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 Male Information - December 4, 2008
| Dark chocolate every day may cut the risk of serious heart disease. Researchers from University Hospital in Zurich study 20 male smokers, who are at greater risk of hardening arteries characteristic of coronary heart disease, to see the effects of dark and white chocolate on arterial blood flow | | Air India flight attendants could be sorry if they don't lose the excess baggage. The airline is warning its male and female crew members to shape up in two months -- or else. The directive applies to overweight pilots, stewards and stewardesses. If they don't lose the extra pounds, they may be reassigned to ground duties. One Indian newspaper, the Hindustan Times, reported that many of the older flight attendants are obese. An Air India spokesman said increasing competition means its flight crews must look trim and fit. He wouldn't say how people would be affected by the order to lose weight | | Early dietary interventions can improve blood-vessel function in boys. The American Heart Association's journal Circulation, finds that a low-fat diet is associated with better endothelial function in boys | | Early dietary interventions can improve blood-vessel function in boys. The American Heart Association's journal Circulation, finds that a low-fat diet is associated with better endothelial function in boys | | Men with infertility and abnormal sperm counts have a 20 percent greater risk of testicular cancer compared to the general population, a new study found. Researchers at the Department of Urology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center studied the charts of 3,847 men with infertility during a 10-year period. The vast majority of infertile men studied didn't have testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is rare and often curable - especially in its early stages. Testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer among men aged 15-35, the researchers note | |
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