Treating a common testicle problem early may save fertility

Treating testes trouble early may save fertility: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infertility is probably the last thing on teenage boys' minds. However, a new study out of Brazil suggests that early treatment of a common testicular condition could preserve future fatherhood potential for some adolescents.

A varicocele is like a varicose vein in the scrotum which houses the testicles and is estimated to affect 15% of men over 15 years of age. In men diagnosed with primary infertility, however, over 33% of men are found to have a varicocele.

Although varicoceles may not be the sole cause of infertility in all those cases, the close association with infertility and apparent worsening of the effect over time suggest early surgical correction of the flawed veins could have important benefits later on

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Eat more protein, fewer refined carbs to stay slim

Eat more protein, fewer refined carbs to stay slim: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A team of European researchers confirms what many weight-loss gurus have claimed: eating more protein and fewer refined carbohydrates helps to keep the pounds off.

People can definitely try this at home. "Adding a serving of nuts and beans to the diet every day and cutting back on the refined grains will produce at least as much dietary change as they obtained in the study," "If everyone in America could cut back on two servings of refined grains and substitute that with one serving of nuts and one serving of beans, the impact on public health would really be potentially enormous, and that's a change within everyone's reach."

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Once-daily pill helps prevent HIV infection in men

Once-daily pill helps prevent HIV infection in men: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A once-a-day pill combining two Gilead Sciences Inc AIDS drugs reduced the HIV infection rate by nearly 44 percent in high-risk gay and bisexual men, researchers reported on Tuesday.

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