Scientists say being fat can be bad for the bedroom, especially if you're a woman.
In a new study, European researchers found obese women had more trouble finding a sexual partner than their normal-weight counterparts, though the same wasn't true for obese men, and were four times as likely to have an unplanned pregnancy. Fat men also reported a higher rate of erectile dysfunction.

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The survival-minded Connecticut man who tried to amputate his own arm after it became trapped in a furnace may have lost a limb, but he saved his life.
With an injury like Jonathan Metz's, harmful bacteria multiply quickly and invade normal tissue, explains Dr. Joseph Solomkin, professor of surgery at the University of Cincinnati. “You get a systemic infection, and the toxins can kill the patient pretty quickly,” he said.

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A Long Island woman's big toe will adapt to function as a thumb after doctors performed a rare transplant operation to replace the vital missing digit.
Shannon Elliott, 25, lost the thumb and two fingers from her left hand in November when a firework exploded in her palm. Elliott happened to be walking by when someone in a passing car tossed the explosive out a window.

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It's no secret that childhood obesity is a major issue in the United States. First Lady Michelle Obama has even devoted part of her agenda to fighting it. At the core of the problem is the fact that less than one third of all children ages 6 to 17 get regular vigorous exercise, defined as at least 20 minutes of physical activity that makes them sweat and breathe hard, according to a new joint report from the American Heart Association and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. That's in stark contrast to what the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommended in its recently released Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans: at least 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise daily.

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African-American men are twice as likely to die from prostate cancer as white men. And Caribbean-born men in Brooklyn are three times as likely to die from the disease as U.S.-born men.
That's why PSA testing is a hot-button issue at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center - and why the hospital is a major participant in the Daily News' free PSA testing campaign. The East Flatbush, Brooklyn, hospital sits smack in the middle of Brooklyn's prostate cancer epicenter.

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To promote the spirit of the players playing in South Africa, the model drawn up their Chinese costumes of 32 teams competing at the same time boast eye-catching curves.

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The many names, affectionate and derogatory, we use in reference to female buttocks suggest the range of ambivalent associations they elicit. “Booty” holds the promise of illicit pleasures. “Fanny” desexualizes the female behind, turning it into a sweet but inconsequential body part. The command to “get off your fanny” is less hostile than “get off your ass.” A “tush” is small and tight, a “rump” is round and fleshy, a “can” is fat and lazy. As Sander Gilman points out, the “buttocks are an ever-shifting symbolic site in the body…. Never do they represent themselves.” Female buttocks function as metaphors for traits that a society values or rejects. Their meanings vary between cultures and among ethnic groups; while a bounteous butt may bring out disgust or disdain in some social circles, it evokes a range of positive associations in others.

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Daily News graphic designer Jeffrey Rosenkrantz, at home in Park Slope with wife Lori, is being treated for prostate cancer, which was detected in the early stages thanks to a PSA test.
A PSA test saved my life. I had one only because I ran into my doctor on the street.

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Eat your heart out. Teenage boys routinely pack in 2,000 calories at lunch when given the chance, without any fat-producing effects, according to a study.
Given the chance, 14- to 17-year old guys eat more than girls their age and turn those calories into height and muscle mass.

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The curly bouncy hairs must be the favorite style of most of the girls along the world but getting the full voguish look is not so easy.
Curling the hairs perfectly is an art which most of the girls feels quite difficult but the reality is that it is not so.

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In recent years, the male foreskin—a double-folded tube of skin and mucous membrane that covers the head of the penis—has taken center stage in the battle against HIV. The foreskin is rich in Langerhans cells, immune cells that are particularly easy for the virus to access. Following infection, these cells not only serve as reservoirs for replicating the virus, but also transport it to nearby lymph nodes where HIV spreads to other immune cells. Studies have shown that removal of the foreskin can reduce a man’s risk of heterosexually acquired HIV infection by 50 to 65 percent, findings that prompted large-scale circumcision campaigns in countries with high infection rates, such as sub-Saharan Africa, where heterosexual sex is primarily responsible for the HIV epidemic. Studies had also suggested that circumcision could reduce the rate of male-to-female transmission of the virus, but that turns out not to be the case.

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Sports cars participated Gumball 3000 car congress in 2008 as the backdrop for the beautiful Laura in hot name photo series by photographer Ronnie Renaldi.
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Do you stand head and shoulders below the crowd? Better pay close attention to your health.
People of short stature have a 50 percent higher chance of having a heart problem or a fatal heart attack than tall people, according to a new study reported by the Associated Press.

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Federal regulators are mulling whether to restrict or even completely ban serving peanuts on commercial flights.
The snack attack would ease fears and reduce the potential harm to nearly 1.8 million Americans who suffer from peanut allergies, advocates say. But peanut farmers are crying foul, saying the ruling is overreaching.

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Want lots of kids? If you're a man, find yourself a neurotic mate. And if you're a woman, look for a gregarious guy. That’s because extroverted men and needy, anxious women are the most fertile coupling, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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THE SPECIALIST: DR. STEVEN WEINFELD ON ANKLE SPRAINS
Weinfeld, who serves as chief of the foot and ankle service at Mount Sinai, is an orthopedic surgeon who treats injuries ranging from broken ankles to dislocations of the foot. Sprained ankles are the most common injury he treats.

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Smokers may want to consider where their cigarettes are coming from before they plunk down money for another pack. American-made butts have up to three times the level of cancer-causing nitrosamines as foreign brands, according to research.

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Both men were relatively young when they were sidelined by a traumatic brain injury. Yet actor Gary Coleman succumbed last week at the age of 42, and rocker Bret Michaels, 47, is back on the scene, fresh off his "Celebrity Apprentice" win and looking like a bandanna-clad poster child for robust good health.

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Ouch! A British teenager labored for nearly three weeks before she delivered a tiny preemie.
Thankfully, Daniel Barwell, who weighed just 1 pound and 3 ounces at birth, recently celebrated his first birthday at a robust 17 pounds, according to the Daily Mail.

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This is what you call sole food.
A Manhattan trainer has come up with a road map for guilt-free gorging - marathon walks to and from the restaurant.
Melissa Delancey dreamed up the workout when she and her husband were craving calorie-laden ribs at Harlem's Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.

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Here's mud in your eye, or at least vodka.
The latest ridiculous (and health-endangering) drinking stunt to gain popularity among college students is called "vodka eyeballing," where buzz-seeking partiers tip back their heads and have a shot of vodka poured directly on the eye.
The trend is believed to have originated at Las Vegas nightclubs, as waitresses, hungry for tips, performed this cheap trick. Since building momentum in the U.S., vodka eyeballing has gained a foothold in the U.K. and Scotland, reports the Daily Mail’s Barbara Davies.

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