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Study of young American adults suggests a healthy psychological outlook boosts sexual satisfaction. Empathic people of both genders reach orgasm more frequently, and people with high self-esteem are more likely to enjoy performing oral sex. 
via consumer.healthday.com 
See also: http://goo.gl/6493V

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This is an update to two separate posts from last spring about my prostate cancer. Despite PSA scores that continued to be lower than the one that lead to the previous biopsies, my most recent biopsy revealed two additional tumors that like the first one are also 6 on the Gleason scale. The tumors are small, but since there are more of them it ( Read more... )

An Israeli discovery allowing stem cells to be cultivated in quantities ample enough to meet the world's needs means that stem cell therapy could soon be within the reach of millions.


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The supplements I've been taking and dietary changes I've made in recent months seem to have made a difference. In December 2009 my PSA result was 3.27. This week it was 1.26! I'll see my urologist a week from Tuesday. Let's see if I can't shrink my prostate tumor and put the cancer into remission.

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This is a follow-up to my January and February posts. In January I reported that an increase in my PSA would necessitate a prostate biopsy and in February I reported that the biopsy was inconclusive and would require another biopsy in April. In March at the suggestion of our friend rabjeff, who has been living with prostate cancer for several years, I had ( Read more... )

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A relatively low birth weight and early-age weight gain may increase the likelihood of early puberty, hint findings from a German study. Earlier onset of puberty has been linked to certain cancers, high blood sugar and obesity.

I reached puberty relatively late. Overall the onset age of puberty in the USA is trending younger.

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The Deadly Toll of Abortion by Amateurs - Series - NYTimes.com

A reminder of why we must keep abortion legal and performed by doctors who have been trained in the procedure (fewer and fewer medical students receive such training).