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From: dyer@wivax.UUCP (Stephen Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Baldness
Message-ID: <19452@wivax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 28-Apr-84 02:25:17 EDT
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Posted: Sat Apr 28 02:25:17 1984
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The drug in question is a high blood pressure medication called minoxidil.
It has the unfortunate side effect in many patients, including women, of
increased hair growth, often in a "wolfman" pattern.  This is what is
being used topically in the tests by Upjohn.  As far as I can see, they
are being quite hush-hush about the experiments and its results.  I haven't
heard any leaks which say that it is working well, but I have my own hopes
because pattern baldness hit me pretty early.


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/Steve Dyer
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