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A new drug for claw hand, a condition that causes bent fingers, may serve double-duty as a penis-straightener. Pfizer's drug Xiaflex was not approved for this, but it may provide much needed relief for those suffering from Peyronie's Disease -- a hard-to-treat condition in which the penis becomes permanently and painfully bent."It's a disease that's very frustrating," says Dr. Robert Davis, professor of urology at the University of Rochester, "hitting men in the prime of life," causing pain, sometimes erectile dysfunction, and making it difficult to impossible to have sexual intercourse. [Read more]
Julia Lira, 7, is the Shirley Temple of samba. Naming the girl drum corps queen for the Viradouro samba group is raising eyebrows even in a city that has seen everything during the annual mega-party.A judge is considering blocking Julia's participation. A state agency that defends children's rights says she's too young to take on a traditionally sexy role. But the girl's father, who happens to be the president of the Viradouro group, says Julia is a natural who can easily samba through the 80-minute parade route in Rio's sweltering summer heat. [Read more]
Older couples and happier couples were the ones using more "we" language, indicating that long, healthy marriages are ones that exist in a cohesive conjugal environment, MyFox National reported.Robert Levenson, the lead researcher in the Psychology and Aging report, told Associated Press that using "we" words over "I" words was "part of this invisible language that can tell scientists what's going on inside a marriage". Researchers believe that speaking as a single, rather than as a couple, can lead to selfish tendencies. Furthermore, heart rates were found to be directly related to this finding. [Read more]
Last night the Cybersocket Awards were presented in West Hollywood. Honoring the best (or, okay, the most popular) in commercial gay porn, trophies were handed out in a whole bunch of categories, most of which are web-based. (This includes at least three sites that I have personally paid money to use in the past, so no major complaints about the winners.)Big honors included Movie Of The Year, which went to the expensive-looking porn travelogue Men Of Israel (NSFW) by Israeli-American director Michael Lucas [pictured]; Reese Rideout (NSFW) walked away with the Best Porn Star trophy, beating twenty-seven other nominees in that particular category.
Did you know men who have ring fingers the same length as their index fingers are more likely to have fertility problems compared with men whose ring fingers are longer? Researchers have found that boys conceived using an assisted reproduction technique where a single sperm is injected directly into the egg, instead of many sperm being mixed together with an egg, may have the same problem.The technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection and known as ICSI is increasingly being used for men with low sperm counts or where there are motility problems or abnormalities in the shape. The method has only been in widespread use since the early 1990s so the children conceived this way are not yet old enough to have their own offspring. [Read more]
Kristin Davis, the so-called Manhattan Madam who went to jail for sleeping with New York governor Elliot Spitzer, may make her own run for the state's highest office this year, reports the New York Daily News. Davis, calling herself "the first candidate in New York history to run while on probation," wants to legalize marijuana, prostitution, and gay marriage, and she wants to relax gun laws. She's running as a Libertarian, in other words. [Read more]
Sexting, which involves sending sexy texts or photos with a cell phone, has become all the rage for both teens and adults. A recent survey by MTV revealed that 30 percent of youth have either sent or received nude photos on their cell phones or the web indicating one way in which technology has impacted communication, dating and sexual exploration.In response to this new form of sexual expression, legislators have used child pornography laws to prosecute both offenders and victims. In Pennsylvania, House Bill 2189 would make it a crime for teens 13-17 to sext. The legislation’s proponents argue that they are protecting children, while critics and experts suggest that the new bill would criminalize victims. [Read more]
Malaysia non-governmental organisation, the Secretariat Against Social Ills Penang (Urusetia Menangani Gejala Sosial Pulau Pinang or Unggas), is up in arms against Valentine's Day and a plan to get a group of students to go without panties on that day.It said a random survey conducted at several Penang schools showed that some students were aware of the matter. Now they fear that the "no panties" promotion going on at higher learning institutions in Shah Alam, may soon find its way into secondary schools if not checked. [Read more]
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