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June 21st, 2010 | 
Author: BBC Heath News
Drinking several cups of tea or coffee a day appears to protect against heart disease, a 13-year-long study from the Netherlands has found.
It adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting health benefits from the most popular hot drinks.
Those who drank more than six cups of tea a day cut their risk of heart disease by a third, the study of 40,000 people found.
Consuming between two to four coffees a day was also linked to a reduced risk.
While the protective effect ceased with more than four cups of coffee a day, even those who drank this much were no more likely to die of any cause, including stroke and cancer, than those who abstained.
It is still not clear what difference milk
makes to the health benefits.
The Dutch tend to drink coffee with a small amount of milk and black tea without. There have been conflicting reports as to whether milk substantially affects the polyphenols – believed to be the most beneficial substance in tea.
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Men whose love lives are falling short can try a new prescription pill to combat the problem.
The first drug made available in the UK for premature ejaculation, called Priligy, can reportedly triple the amount of time a man can last in bed.
It works by altering levels of serotonin in the brain, which should give men more control over ejaculation.
The pill is only available on the internet following a confidential online consultation with a doctor.
Priligy has been available and licensed for use in several European countries in recent months and is now coming to the UK following clinical tests on 6,000 men.
The treatment is sold in packs of three and costs £76 for a pack of three 30mg tablets.
It’s designed to be taken between one and three hours before sex.
‘Too embarrassed’
Premature ejaculation is thought to be the most common sexual disorder in men, affecting one in three men at some point in their lives.
Research has shown that sufferers avoid relationships and have a lower overall quality of life than men without the problem.
A recent European survey found that British, along with German, men are the most unhappy with their sex lives because of the problem.
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A team of 30 Spanish doctors say they have successfully performed the world’s first full face transplant.
A man injured in a shooting accident received the entire facial skin and muscles – including cheekbones, nose, lips and teeth – of a donor.
The man is recovering well after the 22-hour operation, said a spokesperson from Vall d’Hebron University Hospital.
Another 10 face transplants have been carried out around the world, but this is believed to be the most complex.
Hospital spokesperson Bianca Bont told the BBC: “This is the first total face transplant.
“There have been 10 operations of this kind in the world – this is the first to transplant all of the face and some bones of the face.”
The man was operated on in March, but details of the operation have only just been revealed.
He had been left unable to breathe, swallow, or talk properly after an accident five years ago.
He was considered for a full face transplant after nine previous operations failed.
A team of 30 experts carried out the operation on 20 March at the hospital in Barcelona.
The man has since seen himself in the mirror and was calm and satisfied, the leader of the medical team, Joan Pere Barret, told a news conference.
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