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03 Dec 2009 20:30

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Offbeat: What’s good for enlarged prostates is bad for male breast cancer

  • good A drug exists that helps males deal with enlarged prostates. 100,000 men in the U.K. take it to cause shrinkage.
  • bad This same drug also increases the chance for male breast cancer. There’s been 53 cases so far. Men get it too, remember. source

11 Sep 2009 00:57

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Sports: Caster Semenya isn’t a chick. Nor is Caster a guy. Caster is both.

  • Man stuff Guy junk
    High testosterone
    Testes*
    * – (internal)
  • Lady stuff Lady junk
    Ovaries
    A womb
  • Pride stuffPrivacy
    Dignity
    Peace
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27 Jan 2009 10:22

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Culture, Sports: The gender gap: Who watches the Super Bowl?

  • 45.8 million viewers were over 18 and male in 2008. In case you forget, the Giants/Patriots game was the most-watched Super Bowl in history, with over 97 million eyes glued to the tube.
  • 37.7 million viewers were over 18 and female – a percentage of the viewership that’s increased steadily over the last decade. Surprisingly, though, the advertising doesn’t reflect it, according to AdWeek. source