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Wellness Tip: Men's Sexual Health
"1. Check under the bonnet. While your car has an MOT only once a year, you should check your own tackle more frequently! Testicular cancer affects around 2000 men in the UK every year. Men should check about once a month, feeling for any lumps or bumps that were not there before.
2. Unexpected leak? Bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STI’s) such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea and Syphilis are more common in men. There may be no symptoms at all, or discharge, pain when passing urine, or painful testicles. These STI’s can be treated with a simple course of antibiotics.
3. Full Service History. There is not always a quick fix for STI’s. Viral STI’s such as HIV, Herpes, genital warts have no cure, although we can treat some of the symptoms which differ depending on the infection.
4. Bumpy road ahead. Mental health problems affect one in four people and both men and women suffer from it equally. Depression is the most common mental health problem, and men are half as likely as women to seek help if they are suffering."
for more info: visit site: Do you need a good servicing? Your car gets an MOT once a year - so should you! (From This is Hampshire):
Wellness Tip: for Couples: Key to Better Sex
Key to Better Sex Revealed in New Study - FoxNews.com:
"Studying sexual satisfaction
Respondents answered questions meant to gauge levels of autonomy, self-esteem and empathy, along with their sexual health and satisfaction. Autonomy is defined as the strength to follow personal convictions even when they go against conventional wisdom, which usually increases as adolescents age and enter adulthood, Galinsky said. Self-esteem is a belief in one's self-worth, which also increases with age. Empathy is the ability to take another's perspective, to see things from their angle and understand and respond to their emotions.
The study found that men were more likely than women to report having orgasms most or all of the time during sex, with 87 percent of men saying so, compared with 47 percent of women in the study. Men were also more likely to enjoy giving oral sex to their partner more than women were, the study found."
The study found that men were more likely than women to report having orgasms most or all of the time during sex, with 87 percent of men saying so, compared with 47 percent of women in the study. Men were also more likely to enjoy giving oral sex to their partner more than women were, the study found."
Wellness Update: Australia: Love life
One wedding in 2011 enough: PM's beau: "The couple met in a salon in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in 2006.
Mr Mathieson said at the time he had no idea what Ms Gillard did for a living.
'It was the first time I saw her. I thought, what a wonderful lady,' he told 60 Minutes.
Chatting led to their first date.
Just in case it was an awkward first date, both had exit strategies.
One of Mr Mathieson's mates phoned to tell him someone was interested in looking at a Mercedes that was up for sale, while one of Ms Gillard's friends advised of a work-related emergency.
'Of course it was both set up in case we needed quick exits,' Mr Mathieson said.
A sneak peek at the official prime minister's residence in Canberra, The Lodge, revealed Mr Mathieson's special hide-out - a shed at the back of the home.
For Ms Gillard, the shed is a no-go zone.
'No girls allowed,' she laughed, adding later, 'I'm hanging on the outside of the shed, as instructed'.
As patron of the Australian Men's Shed Association, a federal plan to deal with men's health, Ms Gillard says her partner has 'gone and looked at things and talked to people on the ground'."
Mr Mathieson said at the time he had no idea what Ms Gillard did for a living.
'It was the first time I saw her. I thought, what a wonderful lady,' he told 60 Minutes.
Chatting led to their first date.
Just in case it was an awkward first date, both had exit strategies.
One of Mr Mathieson's mates phoned to tell him someone was interested in looking at a Mercedes that was up for sale, while one of Ms Gillard's friends advised of a work-related emergency.
'Of course it was both set up in case we needed quick exits,' Mr Mathieson said.
A sneak peek at the official prime minister's residence in Canberra, The Lodge, revealed Mr Mathieson's special hide-out - a shed at the back of the home.
For Ms Gillard, the shed is a no-go zone.
'No girls allowed,' she laughed, adding later, 'I'm hanging on the outside of the shed, as instructed'.
As patron of the Australian Men's Shed Association, a federal plan to deal with men's health, Ms Gillard says her partner has 'gone and looked at things and talked to people on the ground'."
Wellness Tip: Check the Colors of the Food in Your Plate, Guard Our Nutrition & Fight Obesity
From food pyramid to My Plate | SeacoastOnline.com:
The design of the plate makes the nutrition message easy to understand for all ages — children through adults — and various cultures and ethnic groups. Even without exact measuring, we get the message as to what our meals should include and in what proportion — at least half the plate fruits and vegetables, a quarter of the plate from the protein group, and the remaining quarter of the plate from grains (preferably whole grains). Next to the plate is a serving of dairy (which can be a dairy product or fortified soy milk).
Besides being aware of the image of the plate, it is important for Americans to read about the more specific guidelines that come along with the image — the image is just the tip of the iceberg. Similar to the previously released food pyramid, a lot of nutrition information and interactive tools are available online (www.choosemyplate.gov). The site gives a summary of the key recommendations that coincide with the revised 'Dietary Guidelines for Americans' released several months ago."
"The USDA and Obama administration have teamed up to give a new look to the food pyramid. This recently released educational tool, which is in the form of a plate, has been created as an easier to understand and apply model than the various forms of food pyramids that have been used for about two decades.
The design of the plate makes the nutrition message easy to understand for all ages — children through adults — and various cultures and ethnic groups. Even without exact measuring, we get the message as to what our meals should include and in what proportion — at least half the plate fruits and vegetables, a quarter of the plate from the protein group, and the remaining quarter of the plate from grains (preferably whole grains). Next to the plate is a serving of dairy (which can be a dairy product or fortified soy milk).
Besides being aware of the image of the plate, it is important for Americans to read about the more specific guidelines that come along with the image — the image is just the tip of the iceberg. Similar to the previously released food pyramid, a lot of nutrition information and interactive tools are available online (www.choosemyplate.gov). The site gives a summary of the key recommendations that coincide with the revised 'Dietary Guidelines for Americans' released several months ago."
Climate Change Update: 21st World Conference on Disaster Management
World must face climate change: expert:
"21st World Conference on Disaster Management:
According to Lester Brown, the world is ill-prepared and may not survive an impending colossal natural disaster such as flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts or recordbreaking heat waves that are triggered by climate change.
'At some point, these disasters will be unmanageable at the societal level,' said Brown, who recently wrote a book on the topic, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse.
Furthermore, a number of recent weather-related incidents should act as a warning for the world to wake up and to spring into action.
For instance, Brown cites that one of the most troubling impending disasters is the current 'irreversible' rapid melting of the Greenland ice sheet. If temperatures continue to rise, it is feared the ice sheet will melt completely and raise sea levels by a projected seven metres, which will disrupt rice production in the river deltas in Asia, where 60 per cent of the world's population lives.
Rising sea levels will also impact real estate values along coastal regions in North America and communities such as New Orleans, which has only since recovered from hurricane Katrina in 2005, will be threatened and could disappear, he added."
According to Lester Brown, the world is ill-prepared and may not survive an impending colossal natural disaster such as flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts or recordbreaking heat waves that are triggered by climate change.
'At some point, these disasters will be unmanageable at the societal level,' said Brown, who recently wrote a book on the topic, World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse.
Furthermore, a number of recent weather-related incidents should act as a warning for the world to wake up and to spring into action.
For instance, Brown cites that one of the most troubling impending disasters is the current 'irreversible' rapid melting of the Greenland ice sheet. If temperatures continue to rise, it is feared the ice sheet will melt completely and raise sea levels by a projected seven metres, which will disrupt rice production in the river deltas in Asia, where 60 per cent of the world's population lives.
Rising sea levels will also impact real estate values along coastal regions in North America and communities such as New Orleans, which has only since recovered from hurricane Katrina in 2005, will be threatened and could disappear, he added."
Wellness Update: Africa: Mobile health offers hope to patients in Africa
Mobile health offers hope to patients in Africa | Alex Duval Smith | Global development | guardian.co.uk:
"Mobile health is already firmly established enough for the WHO to have set up a special unit five years ago, the Global Observatory for eHealth, staffed by four people in Geneva.
Its manager, Misha Kay, estimated that up to 40 African countries are using mobile health services. He said large countries with several phone operators – such as Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya – are leading the way. 'The momentum is huge. What is happening is important. Millions of people in Africa still do not have access to any healthcare. With mobile technology they can at least have some,' he said.
The report says there are now more than 5bn live mobile phone subscriptions and that 85% of the world's population is covered by a wireless signal. In Africa, mobile penetration exceeds infrastructure development – including paved roads, and access to electricity and the internet.
The report praises an initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where Population Services International (PSI) supports a free hotline to complement its family planning campaigns. In Ghana, funding from a US university provides free mobile-to-mobile voice and text services between the 2,000 GPs who serve the country's 24 million population."
Its manager, Misha Kay, estimated that up to 40 African countries are using mobile health services. He said large countries with several phone operators – such as Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya – are leading the way. 'The momentum is huge. What is happening is important. Millions of people in Africa still do not have access to any healthcare. With mobile technology they can at least have some,' he said.
The report says there are now more than 5bn live mobile phone subscriptions and that 85% of the world's population is covered by a wireless signal. In Africa, mobile penetration exceeds infrastructure development – including paved roads, and access to electricity and the internet.
The report praises an initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where Population Services International (PSI) supports a free hotline to complement its family planning campaigns. In Ghana, funding from a US university provides free mobile-to-mobile voice and text services between the 2,000 GPs who serve the country's 24 million population."
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