Baldiness

October 24th, 2007

The Missing Bald Link

Did you know that monkeys can suffer from male pattern baldness?
A certain breed of monkey called the stumped tail macaque can suffer from baldness.
And did you know that minoxidil reverses the process in this breed of monkeys.
Isn’t this interesting news…via neatorama
Tags: bald-monkey, minoxidil, neatorama, rogaine, stumped-tail-macaque

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October 14th, 2007

Are You Unsatisfied With Your Current Treatment for Hair Loss?

Is Rogaine or Propecia not doing what you expect it to? What about hair plugs - are they looking a little unnatural? You may want to consider an actual scalp transplant. That’s right, you read that correctly. I said scalp transplant.
Thanks to successful surgeries such as a face transplant, and immunosuppressant […]

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August 25th, 2007

Baldness - Not Just for the Men

Did you know, that more than 30 million females in the United States have problems regarding baldness. 30 million!!! While that is still much less than the male statistic, it is quite significant.
For most women hair loss causes a huge emotional issue (which causes more stress = more hair problems).
Women tend to be […]

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May 11th, 2006

Hair Restoration Adverts Might Be Coming to Canada

They will if some lobbyists have their way. From this National Post article, comes news of the debate surrounding proposed changes to Canada’s Food and Drug Act.
At the centre of the debate sits that strange list of diseases known as Schedule A. It was first compiled by Parliament in 1908 as part of the Proprietary […]

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