Read more height stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5365/height.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:49:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61470/sarko-uses-footstool-to-measure-up-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt 5 feet 5 inches, Nicolas Sarkozy seems to feel a bit stature-challenged—so at the recent D-Day tribute, he used a 6-inch footstool, in addition to his elevator shoes, to hold his own against Barack Obama and Gordon Brown, the Daily Mail reports. Sarko “knew he was appearing on...http://www.newser.com/story/61470/sarko-uses-footstool-to-measure-up-to-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 7:06:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59282/taller-workers-top-pay-ladder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTaller workers have a leg up when it comes to paychecks, AFP reports. An Australian study has found that every additional 4 inches of height adds 3% to a man's hourly wage and 2% to a woman's. Five inches of extra height earns a man the salary of a worker...http://www.newser.com/story/59282/taller-workers-top-pay-ladder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 19:52:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46368/black-women-getting-shorter-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile most of the American population is slowly gaining in height after a recent plateau, one group actually seems to be shrinking over the decades. Black women have lost about a half-inch on average compared to the previous generation, the exact opposite of the national trend, the Chicago Tribune reports,...http://www.newser.com/story/46368/black-women-getting-shorter-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 13:17:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41409/latest-us-drug-overdose-hormones-for-short-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSince 2003, when the FDA relaxed restrictions on the use of growth hormone (GH) for children, more parents have been looking to give their shortest offspring a leg up in the world. But while many health professionals agree that taller kids may have higher self-esteem, dosing the short ones may...http://www.newser.com/story/41409/latest-us-drug-overdose-hormones-for-short-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 13:55:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34846/pint-sized-men-on-top-of-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe most successful Americans aren't towering over the rest of us from 6-foot-plus heights. The real elite stand at a modest 5-foot-7—not one inch taller, or shorter, writes comedian Dennis O'Toole in NPR. Martin Luther King, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, John McCain—all short in stature but high on...http://www.newser.com/story/34846/pint-sized-men-on-top-of-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 14:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31749/oh-napoleon-tiny-leaders-rule-g8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe leaders at this week's G8 summit are all political big shots, but they're pretty diminutive face-to-face—five don't even make it past 5'6''. Russia's Dmitry Medvedev brings up the short end of the stick at 5'2'', and Canada's Stephen Harper is the only one to pass the 6' mark....http://www.newser.com/story/31749/oh-napoleon-tiny-leaders-rule-g8.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Jul 2008 13:47:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28872/short-men-seek-surgical-stretching.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShort, and even not-so-short men who feel their height is holding them back in life are turning to surgery in growing numbers, Details reports. Clinics abroad offer cosmetic limb lengthening that can add a few inches of height, but the bill can top $100,000 and the procedure, which involves...http://www.newser.com/story/28872/short-men-seek-surgical-stretching.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 May 2008 10:25:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5579/great-heights-indeed-for-ukraine-giant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeonid Stadnik knows how the weather is up there. The 8-foot-5 Ukrainian was declared the planet's tallest man by Guinness World Records yesterday, the AP reports, displacing a 7-9 Mongolian. Stadnik is 6 inches short of the all-time mark, held by an American.http://www.newser.com/story/5579/great-heights-indeed-for-ukraine-giant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Aug 2007 19:18:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4221/worlds-tallest-man-weds-but-wife-doesnt-measure-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 7-foot, 9-inch livestock herder from Inner Mongolia has tied the knot with a saleswoman two-thirds his height and almost half his age. Bao Xishun, 56, and Xia Shujuan, 29, had a traditional Mongolian ceremony and extravagant reception, and some 15 businesses looking to get in on the publicity sponsored...http://www.newser.com/story/4221/worlds-tallest-man-weds-but-wife-doesnt-measure-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Jul 2007 17:26:30 CDT