tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86344382778576389922011-04-21T20:13:10.072-07:00steve927http://www.blogger.com/profile/15903617807539076524noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634438277857638992.post-59948416039477912412008-01-03T07:15:00.000-08:002008-01-03T07:34:31.042-08:00<div class="mxb"><div class="sh"><b></b></div></div> Ermm, this was not the news that I have expected to post. But, because this is a good health news for us guys, I'm obliged to share this. It's from an <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3072021.stm">article</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> from BBC website.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Credits to Mr. Waukeen who spread the good news in his </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://waukster.com">blog</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br /><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></b> <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b></b></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Masturbation 'cuts cancer risk'</b><br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" > <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><!-- E IIMA --> <b>Men could reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer through regular masturbation, researchers suggest.</b> </span></div> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">They say cancer-causing chemicals could build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">And they say sexual intercourse may not have the same protective effect because of the possibility of contracting a sexually transmitted infection, which could increase men's cancer risk. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Australian researchers questioned over 1,000 men who had developed prostate cancer and 1,250 who had not about their sexual habits. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;"> <!-- S IBOX --> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="208"> <tbody><tr> <td width="5"><img alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" border="0" height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="5" /></td> <td class="sibtbg"> <div> <div class="mva"> <img alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote.gif" border="0" height="13" width="24" /> <b> This is a plausible theory </b> <img alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote.gif" align="right" border="0" height="13" vspace="0" width="23" /><br /> </div> </div> <div class="mva"> <div> Dr Chris Hiley, Prostate Cancer Charity </div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IBOX --> They found those who had ejaculated the most between the ages of 20 and 50 were the least likely to develop the cancer. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">The protective effect was greatest while the men were in their 20s. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Men who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer later in life. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Fluid</b> </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Previous research has suggested that a high number of sexual partners or a high level of sexual activity increased a man's risk of developing prostate cancer by up to 40%. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">But the Australian researchers who carried out this study suggest the early work missed the protective effect of ejaculation because it focused on sexual intercourse, with its associated risk of STIs. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Graham Giles, of the Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne, who led the research team, told New Scientist: "Had we been able to remove ejaculations associated with sexual intercourse, there should have been an even stronger protective effect of ejaculations." </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">The researchers suggest that ejaculating may prevent carcinogens accumulating in the prostate gland. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">The prostate provides a fluid into semen during ejaculation that activates sperm and prevents them sticking together. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">The fluid has high concentrations of substances including potassium, zinc, fructose and citric acid, which are drawn from the bloodstream. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">But animal studies have shown carcinogens such as 3-methylchloranthrene, found in cigarette smoke, are also concentrated in the prostate. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>'Flushing out'</b> </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Dr Giles said fewer ejaculations may mean the carcinogens build up. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">"It's a prostatic stagnation hypothesis. The more you flush the ducts out, the less there is to hang around and damage the cells that line them." </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">A similar connection has been found between breast cancer and breastfeeding, where lactating appeared to "flush out" carcinogens, reduce a woman's risk of the disease, New Scientist reports. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Another theory put forward by the researchers is that ejaculation may induce prostate glands to mature fully, making them less susceptible to carcinogens. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Dr Chris Hiley, head of policy and research at the UK's Prostate Cancer Charity, told BBC News Online: "This is a plausible theory." </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">She added: "In the same way the human papillomavirus has been linked to cervical cancer, there is a suggestion that bits of prostate cancer may be related to a sexually transmitted infection earlier in life." </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">Anthony Smith, deputy director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University in Melbourne, said the research could affect the kind of lifestyle advice doctors give to patients. </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">"Masturbation is part of people's sexual repertoire. </span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >"If these findings hold up, then it's perfectly reasonable that men should be encouraged to masturbate," he said.</span></div> </blockquote><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8634438277857638992-5994841603947791241?l=mind2waste.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>steve927http://www.blogger.com/profile/15903617807539076524noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634438277857638992.post-52960337460914782572008-01-02T04:59:00.000-08:002008-01-03T01:11:38.608-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TiDoPEUluo/R3uLLP2bWxI/AAAAAAAAAAw/b2OiK8oDiXY/s1600-h/newyear%21+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0TiDoPEUluo/R3uLLP2bWxI/AAAAAAAAAAw/b2OiK8oDiXY/s320/newyear%21+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150863624177933074" border="0" /></a>(art by me. photoshopCS2)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Hi everyone! Perhaps this will be it - the blog that I will be taking seriously. I have made blogs before, but I always forget to update it every now and then. But because I'll be graduating from high school this March (hurray!), I'll have more time to spend with this blog.<br /><br />I won't be revealing my identity for now (except that I'm a Filipino)! It'd be much of a giveaway. Maybe in the upcoming months I'll reveal myself little by little. Hope that you, my dear readers, will enjoy reading my blog as well as sharing your own thoughts on whatever topic I'll be posting.<br /><br />Here's a list of things I'll be posting:<br /><ul><li>high school experiences (funny, important lessons, etc., etc.)<br /></li><li>MMORPGs like Ragnarök Online, Perfect World and Granado Espada (with screenies!!)</li><li>interesting news whether it'd be about me, Philippines or the world</li><li>some literary works of mine</li><li>some Photoshop works also</li><li>certain intriguing topics (ethics, technology, etc.)</li><li>random posts!<br /></li><li>perhaps some contests ^_^</li></ul>Stay tuned!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8634438277857638992-5296033746091478257?l=mind2waste.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>steve927http://www.blogger.com/profile/15903617807539076524noreply@blogger.com2