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Article: "Hair's" to Your Health: August is Hair Loss Awareness Month; American Academy of Dermatology Addresses Public Concern about Hair Loss.
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- August 12, 2004
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- August 2004 marks the American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD) fourth annual Hair Loss Awareness Month, a campaign designed to raise awareness about the symptoms and treatment of hereditary hair loss. More than just a cosmetic issue, hereditary hair loss is a medical condition that affects 80 million American men and women.
"This year, the AAD wants to reach men and women who feel they are alone in their daily struggle with hair loss and who do not realize there are many treatment options available to them," says dermatologist Marianne O'Donoghue, M.D., associate professor of dermatology at Rush University in Chicago. ...