November 2007 Articles

• • Male baby boomers seek plastic surgery Wednesday November 21, 2007 in: Cut the Gut Tag(s):

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    A new study conducted by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reveals that there are approximately one million men in the US who had gone under the knife last year.

    According to the study, liposuction has become the most popular surgical procedure among men. There were about 53,263 liposuction procedures performed last year, most of them from male baby-boomers.

    The current trend suggests that male baby-boomers have realized that they are competing with younger, healthier men both in the corporate world and in the social arena. This is the reason why many of them chose minimally invasive procedures to help them maintain their edge.

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  • Treatment to reverse hair loss found Thursday November 15, 2007 in: Hair Loss Tag(s):

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    There is a hope for those who are suffering from male-pattern and female-pattern baldness. You may no longer need to wear wigs or feel embarrassed about your balding condition. New developments in medicine suggest a potential cure for hair loss.

    A team of researchers in Pennsylvania say it is possible to regenerate damaged hair follicles. They made this conclusion after they successfully created new hair cells in mice.

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  • Being moderately overweight is not that bad at all, study says Thursday November 8, 2007 in: Diet and Exercise Tag(s):

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    If you think that being a fat ass makes you a miserable hag then you better think twice. There's a new study determined to give you hope.

    Researchers from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia found Americans who are 5 to 10 kilos overweight are less likely to die of heart disease and cancers. A whhhhaaat?!!

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