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Hair transplantation
Hair transplantation Definition Hair transplantation is a surgical procedure used to treat baldness or hair loss (alopecia). Typically, tiny patches of scalp are removed from the back and sides of the head and implanted in the bald spots in the front and top of the... Read more |
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bald cypress
bald cypress common name for members of the Taxodiaceae, a small family of deciduous or evergreen conifers with needlelike or scalelike leaves and woody cones. Most species of the family are trees of East Asia; almost all are cultivated for ornament (and are often erroneously called firs or pines).... Read more |
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baldness
baldness thinning or loss of hair as a result of illness, functional disorder, or hereditary disposition; also known as alopecia. Male pattern baldness, a genetic trait, is the most common cause of baldness among white males. It is carried by females, but they are rarely susceptible inasmuch as it... Read more |
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Eugene Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco , 1912-94, French playwright, b. Romania. Settling in France in 1938, he contributed to Cahiers du Sud and began writing avant-garde plays. His works stress the absurdity both of bourgeois values and of the way of life that they dictate. They express the futility of human... Read more |
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Hair Loss
Hair loss Definition Hair loss, or alopecia, is total or partial baldness caused by hormonal changes or physical or mental stress . Description Hair loss occurs for many reasons. Some causes, such as hormonal changes, are considered natural, while others signal serious health problems. Some... Read more |
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Calvin
Calvin ♂ From the French surname, used as a given name among Nonconformists in honour of the French Protestant theologian Jean Calvin (1509–64). The surname meant originally ‘little bald one’, from a diminutive of calve, a Norman and Picard form of French chauve... Read more |
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Minoxidil
Minoxidil Definition Minoxidil is a drug available in two forms to treat different conditions. Oral minoxidil is used to treat high blood pressure and the topical solution form is used to treat hair loss and baldness. Purpose Minoxidil was the first drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of... Read more |
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Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky
Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky , 1839-81, Russian composer. His name is also transliterated as Mussorgsky and Musorgsky. He was one of the first to promote a national Russian style. A member of the minor aristocracy and an officer in the Imperial Guard until 1858, he was later a government clerk. His... Read more |
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Study links baldness to higher risk of heart attack
...on the question of a link between male-pattern baldness and heart disease...persuasive to add male baldness to the list of such...blood pressure. "Is baldness bad news for the heart...Study, a long-running study of heart disease risk...author of the report. Studies over the ... |
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STUDY LINKS BALDNESS, HEART ATTACKS.(LIVING)
...JoAnn Manson, one of the study's authors and chief...Boston. Dr. Manson's study, published in today...high cholesterol. Past studies have confirmed a link between hair loss and heart problems, but this study is among the largest. The study analyzed baldness patterns of ... |
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Study links baldness to poor circulation
Male pattern baldness may be caused by a lack...the scalp, according to a study published in the journal...to grow, and hereditary baldness may be a hereditary disposition...and half with male pattern baldness, he found the balding men... |
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STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN BALDNESS, HEART ATTACKS.(Main)
...Findings of the study of 665 male heart...a treatment for baldness. The hypothesis that baldness may predict coronary...for the apparent link remains unknown...Eight previous studies have explored whether...coronary disease due to baldness may exist, but...Framingham Heart ... |
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Health Highlights: March 16, 2010; FDA Cites Companies for Unapproved...
...heart problems, according to the study, which was supported by the federal...and Blood Institute. For this study, Vanderbilt University Medical...Internal Medicine>. ----- Study Links Early Baldness, Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk... |
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Health highlights: Dec. 9, 2011; eating raw cookie dough raises illness risk:...
...Follicles Plays Role in Baldness: Study The process behind male pattern baldness may be similar to animals...that new treatments for baldness should focus on the...reported. ----- No Link Between Abortion, Risk...Mental Health Problems: Study Having an abortion does...researchers who ... |
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Smoke link to baldness.(News)
SMOKING may help make men prematurely bald, new research suggests. The habit is already linked to numerous aspects of ill health, including lung cancer and impotence. Now a study of Asian men has shown that puffing on cigarettes can also hasten male hair loss. |
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Baldness: heart-risk marker. (baldness linked to risk of heart attack) (Brief...
...worry: A new study links baldness with increased...greatest vertex scalp baldness had the highest risk...association between baldness and heart attacks remained...MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. "Is baldness bad news for the heart...Framingham (Mass.) Heart Study. "It is ... |
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Baldness a Heart Risk? Use Your Head
...a heart attack, a new study suggests. But before getting...aged men affected by baldness should keep these facts in mind: The link between baldness and heart disease has not...increased risk for men whose baldness starts on the front of... |
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BALDNESS AND PROSTATE CANCER RISK.
...prostate cancer. This study does suggest a possible...early male pattern baldness that begins before...cancer. It found no link between baldness in later life and...points out, other studies have found conflicting...prostate cancer. The study itself also has...between male pattern ... |
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