Behind the scenes, the politicians have ensured that
companies in Alabama won federal contracts to make
billions of condoms over the years for
AIDS prevention and family planning programs
overseas, though Asian factories could do the job at
less than half the cost.
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Men who spend hours on their cell phones have lower sperm counts
than usual, according to new research that suggests radiation or
heat from the phones could be to blame. Both quality and
quantity appear to be affected by heavy cell phone use. In an
observational study carried out in Cleveland, Mumbai and New
Orleans, 364 men who were undergoing evaluation for infertility
were divided into three groups according to their sperm count.
Among the men with a normal sperm count, those who did not use a
cell phone at all averaged 86 million per millilitre, with 68
per cent motility (swimming ability) and 40 per cent being in
normal form.
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