Researchers believe the electromagnetic energy emitted from cell phones could theoretically harm body tissue ? by damaging DNA.

In a study of 361 men seen at their infertility clinic, lead researcher Dr. Ashok Agarwal at the Cleveland Clinic found an association between the patients? cell phone use and their sperm quality.

On average, the more hours the men spent on their cell phones each day, the lower their sperm count and the greater their percentage of abnormal sperm.

Luckly, I talk on my cell phone for 10 to 20 minutes a day max… huhuhu..

The prostate is a small gland about the size of a walnut found only in men. It sits just below the bladder and surrounds the top part of the urethra.

Have your prostate examined? Is it funny to you?

Do you know that prostate cancer can be fatal if left untreated. A slow-growing cancer, it is asymptomatic in the early stages. Have your prostate examined every two or three years, or every year if you’re over 40 or have a personal or family history of prostate problems

Lets check our prostate.

This study supports the idea that if tobacco companies were required to reduce the levels of nicotine in cigarette tobacco, young people who start smoking could avoid becoming addicted, and long-time smokers could reduce or end their smoking. This could spare millions of people from the severe health effects of long-term smoking -
Dr. Neal Benowitz

If cigarettes contained lower amounts of nicotine, it would facilitate people smoking less and finding it easier to quit smoking. The study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center.

Read more.

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I wonder if the tobacco companies reduce the amount of nicotine, their sales might drop. Will government implement this? I dont think the government will do that because it is by means of tobacco and cigarette that has built up this country and ensures it continues to reap huge financial profit.

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world with million new cases every year. The average time from diagnosis to death is just six months. The single most major risk factor for lung cancer is tobacco smoking, whether active or passive. Tobacco smoke is responsible for about 90% of lung cancers.
OMG.. i have to quit smoking my rokok daun now.. err stop to buy i mean.

What are the early signs and symptoms?

According to CancerHelp UK, the symptoms of lung cancer can be :

• A cough that doesn?t go away after two to three weeks
• Worsening of a long-standing cough
• Persistent chest infections
• Coughing blood
• Unexplained persistent breathlessness
• Unexplained persistent tiredness or lack of energy
• Unexplained persistent weight loss
• Persistent chest and / or shoulder pain

Worldwide smoking statistics

Some facts:

• Smoking-related diseases kill one in 10 adultsglobally, or cause four million deaths.
• Every eight seconds someone dies from tobaccouse.
• About 15 billion cigarettes are sold daily, or 10million every minute.
• Among World Health Organisation regions,the Western Pacific Region – which covers EastAsia and the Pacific – has the highest smokingrate, with nearly two-thirds of men smoking.
• Among young teens worldwide – aged 13 to 15- about one in five smokes
• Between 60,000 and 100,000 childrenworldwide start smoking everyday – roughlyhalf of whom live in Asia.
• Half of long-term smokers will die of lungcancer, heart disease and chronic lung diseases.
• More than 4,000 chemicals of which 2,000 aretoxic, 63 carcinogenic and the remainderirritants have been found in tobacco smoke.
• Every cigarette smoked cuts at least fiveminutes of life on average.
• 90% of all deaths from lung cancer and 30%of all cancer related deaths are from smoking

Information was sourced from the World Health Organisation, Regional Office For The Western Pacific

There are an estimated 4.6 million smokers in Malaysia. Of this figure about 8 per cent are students. Of the more than 4 million people who die every year globally from tobacco-related deaths at least 3,000 are Malaysians who succumb to lung cancer, heart disease and chronic lung diseases.

Everyday at least 8 Malaysians die from tobacco-related diseases. Everyday about 45 to 50 Malaysian teenagers like 80,000 to 100,000 other youths around the world start smoking.

So, lets start smoking and be in the statistic. Don’t worry there are still space availabe in the graveyard.

Great news for broccoli lover.

The researcher at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland said that broccoli extract could be better protection against skin cancer than sunscreen. The extract has to be applied at least 24 hours in advance to give it time to work. Skin cancer is generally a result of too much exposure to the sun. Do not rely on the use of sunscreens to protect you against skin cancer.

Tips for your broccoli, good quality broccoli will be dark green to almost blue in color on the flower end. Avoid broccoli with a flower end that is soft enough to easily part with your finger tips. Avoid broccoli that is even slightly limp

After an outbreak of pregnancies among middle school girls, education officials in Maine, Portland have decided to allow a school health center to make birth control pills available to girls as young as 11.

The rationale is that some kids will have sex and the school must try to reduce pregnancies. Also, parents must sign a waiver allowing their children to receive medical care at the school.

They’ve been making condoms available to 11-year-old boys since 2000 and now they’re handing out birth-control pills to 11-year-old girls. This is awful! Birth control pills can cause a lot of damage healthwise and this is a decision that needs to be very carefully made by the parents, doctor and child. Not by a school nurse.

This is foolish, ridiculous, and irresponsible.. I hope this wont happen in Malaysia.

News source.

Some facts from Annie E. Casey Foundation.
1. Teen pregnancy is by far the most publicized danger of underage sex. Statistics reveal that every year in the US, over 850,000 girls between the ages of fifteen and nineteen become pregnant. Equally worrying are the figures that suggest 20,000 girls under fourteen become pregnant annually; of those 8,000 go on to give birth.

Teen Sex and Pregnancy, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, 1996
2.Nearly one million young women under age 20 become pregnant each year. That means close to 2800 teens get pregnant each day.

3. In the U.S., 7 in 10 women who had sex before age 14, and 6 in 10 of those who had sex before age 15 report having had sex involuntarily.

“Diethelyne gylcol is a central nervous system depressant. It’s a toxin that can be bad for liver or kidneys,” Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan.

Diethylene glycol, a poisonous ingredient in some antifreeze, has been found in 6,000 tubes of toothpaste in Panama, and customs officials there said that the product appeared to have originated in China. Read here.

DEG is described by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to contain a “low but meaningful risk of toxicity and injury,” although the ingredient can be especially harmful to those with kidney or liver disease. FDA is strongly warning consumers to avoid using any toothpaste labeled as made in China because they have found levels as high as 3-4% of a poisonous chemical, diethylene glycol (DEG), in Chinese toothpaste.

FDA has identified the following brands of toothpaste from China that contain DEG:

* Cooldent Fluoride
* Cooldent Spearmint
* Cooldent ICE
* Dr. Cool
* Everfresh Toothpaste
* Superdent Toothpaste
* Clean Rite Toothpaste
* Oralmax Extreme
* Oral Bright Fresh Spearmint Flavor
* Bright Max Peppermint Flavor
* ShiR Fresh Mint Fluoride Paste
* DentaPro
* DentaKleen
* DentaKleen Junior.

In Malaysia, Colgate toothpaste is certified Halal by Islamic Bodies recognized by JAKIM. Both the Ministry of Trade and Consumer Affairs and JAKIM have independently tested Colgate Toothpaste and confirmed that the products do not contain animal DNA or alcohol.

? The calcium in Colgate toothpaste is sourced from minerals.
? The glycerin in Colgate toothpaste is sourced from plants.

The question here did they find poisonous chemical, diethylene glycol in their tests? What about ‘Kayu Sugi’ brand which came from China?

Photo from muslimconsumer.com

Let’s hug to make them healthier..

A team from the University of North Carolina studied the effects of hugging on both partners in 38 couples.

The study showed hugs increased levels of oxytocin, a “bonding” hormone, and reduced blood pressure – which cuts the risk of heart disease.

But, writing in the Psychosomatic Medicine, the researchers said women recorded greater reductions in blood pressure than men after their hugs. More…

Either it’s true or not, why don’t we look at our own….

1. There are two types of penises. One kind expands and lengthens when becoming erect (a grower). The other appears big most of the time, but doesn’t get much bigger after achieving erection (a shower).

Photo from menshealth.about.com
2. Smoking can shorten your penis by as much as a centimeter. Erections are all about good bloodflow, and lighting up calcifies blood vessels, stifling erectile circulation. So even if you don’t care all that much about your lungs or dying young, spare the li’l guy. eddyra: OMG .. I had never known this fact.. huhuhu..

3. No brain is necessary for ejaculation. That order comes from the spinal cord. Finding a living vessel for said ejaculation, however, takes hours of careful thought and, often, considerable amounts of alcohol.

4. Doctors can now grow skin for burn victims using the foreskins of circumcised infants. One foreskin can produce 23,000 square meters, which would be enough to tarp every Major League infield with human flesh.

5. An enlarged prostate gland can cause both erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. If you have an unexplained case of either, your doctor’s looking forward to checking your prostate. Even if you’re not.

6. The average male orgasm lasts 6 seconds. Women get 23 seconds. Which means if women were really interested in equality, they’d make sure we have four orgasms for every one of theirs. eddyra: A woman’s sexuality is more complicated than a man’s, correct.

7. The oldest known species with a penis is a hard-shelled sea creature called Colymbosathon ecplecticos. That’s Greek for “amazing swimmer with large penis.” Which officially supplants Buck Naked as the best porn name, ever.

8. Circumcised foreskin can be reconstructed. Movable skin on the shaft of the penis is pulled toward the tip and set in place with tape. Later, doctors apply plastic rings, caps, and weights. Years can pass until complete coverage is attained. . . . .

9. Only one man in 400 is flexible enough to give himself oral pleasure. It’s estimated, however, that all 400 have given it their best shot at some point.

10. An international Men’s Health survey reports that 79 percent of men have growers, 21 percent have showers.

11. German researchers say the average intercourse lasts 2 minutes, 50 seconds, yet women perceive it as lasting 5 minutes, 30 seconds. Are we that good or that bad? eddyra: No comment.

12. Turns out size does matter: The longer your penis, the better “semen displacement” you’ll achieve when having sex with a woman flush with competing sperm. That’s according to researchers at the State University of New York, who used artificial phalluses to test the “scooping” mechanism of the penis’s coronal ridge. eddyra: To the average man, his penis is, consciously or unconsciously, one of the most important things in the whole world.

13. The penis that’s been enjoyed by the most women could be that of King Fatefehi of Tonga, who supposedly deflowered 37,800 women between the years 1770 and 1784 – that’s about seven virgins a day.

14. Better-looking men may have stronger sperm. Spanish researchers showed women photos of guys who had good, average, and lousy sperm and told them to pick the handsomest men. The women chose the best sperm producers most often. eddyra: Crap!

15. The most common cause of penile rupture: vigorous masturbation. Some risks are just worth taking.

Research by the editors of Men’s Health Germany

Perunding Urologi Pusat Perubatan Subang Jaya (SJMC) Dr. Peter Ng Eng Pin berkata, rumusan itu dibuat berdasarkan satu kajian yang dilakukan tahun lalu di tiga negeri terbabit.

Katanya, kajian juga menunjukkan jumlah lelaki penghidap mati pucuk di negara ini hampir sama dengan keseluruhan rakyat Amerika Syarikat yang menghadapi masalah serupa.

Beliau yang menyifatkan peratusan itu begitu tinggi berkata, masalah tersebut berlaku disebabkan kebanyakan lelaki malu untuk berjumpa doktor dan membuat pemeriksaan kesihatan.

Katanya, lebih memburukkan keadaan apabila mereka cuba mengubatinya secara bersendirian dengan mendapatkan bahan ubat-ubatan atau kaedah rawatan yang tidak diperakui pihak berkuasa.

“Punca utama perkara ini berlaku adalah disebabkan amalan cara hidup tidak sihat seperti merokok dan minum minuman keras di samping peningkatan penghidap diabetes dan sakit jantung yang amat terdedah dengan masalah mati pucuk.

“Ia menjadi bertambah teruk apabila lelaki malu untuk bertemu dengan doktor disebabkan ego mereka,”
Dr. Peter Ng Eng Pin

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita pada Persidangan Kesihatan Seksual anjuran Persatuan Kesihatan Keluarga Univesiti Sains Malaysia (USM) di sini, hari ini.

Persidangan kali pertama itu dihadiri kira-kira 200 doktor dan pengamal perubatan.

Alternatif

Dr. Peter berkata, kebanyakan lelaki juga percaya masalah seksual termasuk mati pucuk boleh diubati dengan rawatan alternatif.

“Kajian saintifik menunjukkan hanya Viagra dan ginseng merah Korea sahaja mampu menyelesaikan masalah ini, bagaimanapun pengambilan akar kayu atau kemaluan harimau tidak memberikan sebarang kesan,” jelasnya.

Menurutnya, persepsi masyarakat perlu diubah bagi memastikan masalah tersebut dapat diatasi.

“Seks merupakan sesuatu yang sensitif untuk dibincang oleh masyarakat di negara ini tetapi kebanyakan kita lupa bahawa ia memberikan kesan kepada emosi dan tingkah laku kita,” katanya.

Tambah beliau, kajian menunjukkan seramai 113 juta penduduk Asia dijangka menghadapi masalah mati pucuk pada tahun 2025.

My comment:

Adehh.. kalau tak power pun dah huru hara apatah lagi kalau tak bangun terus. Secara peribadi aku tengok golongan lelaki ni memang peka dengan bab ni, cuma satu yang aku musykil, focusnya pada benda tu semata-mata. Kalau beli ubat, kalau gi ngurut memang tang benda tu jer, tapi bahagian tubuh yang lain tak jaga, jantung ka, buah pinggang ka apa-apa lah. Abis camana nak power kalau jantung pun dah nak out.

Kalau aku sembang-sembang dengan tukang urut tradisional, ramai yang datang nak urut pistol, mau panjang mau keras macam-macam tapi hakikatnya jantung lemah, kencing manis dan macam-macam lagi ler. Ada pakcik tu cerita, kadang-kadang dia rasa segan jugak yang datang nak suruh urut tu, dah nak masuk 60 dah.. tapi masih duk active lagi.. hahaha..

Mengapa mati pucuk berlaku?
(Di ambil dari majalah Wanita Ogos 1998)

• Masalah lemah tenaga batin biasanya berlaku akibat gangguan vaskular yang menjejaskan bekalan darah ke zakar. Perjalanan darah boleh terganggu akibat pengerasan arteri (arteriosclerosis), diabetes, tekanan darah tinggi atau tahap kolesterol dalam darah yang luar biasa tingginya. Diabetes (kencing manis) merupakan satu-satunya masalah utama yang boleh dikaitkan dengan lemah tenaga batin.
  Ia boleh menimbulkan kesukaran seksual lelaki pada sebarang usia melalui gangguan sistem perjalanan darah dan saraf yang terlibat untuk merangsang ketegangan. Kesannya, kira-kira setengah daripada penghidap diabetes lelaki akan menghidapi masalah lemah tenaga batin.
• Selain berpunca daripada keadaan fizikal, keadaan psikologi juga boleh menyebabkan masalah ini. Ketegangan perasaan, bebanan kerja, keletihan, perkahwinan yang tidak harmoni juga boleh menyebabkan lelaki menghadapi masalah ketidakupayaan. Sebenarnya, masalah ini adalah masalah perubatan yang biasa dan lelaki tidak pernah keseorangan menghadapinya. Cuma, tanpa rawatan segera, ia boleh menyebabkan banyak masalah emosi yang seterusnya menjejaskan imej diri, hilang keyakinan, ketegangan fikiran dan masalah perhubungan suami isteri.
• Masalah kesihatan lain yang boleh menyebabkan lemah tenaga batin ialah gangguan neurologi seperti sclerosis berbilang, penyakit alzemir (angin ahmar) dan trauma akibat kecederaan pelvik atau tulang belakang. Pembedahan khususnya penyakit prostat dan terafi radiasi juga boleh menjejaskan fungsi tenaga batin sama seperti sesetengah ubat yang dipriskripsi untuk merawat penyakit seperti tekanan darah tinggi, ketegangan perasaan, penyakit jantung, ulser gastrik dan barah.

• Pendapat Pakar Urologi merangkap Presiden Persatuan Penyelidikan Lemah Tenaga Batin bagi Asia Pasifik (APSIR), Dr Tan Hui Meng, yang mengatakan bahawa sebelum ini masalah lemah tenaga batin dianggap berlaku akibat masalah psikologi. Kini, para penyelidik mendapati empat daripada lima lelaki yang menderitai masalah tersebut mempunyai masalah yang berpunca daripada keadaan fizikal. Penyebab utama lemah tenaga batin biasanya berkaitan dengan diabetes, penyakit jantung dan masalah hati

• Menurut kajian yang dijalankan oleh Pfizer berkaitan rawatan lemah tenaga batin di Asia, 25 peratus pesakit lemah tenaga batin juga menghidapi tekanan darah berlebihan (hypertension), 15 peratus menghidap prostatik hyperlasia ringan, 13 peratus menghidap diabetes jenis 11, sembilan peratus menghidap penyakit vaskular, sembilan peratus menghidap diabetes jenis 1, sembilan peratus menghidap keadaan psikitrik, tujuh peratus menghidap trauma pelvik dan dua peratus mengalami kecederaan tulang belakang
• Kurangnya komunikasi antara pasangan dan pakar penjagaan kesihatan lambat laun boleh membawa kesan negatif. Masalah lemah tenaga batin boleh menjejaskan perhubungan suami isteri. lika isteri mengetahui bahawa suaminya menghadapi penyakit tersebut, dia boleh-membantu dengan menggalakkan suaminya membicarakan perkara tersebut secara terbuka. Ketika inilah peranan pasangan penting dalam membantu merawat masalah lemah tenaga batin,” tegas beliau sambil menekankan pengorbanan dan pemahaman isteri amat dituntut demi kesejahteraan rumah tangga.
• Faktor gaya hidup juga penting. Merokok misalnya boleh menyempitkan aliran darah ke zakar dan memburukkan keadaan vaskular seperti tekanan darah tinggi. Meminum minuman beralkohol secara berlebihan serta penyalahgunaan dadah boleh memburukkan lagi masalah tersebut.