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Boys to get HPV
vaccine The government has announced that boys aged between 12 and 13 in England are to be given a vaccine to protect them against cancers caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), bringing them in line with girls. The extension of the vaccine to
boys follows the success of the country’s HPV vaccination for girls, which according to Public Health Minister Steve Brine is already expected to save hundreds of lives every year. England will now be one of a
small number of countries to offer HPV vaccination for both girls and boys. The programme is expected to vaccinate thousands of boys each year in England, and will not only protect men from HPV-related diseases – such as oral, throat and anal cancer – but is also expected to reduce the overall number of cervical cancers in women.
Mediterranean diet may
be as good as Viagra Men with erectile dysfunction are often prescribed Viagra to help improve their sex lives. But researchers writing in the journal Circulation suggest switching to a Mediterranean diet may be effective too. The Greek researchers found that
eating just nine tablespoons of olive oil a week could improve erectile dysfunction by up to 40 per cent (olive oil is a staple of the Mediterranean diet, which also includes fruits, vegetables, pulses, oily fish and nuts).
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Active dads may have active kids
Fathers who have a healthy, active lifestyle before their child is conceived could have a major impact on the lifelong health of that child, say experts from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. “Even a month or so of moderate
exercise before conception can have major benefits to his children’s metabolic health,” says lead researcher Dr Kristin Stanford. “Those benefits include lower body weight, increased insulin sensitivity and decreased fat mass.”
Fermented dairy foods could be heart protective Just a few minutes of high-intensity
exercise may be as beneficial for your health as exercising at a moderate- intensity level for longer periods, say
experts writing in the American Journal of Physiology, Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
According to a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, men who eat plenty of fermented dairy products have a smaller risk of coronary heart disease than those who eat less. Researchers from the University of
Eastern Finland enrolled around 2,000 men for the study and examined their dietary habits. Those who ate the most fermented dairy foods – which includes cheese, yoghurt, quark, kefir and sour milk – were found to have a
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coronary heart disease risk 26 per cent lower than those who ate the least. However,
eating a very high amount of non- fermented dairy products – milk, for instance – was found to increase coronary heart disease risk.
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