Archive for May, 2007

Penis size matters … to men

IT has long been said that women value personality in a man over penis size – and research published today suggests this is true. But blokes can still go nuts over the issue of quantity versus quality, it seems. While men agonise over the length and girth of their member, women are more interested in [...]

Good Food Gone Bad

1. Pizza – What a pity that most Americans have never eaten pizza and confuse it for the junk food advertised on television. In Italy there are laws defining pizza, which set allowances on the type of flour, tomato, mozzarella, olive oil, basil and oregano. Pizza is inherently nutritious and filling. Street corner pizza shops [...]

Sex stimulants banned in prison

JAIL inmates in South Australia will be barred from obtaining medication for erectile dysfunction under a state government crackdown. Correctional Services Minister Carmel Zollo today said she would introduce legislation in parliament this week to stop unauthorised transactions between prisoners and staff. The action comes after one of South Australia’s most notorious sex killers, Bevan [...]

NZ cows produce own skimmed milk

*The finding could one day be used to breed “skimmed milk herds”* Experts at a biotechnology company in New Zealand have discovered that some cows have a gene giving them a natural ability to produce skimmed milk. The finding could be used to develop a dairy herd that produces low-fat milk, Chemistry & Industry magazine [...]

Sex addiction: Does it exist?

*Irresistible for some?* A man is suing his former employer for $5m after being fired for visiting “adult” internet chat rooms while at work. James Pacenza claims he suffers from “sex addiction”, and that his bosses should have shown him sympathy, rather than the door. But is sexual addiction a genuine psychological condition, or just [...]

Scan spots women faking orgasms

Tell tale brain activity in a fake orgasm A simple brain scan can spot whether a woman is faking an orgasm or not, a major fertility conference has heard. Researchers found that when a woman is faking, a part of the brain under conscious control lights up, while real orgasms occur subconsciously. The University of [...]

Crying Over Spilled Semen

Why women who don’t use condoms feel happier. The finding that women who do not use condoms during sex are less depressed and less likely to attempt suicide than are women who have sex with condoms and women who are not sexually active, leads one researcher to conclude that semen contains powerful-and potentially addictive-mood-altering chemicals. [...]

Overweight people get less out of exercise: study

Overweight and obese people get less out of resistance training than leaner people do, researchers said on Friday in a study that suggests the overweight may have to try harder to get results. But it does not mean they should give up, said the researchers, who noted the differences were small.

Doctors deliver baby on Delta flight

Two doctors on a Delta Air Lines flight from Germany delivered a baby in the aisle of the plane and resuscitated him when he wasn’t breathing, officials said. Delta Flight 131 to Atlanta was over the Washington area when a woman about 32 to 36 weeks — or nine months — pregnant went into labor [...]

Ban kept for gay men donating blood

Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place — for now — a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions. The Food and Drug Administration reiterated its long-standing policy on its Web site Wednesday, more than a year after the Red Cross and [...]

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