Cases of diarrheoa in Harare have doubled to over 800 a week, according to the Harare City Council. The figures are double what they were last year at the same time and are damning indictment on the Council’s water delivery systems. Now there are genuine fears that another cholera outbreak looms. Ministry of Health and [...]
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Diarrheoa Cases Double In Harare
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on October 28th, 2012
Danish Website Runs Smallest Penis Contest
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on October 17th, 2012
A Danish website has gone against the grain and offered an iPhone to the person with the smallest penis in that country. Singlesex.dk (don’t go there if you are at work unless you really want that iPhone and have a really small penis) infamously held a competition for the most beautiful penis (how does one [...]
Genetically Modified Maize A Health Risk – Study
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on October 1st, 2012
A French study has shown that there is a long term health risk that comes with the consumption of genetically-modified (GM) maize. Currently South Africa is the only official GM maize consumer but it is believed countries like Zimbabwe, Mexico and South Africa may be unaware that they are importing GM maize. Contrary to what [...]
So Today Is World Contraception Day…
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on September 26th, 2012
Pretty much half the days in the calendar are set aside for some cause or campaign that we are supposed to care about and the latest one is World Contraception Day. Today, 26 September is that day. Now for the NGO-lovers and civic society people, this sort of thing is of course, pretty exciting. They [...]
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Tags: Contraception, Health and wellness, NGOs in Zimbabwe, World Contraception Day 2012 
2 Comments »Chinese Geeks Invent Automatic ‘Sperm Collecting Machine’
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on September 25th, 2012
A bunch of Chinese geeks have invented a machine that will see men who donate sperm have their sperm collected by a machine. Yes, in a departure from the good old-fashioned DIY version of things, this machine will have a sperm collection pipe while playing porn and is adjustable to suit the… errr… person’s height. [...]
Semen Makes Women Happy – Study
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on August 23rd, 2012
So those friends in thick glasses and dust-coats have come with a new one. Women who are regularly exposed to semen tend to be happier than those who aren’t. Apparently, semen contains at least three anti-depressants as well as mood-altering chemicals which increase affection and induce sleep. In a discovery that will not make the [...]
Indian Doctors Save 230kg Zimbabwean Woman
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on August 10th, 2012
Natasha Tembo, 28, is lucky to be alive after she underwent a high-risk weight-loss operation. Tembo, who weighed an incredible 230kg, had been told that the operation was 100% risky but in a first for the Asian country, the operation was successful. On top of her being ‘morbidly obese’ she had a heart which was [...]
Even Virgins Can Get HPV
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on August 8th, 2012
A new study shows that one does not have to have sex to contract human papillomavirus. The study which included women and teenagers showed that 11.6% of those who had never had sex had been infected by a strain of HPV. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease which can be be passed on through vaginal or [...]
Shift Work Increases Risk Of Heart Problems – Study
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on July 30th, 2012
A study has revealed that people who engage in shift work are more likely to suffer a heart attack than those who do day work. The British Medical Journal published a study which took a sample of 2 million workers in the UK which found that shift work disrupted body cycles, linking it to a [...]
Diesel Fumes Cause Lung Cancer
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on June 27th, 2012
An International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organisation) has said there is strong evidence that diesel fumes cause lung cancer. The car industry has been hiding this information under a rock in a cave – perhaps in Chinhoyi – as conclusive evidence has been available for over 10 years. Said one of [...]
Posted in Technology Tags: diesel and cancer, diesel fumes lung cancer, Health and wellness No Comments »Zimbabweans Happier than South Africans, Batswana
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on June 19th, 2012
Zimbabweans have been classified as generally happier than South Africans and Batswana according to a a report. Zimbabwe was ranked 115 out of 151 countries while South Africa came 142nd. Botswana was last. Costa Rica was named the happiest place on earth with the rest of 10 being generally filled with South American and Caribbean [...]
You Don’t Realise You Need A Massage Until…
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on June 14th, 2012
We have come across a lot people who suffer from strains in their necks and shoulders about town. Many of them get these spending too much time in front of the computer or general unhealthy posture. Most people will say nothing about their condition and will generally labour through the pain. They will talk about the [...]
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