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There may be Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, as the song goes - but even Paul Simon probably didn't think of calling her a cow.

As romantic gestures go, naming a farmyard animal after the woman you love (or would like to love) appears to lack a little subtlety.

Yet that is the 'lifeline' offered by Langage Farm to those forgetful blokes who have forgotten Valentine's Day today.All you have to do is email the farm's commercial manager Richard Scutt - at richard@langagefarm.com - with your sob story about why you're desperate for a spectacular gesture. The first ten names chosen will get £20 to spend in the farm shop - and a cow named after their loved one.

High heels 'improve sex life'

Wearing higher heels may improve women's sex life, according to an Italian doctor.

Dr Maria Cerruto says 2ins high heels can help improve pelvic floor muscles, reports the BBC. Dr Cerruto, a urologist and self-professed lover of high heels, set out to prove they were not as bad for women's health as some suggest.

Her study of 66 women under 50 found those who held their foot at a 15 degree angle to the ground - the equivalent of a two inch heel - had as good posture as those who wore flat shoes. And, crucially, they showed less electrical activity in their pelvic muscles suggesting they were at an optimum position, which could improve their strength and ability to contract. Pelvic floor muscles assist sexual performance and satisfaction, and also provide vital support to the pelvic organs, which include the bladder, bowels and uterus. But they often weaken after pregnancy and childbirth, and as women get older.

Dr Cerruto said: "Women often have difficulty in carrying out the right exercises for the pelvic zone and wearing heels could be the solution. "Like many women, I like high-heeled shoes," she added. "It's good to know they have potential health benefits."

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Wine may calm inflammation in blood vessels

By Amy Norton

Adding to evidence that a little wine can do a heart good, a new study suggests that women who drink moderate amounts may have less inflammation in their blood vessels.

Spanish researchers found that after four weeks of drinking two glasses of wine per day, women showed lower levels of certain inflammatory substances in their blood. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggest a mechanism by which wine -- particularly red wine -- may protect the heart.

Numerous studies have found that wine drinkers tend to have lower rates of heart disease than teetotalers do. Research also suggests that higher levels of "good" HDL cholesterol may be one reason, though not a full explanation of the benefit.

Figuring out exactly how wine may protect the heart is important in order to prove that the link between wine and heart health is, in fact, a direct one, according to Dr. Emilio Sacanella, the lead researcher on the new study.