Coffee ‘worsens poor fertility’. Too much coffee can reduce the chances of a woman with fertility problems getting pregnant, a study suggests. [News Source]

Being too fat ‘can damage sperm’. Obese men have poorer quality sperm, perhaps because too much fat around their testicles causes them to heat up, scientists have suggested. [News Source]

8-year-olds on statins? A new plan quickly bites back. A more aggressive approach to treating cardiovascular disease at a young age using drugs that have been studied primarily in adults has some pediatricians questioning the safety of of taking statins for 40 or 50 years. [News Source]

One in four Chinese ‘overweight’. More than 25% of adults in China are now considered overweight or obese, according to new research, which blames the trend on declining physical activity and a more Western diet. [News Source]

Obesity levels in China rising fast, study finds. Obesity levels in China are rising fast, with more than one quarter of the population overweight or obese, as people add more meat and dairy products to their diet causing serious health problems, according to a new study. [News Source]

Use of statins in children is debated. A recommendation from an influential doctors group that some children as young as 8 be aggressively treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs has triggered debate over whether there is enough scientific evidence to justify such a move. [News Source]

Texas issues health warning on some Galveston Bay fish. Texas health officials issued a stern warning against unlimited consumption of certain fish from Galveston Bay, saying that high levels of industrial pollutants found in their fatty tissue have been linked to learning difficulties and cancer. [News Source]

Why women in Washington County are dying too young. Thanks to better preventive measures and healthful lifestyle choices, the average life expectancy in the U.S. has increased steadily; unless you are a woman in Washington County, or 179 other counties across the U.S. [News Source]

Milwaukee Wave Announces Partnership With SportWave(R) Vitamin Powered Water (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) SportWave® Vitamin Powered Water has been chosen as the official sport water of the Milwaukee Wave. [News Source]

Gasoline diet is no solution. We are paying $4 a gallon for gas and nearly $4.70 for diesel. [News Source]

High temperature records fall around Bay Area. High temperature marks for July 8 fell in four cities around the Bay Area Tuesday, and with little relief in sight for the next couple of days in inland areas, more records are likely to be toast too. [News Source]

Rising food costs further pressure world hunger. The soaring cost of food increased the number of hungry people in the world by 122 million in 2007 and now threatens to swell the malnourished population for a decade, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. [News Source]