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CHEER UP, BALDY As if female rejection weren't bad enough, a recent study found that men with thinning crowns are up to 36% more likely to develop heart disease. But there are benefits to baldness. These experts offer the upside of showing more scalp.

Dr. JoAnn Manson, Harvard medical professor and study co-author: "Male-pattern baldness may serve as a marker for increased risk of heart disease, perhaps due to elevated testosterone levels. Hair tonics are an unlikely cure-all. A far better bet to protect your heart is 30 minutes of aerobic exercise daily. The good news: less time lost blow-drying afterwards."

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