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Your Deadly Assumptions

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Have you ever been traveling from one city to another, and you're in the airport at the gate, waiting for your flight to load? »more»

Barack Obama and the World at Midlife

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Never fear: this is not a political exposé. Instead, it's a reflection on a fascinating conversation that I had with Dr. Jed Diamond last night on my internet radio program. As you may know, Dr. Jed is the author of the best-selling books, Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome. What I didn't know about Dr. »more»

The Most Terrible Feeling of All

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One day my father, as a young man, came home from work to find the apartment cleaned out of furniture and swept clean. His wife (not my mother) was gone. Needless to say, reconciliation wasn't an option. »more»

Don't Confuse Me with the Facts!

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There are (among other things) at least two features that we guys are famous for: not asking for directions, and never reading the instructions before assembling a new 'toy'. That describes me fairly well. I remember driving through the maze of streets in Salerno, Italy, trying to get to the other side of the city. Craig was insisting that I stop and ask for directions, but not I! »more»

Study: What works best for overweight women: Weight Watchers or the local gym?

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In the first study of its kind, using sophisticated methods to measure body composition, the nationally known commercial weight loss program, Weight Watchers, was compared to gym membership programs to find out which method wins in the game of good health. »more»

Here's something normally not associated with middle age--sexually transmitted diseases

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Rates of sexually transmitted infections have more than doubled among the over 45s in less than a decade according to the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. »more»

How Long Does A Midlife Crisis Last?

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The answer to this question is, unfortunately, "it depends." And it depends on what type of midlife crisis the person is experiencing -- or if it's even a midlife crisis at all. »more»

Experts: Middle Age is Depressing

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According to a comprehensive study of data from 80 countries, researchers at Britain's Warwick University and America's Dartmouth College have confirmed what people in their forties have known for years, middle age is indeed truly miserable. Researchers discovered that "for both men and women the probability of depression peaks around 44 years of age. »more»

Mid-Career Layoffs Can Take Two Years Off Your Life

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Being laid off in middle age can subtract as much as two years from your life. »more»

One Way To A Happier Marriage: Get Older

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Some new studies confirm earlier research showing that middle age is the least happy time for marriages ... but they often improve with age. »more»