Study links baldness

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 24, 2000| Author: JOHN FAUBER | Copyright information

Study links baldness, heart disease

Researchers say the more hair men lose, the greater their cardiac risk

By JOHN FAUBER

of the Journal Sentinel staff

Monday, January 24, 2000

So, a middle-aged man is talking to his doctor, and the doctor says, "You're bald."

The patient says, "If you don't mind, I'd like a second opinion."

The doctor says, "OK, you've got a bad heart, too."

What sounds like a joke from a Rodney Dangerfield routine actua...

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