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...there any natural remedies? Not really... Minoxidil [Rogaine] is the only [over-the-counter] medicine that seems to work, and the only medicine really available for females. It does work. But the hair becomes very dependent upon the Minoxidil. If you stop, all the effects are lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fight Hair Loss | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

While the GPI may be the CVS brand Minoxidil to the BCS’s Rogaine, the I-AA version is very still instructive and is one of the top predictors of which teams will ultimately qualify for the playoffs—which, incidentally, the Ivy League is still barred from participating in by its “athletic-savvy” presidents...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: KING JAMES BIBLE: Human Polls, Human Error | 10/13/2004 | See Source »

...closest thing to a miracle cure for hair loss in women is minoxidil, best known by the brand name Rogaine. A majority of women with genetic hair loss show hair growth within four months of using it. Rogaine is applied topically, and its use must be continued to sustain the results. Dermatologists also recommend other medications and natural remedies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hair Today... | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

...year researchers studying a genetic disorder that causes hair and tooth loss identified the first gene that may be associated with baldness. They speculate that the gene codes for substances that create the necessary environment for continued hair growth. Perhaps the least invasive treatment for hair loss, however, remains minoxidil, now available without a prescription. When used continuously for at least four months, it prompts thinning hair to grow in some people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HUMAN CONDITION | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

Chemistry. Be a Minoxidil man. Rub chemicals into your scalp and pray for growth. Put your right foot in, take your right foot out, do the hokey-pokey and turn yourself about. Open your mind to science and your wallet, too--at $52 for a month's worth at CVS, Minoxidil may let you keep your hair and nothing else...

Author: By Kenneth A. Katz, | Title: Hair Today. . . | 10/13/1990 | See Source »

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