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Search Results for "baldness"

May 11, 2018 | Story Review

Newsweek stokes false hope with ‘cure for baldness’ based on preliminary evidence

The evidence is so scant that readers aren’t likely to get much use out of this story.

3 Star
Newsweek

NEW CURE FOR BALDNESS COULD BE FOUND IN EXISTING DRUG, SCIENTISTS SAY

4 4/10/2013

Familiar pattern in stories of male pattern baldness & heart disease

A paper published in BMJ Open, “Male pattern baldness and its association with coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis,” drew lots of news coverage. When I began to scan some of the news, I scratched my head, pulled out some hair, tousled what was left, and finally decided I had to address some of what I […]

2 4/15/2010

NBC’s obsession with baldness "breakthroughs"

Somebody at NBC must be obsessed with baldness. About three years ago, their Nightly News devoted more than two minutes to questionable hype of a “laser hair comb breakthrough.” Last night anchor Brian Williams whipped the worried well into a frenzy with his lead in, saying: “Now to the relationship between humans and their hair. […]

June 23, 2008 | Story Review

Genetic testing for baldness

Hair loss: Would you like to know if it’s going to happen to you? A new genetic screening test just might be the answer.

2 Star
The Today Show

Genetic testing for baldness

February 15, 2007 | Story Review

Can you comb away baldness?

The FDA has approved a new treatment for baldness, a device called the HairMax LaserComb.

2 Star
NBC Nightly News

Can you comb away baldness?

headline vs study
5/14/2018

Headline vs. study: Sometimes fishy, sometimes pulling a rabbit out of a hat

How likely are you to believe one of the following: That a study in fish might hold the key to preventing Parkinson’s? That a study in rabbits might help us prevent HIV from spreading? A brain scan could pick up mental illness? I’m betting you’re skeptical. And you should be. But get this: all three […]

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misleading news
2/6/2018

Toilet Bowl Tuesday: A craptastic race to the bottom for misleading health news

Sunday’s Super Bowl supposedly represented the zenith of professional football: top players, in top form, playing at the top level. Anyone want to give me odds on any of the following news stories — which all showed up in our newsfeed before 9 AM today —  winning some sort of Toilet Bowl for health news? […]

December 11, 2017 | News Release Review

Kerastem gives thin summary of phase 2 hair growth procedure results

Readers aren’t even told if the procedure will be available in the US.

2 Star
Kerastem

Kerastem Reports Successful US Phase II Hair Growth Clinical Trial Results

August 25, 2017 | Story Review

NY Times touts ‘compelling’ results for unproven hair loss product

The headline is farfetched in suggesting this mystery potion might constitute a “cure” for hair loss.

3 Star
The New York Times

Is This Treatment the Cure for Hair Loss?

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12/30/2015

Bioethicist LOL over “science” shenanigans in 2015

The following is a guest post written by Steven Miles, MD, Professor and Maas Family Endowed Chair in Bioethics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He chose to LOL instead of SIS (scowl in silence). There were too many episodes of “science shenanigans” that lured unquestioning journalists in 2015. This is a listicle, not a “Top Ten List.” […]

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8/12/2015

Advocacy group spin may skew discussion on finasteride side effects

The following is a guest post by Dr. Richard Hoffman, a long-time story reviewer who’s been helping us knock down inflated claims from drug and device companies for years. This time, he’s raising questions about the harms attributed to a drug and whether the messages about those harms are evidence-based. There are many forces that […]

May 4, 2015 | Story Review

Fox story fails to dent dubious hair-growth helmet claims

Despite its 4-star score, this story failed to provide any critical analysis of the suspect claims made by the manufacturer of this baldness remedy.

4 Star
FoxNews.com

New helmet technology helping patients tackle baldness

4 8/19/2014

Hair loss treatment data in 3 people gets widespread (and often weak) news coverage

Published results in just 3 people drew widespread international news attention. NBC News, which has a history of baldness treatment hype, did it again, putting a graphic behind anchor Brian Williams that played question mark journalism, asking, “Cure for Baldness?”  Short answer:  No.  Not yet.  Not after good results in 3 people.  But NBC had […]

10/22/2013

“Cure, breakthrough, hope” used to describe tiny, short-term hair growing experiment

A paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes a technique to grow hairs on human skin grafted onto mice. New hair follicles appeared on 5 of 7 transplants attempted. The longest duration of any graft in the study was 6 weeks; so no long-term followup. That’s right.  5 successful attempts.  Yet […]

2/14/2013

Selling Sickness: People Before Profits – Washington DC conference, Feb. 20-22

Is there momentum for exploration of disease-mongering? In 2006, an Inaugural Congress on Disease Mongering met in Australia. In October of 2010, I flew to Amsterdam to attend an international conference called “Selling Sickness.” Well, “Selling Sickness” comes to the U.S. February 20-22 – with a conference, “Selling Sickness 2013:  People Before Profits,” in Washington, […]

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