Mens Corner

A new condom has been created to give clumsy males some help in the bedroom, which can be easily put on with just one hand.

The makers of the Wingman condom also claim that it is the thinnest condom on the market and can be “put on easily in the dark”, Metro.co.uk reported.

It works by rolling the condom down until the ‘wings’ release.

The product recently won the IF Design Award 2014 in the category of medicine/health/care and is currently available to buy in the Netherlands and Belgium. (ANI)

Get under the morning sun sooner rather than later as vitamin D deficiency has now been linked to aggressive prostate cancer, an alarming study indicated.

“Vitamin D deficiency could be a biomarker of advanced prostate tumour progression in large segments of the general population,” said Adam B. Murphy, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

More research is needed, but it would be wise for men to be screened for vitamin D deficiency and treated, Murphy added.

All the pretty women out there, if wooing a man is what is in your mind, move on to a country where conditions are not that harsh as feminine charm sweeps men living in countries with ‘healthy’ conditions.

A study has found that men living in unhealthy conditions are less attracted to pretty faces than their counterparts living in healthy conditions.

For example, a man living in Nepal or Nigeria finds a woman with large eyes, full lips and a soft jaw not as appealing as a man in Japan or Australia may find her.

In love? Wait till your fifth date before you can expect her to follow you in bed!

According to research, a girl is not prepared to have sex with a new partner until the fifth date.

So what happens in first four dates?

“Some soul searching via a 10-point mental checklist that a girl has,” said a survey by the dating site singles247.com.

She needs four dates to judge the suitability of a potential new boyfriend, the survey, that included 2,000 women, found.

Is he trustworthy? Do we click? Can he make me laugh? Such questions dominate her mind.

Researchers have shown a correlation between a loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells and both a shorter life span and higher mortality from cancer in other organs.

Men have a shorter average life span than women and both the incidence and mortality in cancer is higher in men than in women. However, the mechanisms and possible risk factors behind this sex-disparity are largely unknown. Alterations in DNA of normal cells accumulate throughout our lives and have been linked to diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

Forget the stubbled and bearded look if you wish to make your way into a woman’s heart, according to a new survey.

The Philips Shaving Survey reveals that 91 percent of the women respondents shared that they dislike men with hard facial skin and get turned on by smooth facial skin.

Conducted by Nielsen March 14 covering 533 males and 502 females in the age group 25 to 30 years in four cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune – the survey also indicates that the health of a man’s skin also impacts how women react to him.

New clinical trials are urgently needed to understand the risks associated with the prescription of testosterone in older men.

According to a Comment in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, written by Professor Stephanie Page, of the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, testosterone is now widely prescribed to older men, particularly in the USA which has brought an immediate need for appropriate clinical studies to assess the risks and benefits of testosterone treatment.

A man in Oregon robbed a Baskin Robbins ice cream shop with a syringe which he claimed was “full of AIDS”.

According to the cops, the suspect, who has been described as a white male in his 20s, standing 5-foot-9 with a skinny build, short brown hair, glasses and wearing all bright colors came into the shop and threatened employees with the needle, the New York Daily News reported.

The man took an undisclosed amount of money and fled the store.

Before you rush to buy the pregnancy kit for your spouse, want to know if you are fertile enough to be a father?

You may soon avoid frequenting a doctor as scientists have now developed a fertility-test kit that allows men to test their sperm quality from the comfort of their home.

Aptly named TrakFertility, the portable device allows men to learn about their sperm counts within minutes, claimed the scientists.

‘Red-haired’ or ‘ginger’ men are the latest “in thing”, as their 2 per cent of the population have stepped up after years of being bullied in school.

Prince Harry, who is a notable redhead man in public life, is among many other successful “ginger men” like Ewan McGregor, Damian Lewis, Michael Fassbender, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Rupert Grint, Stuff.co.nz reported.

However, life has not always been easy for these men and model Louis Evans has revealed that he has come a long way since being the victim of “anti-ginger” bullying at school.

A new study has found that seeing ultrasound images of their babies for the very first time is a “powerful and magical moment” for expectant fathers as it helps them bond with their child. Tova Walsh, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, said that fathers’ feelings about ultrasound images have rarely been studied, and prior studies have looked at fathers in Europe or Australia.

A new study has found that seeing ultrasound images of their babies for the very first time is a “powerful and magical moment” for expectant fathers as it helps them bond with their child.

Tova Walsh, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, said that fathers’ feelings about ultrasound images have rarely been studied, and prior studies have looked at fathers in Europe or Australia.

This may sound strange but many couples agree not to have children after only one discussion, and sometimes none at all!

According to researchers from Middlesex University, 40 percent of the childless women they surveyed had either not talked about having children, or had only discussed this once early in their relationship.

A new study suggests that marital stress may make people more vulnerable to depression.

The long-term study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers shows that people who experience chronic marital stress are less able to savor positive experiences, a hallmark of depression. They are also more likely to report other depressive symptoms.

Indian men prefer to avoid a bespectacled look when they meet their potential partner for the first time, according to a new survey.

The reason is that they believe that it will ruin their marriage prospects, indicates the survey conducted on 7,200 respondents by matrimonial portal site Shaadi.com.

As many as 34.66 percent of the men surveyed said they prefer a no-spectacle look while meeting their potential partner, while 39.92 percent Indian women said that they would wear spectacles during their first meeting, said a statement.

An undated video showing a Russian father teaching his little son how to inhale and blow out smoke has gone viral on LiveLeak.

In the video, the unidentified shirtless man helps his toddler light a cigarette in the kitchen after he fails to understand what to do with the lighter and sticks it in his mouth, the New York Daily News reported.

After two minutes, the man takes the bud away from him and asks him to spit tobacco out on the table.

The video, which also shows the dad asking his son if the smoke has “kicked in”, has been viewed over 60,000 times on the website. (ANI)

A man from Chicago resident has proved that luck is truly on his side after winning a hat-trick on the same lotto game, netting a total of 276,000 dollars.

After Christopher Kaelin’s third win he had mistakenly read his ticket to believe he had won 25,000 dollars, but had actually won 250,000 dollars, Metro.co.uk reported.

Kaelin said that although he had landed a huge sum, it wasn’t so big that it carried too hefty a tax burden. (ANI)

Researchers have said that maintaining an interest in the goals you pursue can improve your work and reduce burnout.

Paul O’Keefe, who conducted the studies as a doctoral student in Duke University’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, along with associate professor Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, said their research shows that interest is important in the process of pursuing goals. It allows us to perform at high levels without wearing out.

Google’s hiring boss Laszlo Bock has revealed the tricks of the trade that can help job applicants land any job in the world.

According to him, students shouldn’t study just for the sake of it, because it doesn’t mater where one went to college and what they studied, what maters is what they do with it, News.com.au reported.

Bock said that the first and most important thing is to be explicit and wilful in making the decisions about what one wants to get out of this investment in their education.

Men’s susceptibility to serious health conditions may be influenced by low exposure to testosterone in the womb, a new research has suggested.

Understanding why some men have less of the hormone than others is important because testosterone is crucial for life-long health. Low levels of the hormone have been linked to obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

Researchers have shown that the cells responsible for producing testosterone in adults – known as Leydig cells – are derived from a specific population of stem cells found in the testes.

The presence of chronic inflammation in benign prostate tissue has been found to be linked with high-grade, or aggressive, prostate cancer, and this association was found even in those with low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels.

The presence of chronic inflammation in benign prostate tissue has been found to be linked with high-grade, or aggressive, prostate cancer, and this association was found even in those with low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels.

Officials in Portland decided to “discard” around 38 million gallons of drinking water after a 19-year-old man was videotaped urinating in a city reservoir.

The incident took place at around 1am local time on Wednesday when the unidentified teenager approached an iron fence surrounding the reservoir and urinated directly into it, the Independent reported.

The three teenagers were apprehended by police and the 50-million-gallon reservoir was taken offline for testing.

A man is reportedly so scared of Kardashians that he vomits with disgust whenever he watches Kim semi-naked.

Mike Amess, who is retail assistant, said that he feels queasy and unstable whenever he hears the sound of the Kardashians’ nasal voices or he catches a glimpse of them on screen, the Mirror reported.

Amess, who is a gay, said that he downloaded the reality star’s sex tape that sight of her writhing around with her huge bum and the sound of her high-pitched howling repulsed him and he had burst into tears at the end of the tape.

MosKa, the energy drink, has been marketed as a drink for adults that will give them an erection .

According to the authorities, the drink may not provide the happy ending which the consumers were hoping for, News.com.au reported.

The drink that was earlier promoted at Sexpo Sydney last year apparently contains vardenafil, a prescription-only substance, at levels above what was allowed in Australia.