By David Rose – Daily Mail 03/23/2019 “… From September this year, a nationwide immunisation programme will vaccinate boys aged 12 to 13 against the cancer-causing Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) – now the fourth most common cause of male cancer. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6842695/Why-boys-discriminated-against-vital-HPV-cancer-jab.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Physical Health of Boys
The cognitive differences between men and women
By Bruce Goldman – Stanford Medicine “… When Nirao Shah decided in 1998 to study sex-based differences in the brain using up-to-the-minute molecular tools, he didn’t have a ton of competition. But he did have a good reason. ..”Read the entire article: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2017spring/how-mens-and-womens-brains-are-different.html?fbclid=IwAR2c0SzhEndBagT3UAzFwoKBYTSpw099Acf8Y6KYUSQUWvXZe0vX50FUo4g The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys with obesity or excess belly fat enter puberty at an earlier age than average: Study
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
“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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org