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	<title>The American Hair Loss Association Blog &#187; alopecia areata</title>
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		<title>Eleven, Bald, Brave, and Successful!</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/alopecia-areata/eleven-bald-brave-and-successful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alopecia areata]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olivia Rusk lost all of her hair at age two, just after she had her childhood vaccines. Although her hair grew back by the time Olivia turned four, she recently lost all her hair again and this time it wasn’t just the hair on her head. Her eyebrows and eyelashes fell out too.
Olivia suffers from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hair Loss in Children – The Most Common Causes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer Kobren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alopecia areata]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think hair loss in children is extremely rare, you’ll be surprised to learn it’s not that uncommon. Approximately three percent of all pediatric visits in the U.S. are related to children’s hair loss. Hair loss is difficult for most adults. When it comes to children, it’s heartbreaking.
The good news is that most children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The National Alopecia Areata Foundation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alopecia areata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) has one thing on its mind: hair loss. The NAAF focuses exclusively on one type of hair loss, alopecia areata, and provides various support for both sufferers of alopecia areata and those who are seeking to cure and treat the disease.

What is Alopecia Areata?
Alopecia Areata is believed to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hairless Man Rallies Medicaid Support to Provide Hair Pieces for Hair Loss Sufferers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alopecia areata]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hair replacement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you lose a limb, Medicaid will cover the cost for a prosthetic replacement. However, if you lose your hair, you are out of luck – even if you lose all your hair, including the hair all over your face and body.
Three years ago, Redwood City resident Matt Kelley lost every hair on his body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Types of Alopecia: Areata, Totalis, Universalis</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/alopecia-areata-totalis-universalis/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/alopecia-areata-totalis-universalis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alopecia areata]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Alopecia?
Alopecia simply means “hair loss.” It is the medical term for hair loss and there are numerous forms of alopecia. Today, we’ll look at three different terms that include the word alopecia:
•    Alopecia Totalis
•    Alopecia Universalis
•    Androgenetic Alopecia
Alopecia Totalis
Alopecia Totalis is thought to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About Non-Surgical Hair Replacement Techniques: Tips and Facts</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/the-truth-about-non-surgical-hair-replacement-techniques-tips-and-facts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/the-truth-about-non-surgical-hair-replacement-techniques-tips-and-facts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alopecia areata]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all heard horror stories about bad hairpieces and worse toupees. In comedy, these have been the butt of many jokes, but hair loss sufferers are not laughing. Non-surgical hair replacement is a serious matter, especially for people who are considering it. People who are dealing with alopecia must be careful because the hair loss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers Find Direct Link Between Tooth Infections and A Specific Form of Hair Loss</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/alopecia-areata-beard-hair-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/alopecia-areata-beard-hair-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alopecia areata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even though it&#8217;s clear that Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune disorder, it is still considered somewhat of a mystery as to why it afflicts approximately 2% of the US population. For many men suffering with AA, the disease presents itself in the beard region.
Now researchers believe that infections of the teeth may be the culprit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Kevin McElwee Will Be Pursuing a Unique Line of Alopecia Areata Genetic Study</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/research/kevin-mcelwee-alopecia-areata/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/research/kevin-mcelwee-alopecia-areata/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr.  Kevin McElwee will be pursuing a unique line of Alopecia Areata genetic study.
Alopecia areata (AA) is a common disfiguring autoimmune disease which results in distressing and extensive hair hair loss in men, women, and children. Approximately 640,000 Canadians will experience AA &#8211; a ratio of 1 in 50 &#8211; which makes it a [...]]]></description>
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