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Alopecia: Various types of hair loss or balding. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Alopecia is available below.
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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...
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Rare form of hair loss often misdiagnosed: a rare form of extreme hair loss called "Atrichia with papular lesions" (APL) is often misdiagnosed as alopecia totalis. Researchers...read more »
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The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
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Baldness; absence of hair from skin areas where it is normally present. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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