A diet high in saturated fat has been linked with a reduced sperm count. A study of 99 men attending a US fertility clinic found those eating junk food diets had poorer sperm quality. High intakes of omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish and plant oils, were associated with higher sperm concentration. More work is [...]
The shock conclusion of a study 20 years ago indicated that sperm counts had halved. But a closer look at the evidence then and now paints a much more complex story. Ask someone what they know about men’s sperm counts, and the chances are you will hear that they are dropping. People will probably have [...]
Buruli ulcer could spread as agriculture intensifies in Africa, making prevention research vital, says agro-eco-health expert Rousseau Djouaka. The intensification of lowland agriculture has been linked with the increased incidence of human diseases such as malaria, schistosomiasis and Buruli ulcer (BU). Of these, Buruli ulcer remains the least well documented and most neglected in the wet agro-ecosystems of [...]
Most deaths of young children around the world are from mainly preventable infectious causes, experts have said. A US team, writing in the Lancet, looked at mortality figures from 2010. They found two-thirds of the 7.6m children who died before their fifth birthday did so due to infectious causes – and pneumonia was found to [...]
The Argentine Senate has approved a “dignified death law” to give the terminally ill and their families more say in end-of-life decisions. The legislation means patients who are dying or suffering incurable illness or injury can refuse treatment, if there is an existing signed consent form. Until now, a court order was needed to end [...]