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Article: HEART DRUG MAY HELP PATTERN BALDNESS
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- January 23, 1990
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ASK DR. LAMB
Dr. Lamb welcomes letters from readers with health questions. You can write to him care of the Post-Tribune, P.O. Box 19622, Irvine, Calif. 92713
Q:I read something about hair loss. Can you give me some information on the drug Rogaine used for heart patients but is said to help with thinning hair? I've always had a high hairline, but now it's thinning on top and I was told you can use this drug to help thicken hair.
A:You probably do have male pattern baldness that causes a receding hairline and a bald spot on top at the back of the head in males. As the condition progresses, a man may be bald from front to ...