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Hair loss

Health: Library - 19 February 2007
Male pattern baldness - or androgenetic alopecia - is the most common cause of hair loss, but it can be treated in the early stages.

Tags: mens-health, hair

Can stress turn your hair grey overnight?

Health: Talking Health - 09 July 2008
Are you going grey fast? Does stress make a difference?

Tags: older-people, stress, hair

Banishing head lice

Health Minutes - 05 October 2005
Nit combing is four times more effective at banishing head lice than applying chemicals to the scalp, according to a UK study.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, pharmaceuticals, hair

Shopping for a wig: alopecia areata

Health: Features - 02 October 2003
Hair loss might be something men see as inevitable, but women suffer from it too. Imagine if you started losing your hair in small round patches all over your scalp. Worse still, imagine being told that little can be done about it. For the thousands of Australians with alopecia areata, this frightening scenario is a harsh reality.

Tags: womens-health, hair

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