Preventing prostate cancer can be fun? Huh? Well, it seems that regular masturbation and ejaculation provides a protective effect from prostate cancer. (Who knew?) Here’s the scoop from New Scientist:
A team in Australia led by Graham Giles of The Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne asked 1079 men with prostate cancer to fill in a questionnaire detailing their sexual [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar. 25, 2008 by Lisa Currie
From Medical News Today…
Millions of Americans took the advice to get a flu shot this season, but many are still becoming infected with the flu. This flu season is lasting longer than initially expected and has introduced unforeseen new strains of the virus, making other flu prevention steps even more important. Today, the Visiting Nurse [...]
Posted in alcohol, drugs on Mar. 25, 2008 by Lisa Currie
From the Hartford Courant…
Colleges across Connecticut have taken a number of steps to cast off the drinking culture that infuses so much of campus life. The tactics they’ve employed include strictly enforcing existing rules, aggressively screening students for signs of risky behavior, establishing peer support programs and enlisting the help of local police, bar owners [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb. 27, 2008 by Lisa Currie
From the Chronicle of Higher Education…
By Libby Sander
If a man who carries a urinal in one hand and solicits high-fives with the other isn’t enough to get college students thinking about germs, then officials at the University of Central Florida are out of luck.
A spirited campaign to promote “hand hygiene” is under way at the [...]