When it comes to penises, length matters more to men than to women, according to a new study that reviews more than 60 years of research and debunks numerous sex myths.
About 90 percent of women actually prefer a wide penis to a long one, according to two studies included in the review.
Eighty-five percent of […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday slammed the tobacco industry for spreading untruths about smoking in public places in a bid to counter an increasing number of smoking bans around the world.
The WHO said the tobacco industry has repeatedly ‘misled and misinformed the public about the health risks and dangers of second-hand tobacco smoke […]

In promising strategy to fight pandemic, vaccine made from survivors’ blood shown to treat disease.
An international team of researchers has used antibodies derived from Vietnamese survivors of the avian flu to successfully treat and prevent the disease in mice.
And the promising and unique strategy for fighting a pandemic could be fast-tracked into human trials and […]

A contact lens solution linked with a rare eye infection has been recalled in Canada.
Yesterday, California-based Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) “immediately and voluntarily” recalled its Complete All-In-One MoisturePlus solution, which is sold across Canada and the United States.
On Friday, the company received information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that showed […]

Bottles and cans of alcoholic drinks will carry health warnings on their labels next year, a health minister said Monday.
The Health Ministry and the drinks industry struck a voluntary agreement that will lead — by the end of 2008 — to labels detailing how many units of alcohol each drink contains and recommended safe drinking […]

Long-term study links increased coffee consumption to decreased risk of gout in men over age 40Coffee is a habit for more than 50 percent of Americans, who drink, on average, 2 cups per day. This widely consumed beverage is regularly investigated and debated for its impact on health conditions from breast cancer to heart disease. […]

The number of adolescent girls taking drugs for Type 2 diabetes nearly tripled in just five years, while use of chronic medicines for psychotic behavior and insomnia roughly doubled among boys and girls aged 10 to 19, a study showed.
Meanwhile, adolescents’ use of drugs for depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, leveled off […]

The number of adolescent girls taking drugs for Type 2 diabetes nearly tripled in just five years, while use of chronic medicines for psychotic behavior and insomnia roughly doubled among boys and girls aged 10 to 19, a study showed.
Meanwhile, adolescents’ use of drugs for depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, leveled off […]

More fruits and vegetables were added to school lunches. Restaurants offered smaller portions. Crosswalks even got a fresh coat of paint to encourage walking and biking. The whole city of Somerville went on a diet to curb childhood obesity, and researchers say it worked.
Tufts University nutrition experts found public schoolchildren in this Boston suburb avoided […]

State insurance regulators joined Senate Aging Committee Chairman Herb Kohl, D-Wis., Wednesday in saying that Medicare officials are failing to properly oversee the marketing of private plans in Medicare, with Kohl revealing the results of a congressional investigation he said found “countless” cases of seniors being preyed upon by unscrupulous insurance agents.
But a senior Medicare […]