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December 1981 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The document concludes that parathyroid diseases have a range of clinical features and outcomes, with some conditions being treatable and others having a high risk of mortality.
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Female hair loss is often hereditary and can be treated with medication, hair transplants, and lasers.
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A bald man grew hair on his head after taking a drug called diazoxide, but lost it again when he stopped the medication.
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