Consuming high-protein meals six times a day for 56 days caused larger decreases in body fat and abdominal body fat than consuming meals containing moderate amounts of protein three times a day— according to a study led by Paul Arciero from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.
A Scandinavian study of more than 100,000 women found that those who used tanning beds increased the risk of melanoma— a deadly form of skin cancer— by 55 percent.
Up to 82 percent of sexually active postmenopausal women have sexual problems including low sexual desire, excessive dryness and pain during intercourse. Many women benefit from adding testosterone to their postmenopausal hormone cocktail— according to a study led by Reuthairat Tungmunsakulchai from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.
Boston surgeons Martha Murray and Lyle Micheli, in a study on pigs, found that inserting a sponge in the injured part of the ACL and flushing it with the patient’s blood allowed the ligament to heal on its own.
Erectile dysfunction is an early warning sign of coronary artery disease. Problems with the small blood vessels in the penis show up earlier than problems with the larger blood vessels in the heart.
Chinese researchers found that Zoloft plus a sexual technique called four-spot caressing (caressing the tongue, breasts and vulva prior to intercourse) increased ejaculation time.
Luke Vella from Deakin University in Australia gave test subjects (college-aged men) 1,200 milligrams of ibuprofen or placebo, following a lower-body workout designed to produce muscle soreness.
A meta-analysis by researchers from Taiwan showed that strengthening core muscles, particularly deep muscles such as the quadratus lumborum, make movements more forceful and preserve a healthy spine to help prevent back pain.
David Lopez from the University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, and co-workers, found that men who consumed the most caffeine showed the lowest risk of erectile dysfunction.
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