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Article: THE BALDNESS CURE; It is being hailed as the pill that will banish hair loss. But are the side-effects too high a price to pay?
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- Daily Mail (London)
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- August 6, 2002
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Byline: AMY ANDERSON
IT'S the answer to the prayers of millions of men: a cure for baldness.
Now experts are claiming to have found it in the latest hair-growth drug, Propecia. Licensed in the UK in September 1999, British men have already reported amazing results. In America, it is widely prescribed under private health care, but is not available on the NHS yet because it is classed as a cosmetic treatment. Despite its lack of availability in the UK, many have been getting hold of the drug privately, via the internet or from specialist hair clinics. So how does Propecia work? It suppresses the hormone that causes baldness in men, and the makers claim ...