The condition occurs more often with men than with women and usually goes undiagnosed since those who experience it are either unaware of it or are not too willing to discuss the condition with others. Researchers say, though, that this disorder is actually more common that people think.

It didn’t take long to declare a medical alert as David suffered from intense pain in the middle of the night. He was then rushed to the hospital, where the doctors decided to have his right testicle removed.

Sack tapping may sound fun to some, but the number of boys being rushed to hospitals for ruptured testicles and other complications of being punched in the groin is definitely no laughing matter.

David is now recovering physically and emotionally. His family has met with a lawyer, although no charges have been made yet.

A new study reveals that 10 hours of good quality sleep per night can help you live longer, like long enough for you to hit 100 years old or even go beyond. During sleep, the body has the time for cell regeneration, removal of toxins and activation of immune system cells.

So, the next time someone wakes you up and tells you that you have slept long enough, tell them you want to live to 100!

I remember a friend who told me once that finding the right doctor is the key. The Stahl Eye Center, whose doctors are graduates from top universities such as UCLA, John Hopkins and Yale, stresses that one of its main advantage is their pool of excellent doctors. I guess my friend’s right. After all, we’re talking about a very important part of our body here, and so we must choose only the best eye center with the best doctors.

One of my favorites would be the 29 LED Digital Wrist Watch – Silver, which uses 29 super bright red and blue LED lights to display the date and the time in hours and minutes. This is surely a unique and fashionable way to tell the time! Don’t worry on the costs since the prices for the LED watches are actually very reasonable.

Some have already pre-ordered the iPad weeks ago, but many refused to have it delivered to their homes as this could mean having to wait for the delivery all day while all other early iPad owners are busy tinkering with their new iPad units.

Several techie review sites recommend waiting for a while before letting go of your $500 to $700 to have one from the first batch of iPads. More models will be released later this month, and it would be more practical to check what this device can and cannot do for its users and what the later models have to offer.

Many are saying that you will not really need an iPad if you already have an iPhone, as the iPad is just a bigger version of the latter less the calling capability. But I guess some people just can’t wait anymore to see if there is truth to this. The iPad release was a huge hit.

The creature has later been identified as a Bathynomus giganteus, a scavenger in the deep sea that feeds on dead whales, fish and squid. The one that recently attached itself to a submarine and became an instant online “celebrity” measures over 2.5 feet from head to tail.

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The gel has been touted as a method of preventing HIV that could empower women whose male partners are unwilling to wear a condom.

Called PRO 2000, the gel contains a polymer of naphthalene sulphonate designed to physically prevent HIV from binding to cells lining the vagina. Women were given condoms to use in conjunction with it.

In lab tests on cervical cells, and in monkeys, it had seemed to work well. So why were the results in people so disappointing?

A vaginal gel designed to block HIV infection during sex has failed in a trial of 9385 women.

McCormack said it’s possible the gel didn’t perfectly cover vaginal surfaces, providing chinks for the virus to get through.

But the most likely reason, she says, is that the active substance in the gel simply wasn’t potent enough at blocking HIV. Increasing its concentration, however, would make the gel impractically viscous.

“It’s time to give up on this type of chemical, but not on the idea,” says McCormack.

Full story at NewScientist.