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Hair Growth: Realistic Results
Hair loss has always been a top cosmetic concern for men but it's only in recent years that proven medical options have become available. What are the opti...
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The Psychological Impact of Hair Loss
Some people just take hair loss as a fact of life but for a lot of people it's a source of anxiety and depression. If hair loss is troubling you, what can ...
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Beyond Genetics: What Else Can Cause Hair Loss?
For the vast majority of people who experience hair loss, genetics is the culprit. Other causes include autoimmune disorders, side effects from medications...
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Herbal Supplements: Can They Fight Hair Loss?
If you're trying to put an end to your hair loss, you've probably encountered an endless array of products that claim to stop or even reverse the process. ...
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Hair Transplantation Techniques
Hair transplants today look better than they did just a few years ago. That's because surgeons have learned exactly how hair normally grows. And they're no...
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Getting Over the Hurdle: Helping Men Talk About Hair Loss
It's often hard for men to acknowledge they are losing their hair. But hair loss treatment is most effective when started early, so it's important for men ...
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Beyond Hair Plugs: Modern Surgical Options For Hair Loss in Men
When medical treatments for hair loss fail to bring satisfactory results, some men turn to surgical treatments like hair transplantation and scalp reductio...
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Medical Treatments for Hair Loss in Women
We've all seen those commercials for the "Hair Club for Men," prescription medications for male hair loss, and even men's spray-on hair. But rarely do we s...
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Medical Treatments for Female Hair Loss
In a world where female hair loss is almost taboo, finding the right treatment can be confusing. Do the products that work for men work for women, too? Joi...
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Hair Loss: Know the Facts
Hair loss: For some people it's a fact of life, for others it's a cosmetic tragedy. Whatever your opinion, the fact remains that 40 percent of all women an...
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Choosing a Hair Loss Expert
If you are experiencing hair loss, you may have considered seeking expert help for your problem. But who should you turn to? And how do you know you're get...
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Can Your Diet Help You Keep Your Hair?
Hair loss can be caused by genetic factors, certain illnesses or medications like chemotherapy. But you may be surprised to know that your diet can also pl...
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Debunking Hair Loss Myths
Has anyone ever told you that excessive shampooing causes hair loss, or do you think that hair loss only happens after you turn 50? There are a lot of popu...
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Treating Hair Loss: Over-the-Counter vs. Prescription
With so many people suffering from hair loss, it's no surprise that there are many different medications out there: from over-the-counter options to prescr...
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Using Cloning Techniques In Hair Transplantation
Currently, the results from hair transplant surgery are limited by the amount of hair surgeons have to work with. Scientists are working on techniques to o...
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Genetics and Hair Loss
You've probably heard people say that hair loss is passed down to men through their mother's side, or to women from their father's side, or you've heard ot...
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Hair Loss Treatment: What Works?
Whether or not men admit it, hair—or lack of it—can form a big part of their self-image. Many accept hair loss as a fact of life, while others ...
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The Biology of Hair Loss
The average human scalp is covered by 100,000 hair follicles. If you've got all your hair, that may seem like a big number but when you start to lose it, t...
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How Hair Loss Medicines Work
Hair loss medicines work, but how? Listen in as experts explain how the approved medicines for hair loss help save the hair you have and regrow new ones. A...
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Current Medical Treatments for Hair Loss
Advertisements on late night television and in the back pages of magazines may give the impression there are scores of drugs to combat hair loss. In realit...
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Proven and Unproven Treatments for Hair Loss
There are currently two FDA-approved hair loss medications. Other treatments may work, but there is less convincing evidence. Still others are remedies tha...
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Women Lose It, Too: The Causes of Female-Pattern Hair Loss
Though hair loss can be embarrassing and unpleasant for anyone, our society considers hair loss in women a sort of cosmetic disaster. But it's not just soc...
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Cloning: The Future's Answer to Hair Loss
Cloning is not just for sheep anymore. Those among you who struggle with hair loss may benefit from the brave new technology that created Dolly just eight ...
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From Hair Care to Cloning: Non-Medical Treatments for Hair Loss ...
By the age of 50, approximately 50% of women will have to cope with hair loss. This is a natural part of aging, but it's a part most women would rather ski...
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Unlocking the Genetics of Hair Loss
The genetic causes of male pattern baldness and other common diseases of genetic hair loss are more complex than most people think. Researchers are using t...
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Cosmetic Options for Hair Loss
Hair loss can be a devastating and embarrassing condition. But it doesn't have to be that way. There are medications and surgical procedures that can help-...
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Jaycie Sones learns powerful lesson
The News-Times | 7 days ago

She'd never had her hair cut before and she was excited about the prospect of a new look as she enters kindergarten in the fall.

Premature Hair Loss in Women
Buzzle.com | 10 days ago

Balding or premature hair loss in women can be a distressing problem, not only because it is so obvious but because it can knock a woman's confidence right down.

Your Hair or Your Wife?
Millville News | 16 days ago

Take my wife, please... That's what most men would say if given a choice between keeping their spouse or significant other and losing their hair.

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