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Realistically, it will take at least five years and many more (and larger) studies before a male birth-control drug hits the market. What makes this a revolution is that drug companies are finally involved in backing those studies. With their investment, men are tantalizingly close to having a choice besides condoms and vasectomies. The questions now are whether men will want the responsibility and whether women will trust them to take...
...case, scientists have been working overtime to provide the option. While women ovulate only once a month, men produce millions of sperm every day, which poses big challenges for a male "pill." Birth-control pills for women are effective almost immediately. For men, it takes longer for a drug to start working and to wear off--about three months in Handelsman's study...
...female-pattern hair loss, which is a diffuse thinning all over the scalp, most severely at the top. Men, conversely, experience male-pattern baldness, which involves receding hairlines and large patches of baldness. However, the triggers for female hair loss can be diverse, including emotional or physical stress--giving birth, a hysterectomy, an eating disorder or depression. Many medications can be culprits, including high-blood-pressure drugs, cholesterol-lowering remedies and antidepressants. So can continually getting permanents and frequently using hair dyes...
...ASIA China: Birth of a Superpower? Essay: Learning from history...
...ASIA China: Birth of a Superpower? Essay: Learning from history...