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131. Sports Fan Violence Follows Victory
     

     March 30, 2005 -- The thrill of victory can quickly turn to violence, says a new study. Most sports fans don't get out of control. They'll root hard for their team but take wins and losses in stride. You'll likely see that this weekend, when die-hard college basketball fans paint their faces and scr

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132. Men's Sleep Apnea Increases Heart Problems
     

     March 17, 2005 -- Men with severe obstructive sleep apnea appear to run a higher risk of fatal or nonfatal heart problems. obstructive sleep apnea appear to run a higher risk of fatal or nonfatal heart problems. But treating men's sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for at le

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133. Lawmakers Upset Over Mixed Signals on Steroids
     

     March 17, 2005 - Thursday's widely-anticipated Capitol Hill hearings on anabolic steroids in professional baseball left some lawmakers frustrated that proceedings designed to send a stark message about the evils of performance-enhancing drugs instead sent signals that were largely mixed. One after t

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134. Prostate Cancer Test Popular but Not Colonoscopy
     

     March 3, 2005 -- When men get screened for prostate cancer, it wouldn't hurt to encourage them to schedule a colon cancer test as well. That approach could save lives. Despite the controversy surrounding the utility of routine PSA screening for men in reducing prostate cancer death, more men get tes

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135. Does Baby Height Predict Adult Income?
     

     Feb. 22, 2005 -- An infant boy's growth during his first year of life may signal his economic growth during adulthood. Baby boys who are taller than their peers between birth and their first birthday grow up to earn more money as adults, say researchers from the U.K. and Finland. But they say their

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136. Why We Overcommit
     

     Feb. 10, 2005 -- Packed calendars and ceaseless schedules are sure signs of a tendency to overcommit. But what makes us cram so much onto our to-do lists? Why do we consistently push to maintain a pace more appropriate for the round-the-world reality show The Amazing Race than for normal, daily life

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137. Young Cell Phone Users Drive Like the Elderly
     

     Feb. 3, 2005 - Talking on a cell phone while driving can turn a normally attentive young driver into a virtual senior citizen behind the wheel, according to a new study. "If you put a 20-year-old driver behind the wheel with a cell phone, their reaction times are the same as a 70-year-old driver who

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138. Pro Football Players Pass Staph Infections
     

     Feb. 2, 2005 -- Staph infections may pose a bigger risk to some professional football players than a tackle or quarterback sack, and the best defense may be better hygiene on the field and in the locker room. New research shows a fall 2003 outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRS

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139. Viagra May Help Severe Altitude Sickness
     

     Feb. 1, 2005 -- A new use for Viagra may be in the works. The erectile dysfunction drug may help protect against lung problems resulting from high altitudes, say French researchers. High altitude can sometimes cause illness, especially in people with existing heart and lung problems. The thinner air

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140. Male Body Images Suffer in Western Societies
     

     Jan. 31, 2005 -- Western men have a much more distorted view of their own bodies than men in Taiwan, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings suggest that there's an East-West divide in terms of male body image, which may explain why body image disorders, such as muscle dysmorphia, and

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