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...there medicines one can take to help prevent hair loss? Propecia [finasteride] is a DHT blocker. The body converts testosterone into DHT and it's DHT, when it's combined with the genetics of hair loss, that tends to produce balding. So if you can block the DHT, you can literally stop the hair loss as it's ongoing. In very young men, sometimes you can reverse it. That's a male-only drug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fight Hair Loss | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...people. The party is a no-brainer for ESPN because the marketers are paying for the whole thing. "If we did not have full sponsor support, we would not do the event," says ESPN The Magazine publishing director Steven Binder. Ford, Corona, Old Spice and H&R Block are picking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thrown for a Loss: Super Bowl Parties | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...After the end of the Cold War, many military procurement projects found themselves on the Congressional chopping block. The A-12 Avenger II—an all-weather, carrier-based strike bomber that suffered from massive cost overruns—was cancelled in 1991. Similarly, the XM2001 Crusader, a new howitzer that promised both mobility and accuracy but delivered neither, was struck from the list in 2002. But unlike these projects—which were real Cold War dinosaurs—the Raptor has proven itself to be a highly effective and necessary part of the Air Force?...

Author: By Eugene Kim | Title: Why We Need the Raptor | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...once again paced the Crimson with 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Lin also added seven rebounds, four assists, and a devastating block in the first half that brought the crowd to its feet...

Author: By Lucas A. Paul, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Upset by Dartmouth in Overtime Loss | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...lead and holding on for the win. Nailing 13 kills for a .500 attacking percentage, Harvard overpowered the Pride by a 17-point margin for a 30-13 victory. Senior co-captain Brady Weissbourd slammed down seven kills on eight attempts and jumped up for six block assists in the opening round. “In the first game, we played our fundamentals, and it really showed in the score,” Weintraub said. But the tables turned in the next match, as the Crimson committed 11 errors and posted a negative hitting percentage in the second game...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Comes Close, But Falls in Five Sets | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

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