Obesity ups gums disease risk

Washington, April 5 (ANI): Obese people are at higher risk of developing periodontal disease than normal-weight individuals, according to a new study.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Puerto Rico, evaluated the link between different measures of obesity and risk of periodontal disease.
They analyzed data from 36,903 men from the [...]

Peru farmer hospitalized with eight-day erection

A Peruvian farmer underwent an operation after complaining of severe pain from an eight-day erection, a doctor at a hospital in the northern city of Sullana said Thursday.
“The patient arrived at the hospital in great pain because of the erection,” surgeon Nelson Carrasco told AFP, adding that the 53-year-old had not taken a sexual stimulant [...]

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