By Times Now News 03/25/2019 “… They found that both total body obesity and central obesity, or excess belly fat, were associated with greater odds of starting puberty before age nine. …” Read the entire article: https://www.timesnownews.com/health/article/boys-with-obesity-or-excess-belly-fat-enter-puberty-at-an-earlier-age-than-average-study/388747
Category: Physical Health of Boys
HPV can cause cancers in both genders – so should boys be vaccinated too?
By Khoo Bee Khim – CNA Lifestyle 03/20/2019 “… You might have questions, such as how the vaccine works, the possible side effects – and curiously, why boys are exempted when they can be carriers of the HPV. …” Read the entire article: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/wellness/why-boys-are-exempted-from-the-hpv-vaccination-and-why-they-11357564
Birth of monkey could help ensure boys with cancer can have families
By Nicola Davis – The Guardian 03/22/2019 “… The development has been hailed as a major breakthrough that could have profound implications for young boys with cancer. …” Read the entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/22/birth-monkey-ensure-boys-cancer-families-fertility
Boys’ attention and prosocial behaviour linked to earnings 30 years later
By Francis Vergunst – The Conversation 03/17/2019“… Behaviours identified as early as kindergarten are clues about larger contexts that have lifelong consequences for individuals and society. …” Read the entire article: https://theconversation.com/boys-attention-and-prosocial-behaviour-linked-to-earnings-30-years-later-112388
Sexual abuse of boys continues to be missed: what social workers can do
By CommunityCare 03/18/2019 “… For young males in particular, distress may manifest as externalising behaviours such as displaying aggressive, harmful or challenging behaviour in school or at home, truanting, running away, displaying HSB or substance misuse. …” Read the entire article: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2019/03/18/sexual-abuse-boys-continues-missed-social-workers-can/
Boys still vulnerable to sexual abuse
By Khorn Savi – The Phnom Penh Post 03/07/2019 “…New research conducted by First Step Cambodia has shown that parents and government authorities still have little awareness of how to prevent boys from being victims of sexual abuse, despite a previous study which found that more boys than girls suffer sexual exploitation. …” Read the entire READ MORE
No recess for boys at public school in Spain so they ‘know how women feel’
By Martin M. Barillas – Life Site 03/07/2019 “…Diaz Villanueva wrote on Twitter, “This Friday, the boys at a school in Huelva will be punished and without recreation … because they are boys. Girls will be allowed to go out to the schoolyard. …” Read the entire article: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/no-recess-for-boys-at-public-school-in-spain-so-they-know-how-women-feel
“People don’t look out for the signs of anorexia among boys and men – I want to change that”
By Charlotte Dobson – Manchester Evening News 02/25/2019 “…Samuel Pollen developed an eating disorder when he was 12-years-old. Now he’s written a novel informed by his experience…” Read the entire article: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/people-dont-look-out-signs-15867171
As our lifestyles become more sedentary, unfit teen boys find themselves at real risk of chronic illness
By Health 24 02/25/2019 “… A study of 1 million boys for an average of 28 years, starting when they were 16 to 19 years of age has revealed that teen boys who are unfit and/or obese have higher odds for chronic disease and disability as adults. …” Read the entire article: https://www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Ageing-well/News/as-our-lifestyles-become-more-sedentary-unfit-teen-boys-find-themselves-at-real-risk-of-chronic-illness-20190225-2
Men should also be vaccinated against HPV, say health experts
By Punjab News Express 02/05/2019 “… The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that besides girls, all boys in the age group of 11 or 12 should be vaccinated against HPV and may be vaccinated till 21 years of age. …” Read the entire article: http://punjabnewsexpress.com/national/news/-men-should-also-be-vaccinated-against-hpv-say-health-experts-85265.aspx