According to a American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2007) press release, men accounted for 8% of the cosmetic procedures in the United States in 2004. Since 1997, women's cosmetic surgical procedures have increased 123%; men's have dropped by 2%. Non-surgical procedures, such as botox and laser hair removal, have increased over 700% ( Read more... )

Both men and women can fall prey to problematic gambling habits, but it seems to affect men and women differently. In a program for problem gamblers, Martins et al (2004) found that women were more likely to attempt suicide; men were more likely to drink. Nower and Blaszczynski (2006) also studied a group of gamblers in treatment, and again found ( Read more... )

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