Word: minoxidil
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...year researchers studying a genetic disorder that causes hair and tooth loss identified the first gene that may be associated with baldness. They speculate that the gene codes for substances that create the necessary environment for continued hair growth. Perhaps the least invasive treatment for hair loss, however, remains minoxidil, now available without a prescription. When used continuously for at least four months, it prompts thinning hair to grow in some people...
Chemistry. Be a Minoxidil man. Rub chemicals into your scalp and pray for growth. Put your right foot in, take your right foot out, do the hokey-pokey and turn yourself about. Open your mind to science and your wallet, too--at $52 for a month's worth at CVS, Minoxidil may let you keep your hair and nothing else...