Search Results for "baldness"
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.


NEW CURE FOR BALDNESS COULD BE FOUND IN EXISTING DRUG, SCIENTISTS SAY
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 4/15/2010NBC’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. […]
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.


Genetic testing for baldness
Can you comb away baldness?
The FDA has approved a new treatment for baldness, a device called the HairMax LaserComb.


Can you comb away baldness?

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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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? […]
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.


Kerastem Reports Successful US Phase II Hair Growth Clinical Trial Results
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.


Is This Treatment the Cure for Hair Loss?

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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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 […]
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.


New helmet technology helping patients tackle baldness
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 […]
2/14/2013Selling 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, […]