Urology

Index finger holds clue to a man's penile length

Can you tell the size of a man’s penis by looking at his fingers? South Korean researchers assert that you can! According to them, penis length can be determined by the ratio between the length of the index finger and the ring finger of men's hands.

Experts have long debated whether the size of men’s nose, hands, or feet is a reliable indicator of his masculine length.

Some of those who relate penis size to a visible body part believe penile length is directly linked to a man’s shoe size, while others relate the measurement of a man’s hand- from wrist to fingertips- to it.

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Desk job workers face twice the risk of colon cancer--study

People who believe they are comfortable with their desk jobs may have a reason to worry as findings by Australian researchers suggest long-term sedentary work may lead to an increased risk of chronic diseases.

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Terry Boyle, a Ph.D. aspirant, and his colleague from the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, University of Western Australia, observed a link between desk jobs and colorectal cancer, and found it to be independent of any recreational activity.

The two-year long study involving men and women aged 40-79 years living in Western Australia (WA) also observed the association in participants who were most recreationally active.

Researchers, however, found no link between desk jobs and the risk of proximal colon cancer.

Cranberry juice not beneficial in preventing urinary tract infections--study

There may be no justification after all in the medical folklore that drinking cranberry juice is a simple preventive treatment for urinary tract infections (UTI’s).

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According to new study, cranberry juice, once touted for its ability to thwart the urine tract infections, is not effective in arresting the occurrence of the painful disease.

A small clinical trial of 319 women
In a bid to ascertain whether cranberry juice was a natural defense against persistent UTI, the researchers conducted a small clinical trail.

They enrolled 319 college going women who tested positive for UTI between 2005 and 2007.

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