Chrysomelidae
Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles; class Insecta, order Coleoptera) Family of beetles whose members occur in a great variety of shapes and sizes, from 1.5 to 22 mm, but usually they are robust, compact beetles with smooth, brightly coloured, or metallic
elytra. Larvae are grub-like, often coloured, and have short legs; all are plant feeders. Tortoise beetles have expanded sides to the body, giving a flat, shell-like appearance; the larvae conceal themselves with cast skins and faeces. Many chrysomelids are pests. Flea beetles, adults and larvae, ‘graze’ on upper leaf surfaces; adults, which have enlarged hind femora (see
FEMUR), are able to spring. Larval juices of some tropical species (poison beetles) are used to tip arrows by Kalahari Bushmen. There are 20 000 species.
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Baldness--heart disease link discounted.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News; 7/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...University of Genoa (Italy). Imprecise baldness scoring systems were often used, and...studied included different types of baldness, he said. For example, in one cohort study of 2,017 men, baldness was rated at baseline and the degree...
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Baldness--heart disease link based on faulty data?(Clinical Rounds)
Magazine article from: Skin & Allergy News; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...University of Genoa (Italy). Imprecise baldness scoring systems were often used, and...studied included different types of baldness, he said. For example, in one cohort study of 2,017 men, baldness was rated at baseline and the degree...
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FOCUS@HEALTH; Baldness: Symbol of virility or health risk?
Newspaper article from: Filipino Reporter; 11/18/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...S. Filipino Reporter 11-18-2004 BALDNESS: Is it a health risk? The theme for this week's column. Baldness, often a subject of jokes and also...suggest that "men with male pattern baldness may be at increased risk for heart disease...
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FOCUS@HEALTH: Baldness or hair loss traceable to heredity
Newspaper article from: Filipino Reporter; 8/3/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Philip S. Filipino Reporter 08-03-2000 FOCUS@HEALTH: Baldness or hair loss traceable to heredity WE will focus on baldness for this week's column. How common is baldness? Baldness affects approximately 40 million men and 20 million...
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Study links baldness to higher risk of heart attack
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/24/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...question of a link between male-pattern baldness and heart disease. However, researchers...t sufficiently persuasive to add male baldness to the list of such known heart disease...smoking and high blood pressure. "Is baldness bad news for the heart? It's premature...
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Researchers Discover Baldness Gene: 1 in 7 Men at Risk; Scientists at McGill, King's College and GlaxoSmithKline Solve Mystery of Male Pattern Baldness.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 10/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...sevenfold increase the risk of male pattern baldness. Their results will be published Oct...all men are affected by male pattern baldness by age 45. The condition's social...for medical therapy for male-pattern baldness recently surpassed $405 million. Male...
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GENETIC CLUES TO MALE BALDNESS FOUND
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 10/16/2008; 695 words
; ...found two DNA variants in Caucasian men that could be linked to higher risk of male pattern baldness. Male pattern baldness is the most common form of baldness which leads to loss of hair in a well-defined pattern, beginning with the temples and...
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Researchers discover baldness gene: 1 in 7 men at risk.
Newspaper article from: Drug Week; 10/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...sevenfold increase the risk of male pattern baldness. Their results will be published Oct...all men are affected by male pattern baldness by age 45. The condition's social...for medical therapy for male-pattern baldness recently surpassed $405 million. Male...
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Baldness 'may give you a heart attack'; GOOD HEALTH.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 2/8/2000; 700+ words
; ...lack of it. Doctors now believe that baldness could be a strong risk factor in future...sign of higher testosterone levels is baldness, though no one knows why high testosterone...who will be prone to coronary disease, baldness appears to be the third strongest risk...
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Study links baldness
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/24/2000; ; 700+ words
; Study links baldness, heart disease Researchers say the...study found that men with male pattern baldness may be at increased risk for heart disease...Medical Association, the study analyzed baldness and heart disease among 22,071 men...
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baldness
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
baldness Over the centuries, male pattern baldness has been a sensitive subject for a great many men. Their...Hippocrates was the first person to describe the pattern male baldness commonly took, but he had no idea what caused the hair loss...
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Baldness
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
33. Baldness See also 193. HAIR ; 196. HEAD . acomia baldness. Also called alopecia, phalacrosis . — acomous...alopecist Medicine . medical specialist who treats baldness. atrichia Medicine . congenital or acquired baldness...
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Alopecia
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...Definition Alopecia simply means hair loss (baldness). Description Hair loss occurs for...of hair loss, whether it be complete baldness (alopecia totalis), patchy bald spots...well. Causes and symptoms Male pattern baldness (androgenic alopecia) is considered...
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Hair Loss
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...loss, or alopecia , is total or partial baldness caused by hormonal changes or physical...adult males. Also known as male pattern baldness, it is easily recognized by the distribution...that can be patchy or extend to complete baldness. The exact cause of alopecia areata...
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Wig
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...their own hair due to illness or natural baldness can disguise the condition. For strictly...a wig and a laurel wreath to hide his baldness. Both Hannibal and Nero wore wigs as...thread. In 1630, embarrassed by his baldness, Louis XIII began wearing a wig made...
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