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Article: 40 million U.S. men deal with baldness: Some proud of their `chrome domes'.(Nation)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 25, 1997
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Baldness cures get good press. And no wonder. There's a built-in audience of about 40 million scant-haired Americans who thrive on both the good news and the bad. Hair loss has become a culture unto itself.
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration approved Propecia, a new one-a-day anti-baldness pill that does indeed shrink those pesky bald spots. For $1.50 a pill.
"This is real hair. This is not fuzz," chirped one California dermatologist.
"Impressive," said another doctor, who tested the drug on his patients.
"Forget it," said John Capps, founder of the 20,000-member Bald Headed Men of America organization. ...