A group of Canadian women are suing the makers of Bayer’s popular oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin, saying they were not adequately warned about the pills’ adverse side-effects. Some women using the popular contraceptives report racing hearts, strokes and, in some cases, serious gallbl[...]
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Not In The Mood? Hit The Gym
According to Sex & A Healthier You, a site dedicated to sexual health, metabolic syndrome is one of the greatest enemies of the libido. Why? Your cholesterol level and how well your body uses insulin are linked to your sexual health. [Metabolic syndrome] is marked by high blood pressure, abdom[...]
February 14th, 2010 - 12:01 PM § in Health
Sexual Conditions That Blow
Remember the woman with Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome we told you about in November? The Telegraph, who initially made the report, had so much fun with it. Who wouldn’t want to cum 300 times a day, right? But sexual conditions are no laughing matter. This oldie but goodie, from the humor[...]
HPV Vaccine Might Prevent Other Cancers, Too
The human papilloma virus — or HPV — vaccine, which doctors are now using to help prevent cervical cancer, might have the same effect on other cancers as well — and in men as well as women, reports the Vancouver Sun. Dr. Glenn Bauman, chairman of oncology at the University of Western Ontario f[...]
Slippery Slope: Government Regulation of Sex Toys
Last month in Canada, Dr. Carolyn Bennett, a Liberal Minister of Parliament, sent a letter to the Conservative Federal Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq, expressing concern about the sex toy industry and asking the government to take action in regulating sex toys. The letter, which you can read in [...]
Jury’s Still Out On “Sex Addiction”
Sexual addiction–if dinner parties had trending topics, this would rank first this holiday season. We told you about Dr. Drew’s new show Sex Rehab, about eight people dealing with issues stemming from their addiction to sex, last month and just recently one of our writers wrote a scathin[...]
Cell Phones Might Break Your Sperm!
Not only are Bluetooth headsets the ultimate sign of douchebaggery, keeping your phone in talk mode in your pocket while you use your hands’ free device may screw up your sperm, too. Awesome, now you’re doubly less of a man. “We found increased oxidative stress and a decrease in sper[...]
More Baby Daddy Sperm For Mom Means Healthier Spawn
A study from New Zealand has uncovered a correlation between a woman’s prolonged exposure to the semen of her baby’s father serves to protect her against pregnancy-induced hypertension and having an undersized baby. In this study by Kho and colleagues at the University of Auckland, which[...]
Coming Soon: AIDS Vaccine?
AIDS. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Many such horrors could be a thing of the past in as little as five years, reports the Huffington Post. With prescription drug sales slowing, capitalism and fear over the Aporkalypse have effectively given the vaccine industry a shot in the arm (har ha[...]
November 17th, 2009 - 6:59 PM § in Health
Woman With Medical Condition That Gives Her 300 Orgasms A Day Finds Man To Satisfy Her!
Extra! Extra! Leave it to The Daily Telegraph to get you with a header like that. The Telegraph recounts the story of Michelle Thompson who thought, until recently, that she was simply too demanding for men to keep up with her sex drive. Turns out she has Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome, or PSAS,[...]