using brain scans of couples, researchers at Stony Brook University found that 10 percent of couples had the same butterfly-like feelings after 20 years, as couples who had been together for only a short time.

Maybe those romantic movies aren’t such a crock afterall…

Kawasaki Disease In The Spotlight

Posted by: Jason in Categories: Uncategorized.
Using Tags: children, disease

The recent death of actor John Travolta’s son, Jett, had pushed Kawasaki Disease into the spotlight. Jett Travolta was diagnosed with the rarely-heard-of disease at age two. The disease affects children by causing swelling in the blood vessels, and occurs more often in boys of Japanese and Korean descent.

It is still unknown if the disease played a role in Travolta’s death.

According to the American Heart Association, more than 4,000 cases of Kawasaki Disease are diagnosed annually in the United States.

Thinking Makes You Fat

Posted by: Jason in Categories: weight loss.
Using Tags: diet, stress, weight loss

Stop thinking so hard, or you might become fat! Sound crazy? Canadian researchers recently conducted a study, suggesting a link between the stress of intelectual work and eating more calories. I’m not sure what to make of this new study, but I’m certainly not going to think about it too much . . .