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Are falling sperm counts really an 'existential threat' for humanity?


Are falling sperm counts really an ‘existential threat’ for humanity?
Rachel E. Gross
The decline has been called a ‘canary in the coal mine’ - Getty Images/iStockphoto
Male scientists have long waxed poetic on the contents of their testes. “Sperm is a drop of brain,” wrote the ancient Greek writer Diogenes Laertius. Leonardo da Vinci drew the penis with a sperm duct that connected directly to the spinal cord. The 17th-century microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek claimed that each sperm cell contained within it a folded-up human being waiting patiently to unfurl.
For nearly as long, scientists have fretted about sperm’s seemingly inevitable decline. Most recently, a series of alarming headlines – as well as a new book by an public health researcher at Mount Sinai Medical Centre in New York – warned that falling sperm counts might threaten the future of the human race. “It’s a global existential crisis,” says Shanna H Swan, a ....

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Alcohol and High Blood Pressure: What You Should Know


Alcohol and High Blood Pressure: What You Should Know
Denise Mann, MS
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Does alcohol cause high blood pressure?
With Sober October, Dry January, and the increasing availability of alcohol-free spirits, many people are taking breaks from drinking to boost their physical and mental health. And improved blood pressure may be one of those benefits.
Untreated high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Quitting alcohol or drinking moderately may help keep your numbers where they need to be, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).
Systolic blood pressure, the upper number in a blood pressure measurement, is the force your blood is exerting against your artery walls when your heart is beating. Diastolic blood pressure, the lower number, is the pressure when your heart is at rest. A blood pressure of less than 120/80 mm Hg is considered normal. High blood pressure is 130/80 mm Hg or higher. ....

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