Archive for October, 2011




Transgender boy allowed to join Girl Scouts

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Colorado boy’s desire to join the Girl Scouts — and the organisation’s reversal of his initial rejection — has put a spotlight on the Scouts’ little-known policy of supporting transgender kids.

Man: ‘I did not know it was against the law’ to beat child with belt

A Wood Dale man who was previously imprisoned for injuring his infant son was sentenced today to 32 years in prison for severely beating his girlfriend’s 4-year-old child with a metal-studded belt.

Study Finds that Men are Funnier Than Women

UCSD psychology researchers confirmed the gender stereotype that men are funnier than women, but not by much. The researchers suspect the small difference is that men try harder and more often to be funny than women do.

HPV vaccination for males draws controversy

A vaccine against human papillomavirus or HPV, a leading cause of cervical cancer hasn’t gone down so well with girls. It may be an even harder sell for boys, as sexual morality is called into decision.

Eating Disorder Research in Males Reveals Serious Problem

However, researches about these eating-disorders are often with underrepresented number of males, and the magnitude of the problem is just as important as to those of males and females, according to a new research.

Encourage males to share their emotions, says psychiatrist

DELIVERING a lecture entitled ‘Why Men Need to Cry’ at the Grand Salle yesterday, Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Ermine Belle said that it was time the society came together to encourage males to share their emotions

Britains Male Succession Rules to be Dropped

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday that the 16 Commonwealth countries for which Queen Elizabeth II is monarch have agreed to remove gender discrimination in the order of succession to the throne.

‘Forty per cent of men visit Philippines for sex’ – US ambassador

FORTY per cent of foreign men visiting the Philippines are sex tourists, the US ambassador on Manila said today in comments that were quickly disputed by the government.

Too much sex can be deadly for your heart, say researchers

A strenuous sex life can be deadly, as it can trigger dangerous cardiac events and sudden heart attacks, according to a study published overnight in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Ring and Index finger length key to Male Attractiveness

SCIENTISTS have identified what makes a man more attractive to women. It’s all about their index and ring fingers and it all happens in the womb, according to research.