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Want Success in the Stock Market? Man Up
April 14, 2008 -- Does higher testosterone in the morning lead to higher earnings for the day? According to new research, maybe so, if you are a stockbroker. Researchers from the University of Cambridge went to the trading floor of a mid-sized financial firm in London to track 17 brokers on the job
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7 Muscle-Building Strategies for Guys
If you're looking for quick muscle building, go no further than your local gym, where doctors say that major strength gains can be had in just a few weeks. Last year, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association updated their recommendations for physical activity
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Men on Diets
Among Bill Clinton's post-White House ventures, one of the more striking is his campaign to reverse trends in childhood obesity. It's been remarkable for its ambition, and for the scope of its potential benefits. But perhaps most of all, it's been remarkable to see someone of Clinton's typically die
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Men and Hair Loss: What Are the Options?
It may seem a peculiar American vanity that men have in-boxes full of hair loss treatment offers and spend billions of dollars on hair loss treatments each year. Not so. As Gersh Kuntzman illustrates in his book Hair! Mankind's Historic Quest to End Baldness, chrome-dome anxiety has tormented us for
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Men’s Health Tune-Up Schedule: Medical Tests
Men rarely see Thomas J. Weida, MD, for medical tests without prodding from a wife or girlfriend. When they do show up, Weida jokes that he “can see the drag marks on the carpet.” It’s amusing, of course. But it can quickly turn serious when a man ignores important symptoms. Weida says he knows of m
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Dads-to-Be May Need Folate, Too
March 20, 2008 -- The B vitamin folate may be key for dads-to-be, new research shows. Folate (called folic acid in supplement form) already is a must-have nutrient for women of childbearing age because it reduces the chances of neural tube defects in babies. Now, a new study suggests that folate or
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What’s in a President’s Physical?
A president's physical is probably a lot like the exam you get if you schedule a yearly checkup. But the commander in chief is treated to a few extra tests, like hearing and visual tests. For the specifics, WebMD reviewed a summary of President George W. Bush's most recent physical, dated Aug. 7, 20
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Presidential Health No Longer a Secret?
Although patient privacy is shielded by law, presidential health is everyone's business -- or at least it should be. That's the view of Larry J. Sabato, PhD, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics and author of more than 20 books on the American political process. He says presi
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Teen Dads Tied to Babies' Health Risks
Feb. 7, 2008 -- Teenage fathers may be more likely than older men to have babies that have lower birth weight and a higher death rate. That news comes from a study posted online in Human Reproduction. It's one of few studies to focus on teenage fathers. The study included data on 2.8 million U.S. ba
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Accidental Overdose Killed Heath Ledger
Feb. 6, 2008 -- The deadly cocktail of mostly prescription drugs found to have accidentally killed actor Heath Ledger includes medications considered safe and effective -- but not when taken in combination, experts warn. According to the New York Medical Examiner's Office, which issued a cause of de
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