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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Physical Health of Boys
The Life of an American Boy at 17
By Jennifer Percy – Esquire 02/12/2019 “…This girl he didn’t really know told him to stop. When he did it again, she smacked him in the face. He smacked her back. She clawed at him, and he fell into a row of computers. The bell rang, and the girl ran off. “The teacher asked me READ MORE
Climate change will affect gender ratio among newborns, scientists say
By Susan Scutti – CNN 01/24/2019 “…A recent study in Japan found a link between temperature fluctuations and a lower male-to-female sex ratio at birth, with conceptions of boys especially vulnerable to external stress factors, wrote Dr. Misao Fukuda, lead study author and founder of the M&K Health Institute in Hyogo. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/health/climate-change-infant-sex-ratio-intl/index.html The READ MORE
Public health watchdog wants boys to get HPV vaccine
By Ylw Uuitset 01/23/2019 “…Including boys in Finland’s Human Papillomavirus vaccination programme would be an effective means of combating cancers caused by the infection. …” Read the entire article: https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/public_health_watchdog_wants_boys_to_get_hpv_vaccine/10610648 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
More than 6,000 boys and girls receive HPV vaccine
By Jarod Derrick – Antigua Observer 01/16/2019 “…There have been no reported cases of side effects resulting from the Human Papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine which has been administered to approximately 6,000 boys and girls between the ages of nine and 13. …” Read the entire article: https://antiguaobserver.com/more-than-6000-boys-and-girls-receive-hpv-vaccine/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys’ weight in puberty tied to adult diabetes risk
By Lisa Rapaport – Reuters 12/27/2019 “…When young boys gain a lot of weight at puberty, they may be increasing their risk of developing diabetes decades later, a Swedish study suggests. …” Read the entire article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-puberty-diabetes/boys-weight-in-puberty-tied-to-adult-diabetes-risk-idUSKCN1OQ1BC The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
FDA calls AR male teens using smokeless tobacco an epidemic
By Christa Wood – East Texas Matters 01/10/2019 “…The number of teenage boys using smokeless tobacco in Arkansas nearly doubles the national number. …” Read the entire article: https://www.easttexasmatters.com/news/fda-calls-ar-male-teens-using-smokeless-tobacco-an-epidemic/1695654615 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Parents of ex-private school boy, 20, who died after ‘revolting’ university initiation ceremony feel sorry for the boys whose drinking rituals killed him
By Daily Mail on 10/26/2018 “… The hardest thing that Helen and Jeremy Farmer have ever had to do was to watch their son Ed die after they switched off his life-support machine. ‘It took longer than expected,’ says Jeremy. ‘He just didn’t want to give up.’ …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6322043/Parents-ex-private-school-boy-20-died-revolting-university-initiation-ceremony.html?fbclid=IwAR3iXS4Zt0pPCTqXVZwKTF0drRdQAEs10XcpUa2fp3s3OLBtGuemaYJzpsA The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Psst! You can check your own boys for cancer, boys
By Toronto Sun on 11/01/2018 “… “Men are twice as likely as women to delay making a doctor’s appointment because they fear something is seriously wrong,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research. …” Read the entire article: https://torontosun.com/health/diet-fitness/psst-you-can-check-your-own-boys-for-cancer-boys The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Delayed pregnancy: Heart health risks for moms and sons, study shows
By Science Daily on 10/01/2018 “… Delaying pregnancy may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in both women and their children, with boys at higher risk of disease, according to a new study. …” Read the entire article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181001130322.htm The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org