Is There Such A Thing As Female Blue Balls?
Many people are familiar with the concept of “blue balls.” It’s an aching or pain that results from sexual frustration, or not ejaculating after a prolonged state of sexual arousal. It’s also the...
Promising drugs stoke talk of eventual cancer ‘cure’
Robert Waag is alive and apparently cancer free more than two years after advanced melanoma reached his lungs, hips and other parts of his body – a feat only recently considered unthinkable for such...
Can frequent moves contribute to childhood hospitalizations?
Kids who move a lot during their first year of life may end up in the hospital more often than children who stay put in the same home, a recent study suggests. Researchers focused on what they...
‘Fast casual’ restaurant dishes have more calories than fast food
Main courses served at fast-casual restaurants tend to be higher-calorie than traditional fast-food entrees, despite public perception that the offerings at these outlets are healthier, U.S....
Marijuana use by adults “tied to few physical health problems”
Other than being at an increased risk of gum disease, people who smoked marijuana for up to 20 years during adulthood were generally as healthy as people who didn’t light up, according to a...
For some U.K. teens, sun doesn’t provide enough vitamin D
At one point in the year, almost 80 percent of teens in a UK study had insufficient vitamin D that should come from sun exposure, and one quarter had insufficient levels even at the peak of summer,...
Better-trained doctors would improve healthcare for trans youths
Pediatricians rarely receive training in gender-affirming health care, and as a result, few transgender youths who are eligible for such healthcare actually receive it, experts say. Now the authors...
Air pollution tied to high blood pressure risk
– Short and long-term exposure to air pollution from vehicle exhaust or burning coal is associated with high blood pressure, according to a review of 17 studies. “Since the 1990s, a hypothesis...
