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	<description>Hair loss, hair transplant and hair restoration information from The American Hair Loss Association</description>
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		<title>Why Does a Hair Transplant Cost What It Costs and Why?</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-transplant/why-does-a-hair-transplant-cost-what-it-costs-and-why/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Frank, MD</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hair transplant cost]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike a cosmetic product, object of clothing or an excursion, the service somebody receives from a hair transplant gives lifelong, permanent results.  So, first of all the cost required could, and should be thought of as a long term investment.  Since you are looking for something “cheap”, then that would be my advice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regenerative Science Being Used To Aid In Hair Regrowth</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/research/regenerative-science-being-used-to-aid-in-hair-regrowth/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/research/regenerative-science-being-used-to-aid-in-hair-regrowth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Frank, MD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking at stem cells as a cure for baldness is hardly new, but being able to bio-engineer a hair follicle from one’s own DNA would represent a significant new breakthrough – but that&#8217;s exactly what a team of researchers in genetic regenerative medicine and bio-engineering at Tokyo University have done.
Asakawa K, Toyoshima KE, Ishibashi N, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spencer Kobren- The Truth About Before and After Photos On YouTube</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/spencer-kobren-the-truth-about-before-and-after-photos-on-youtube/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/spencer-kobren-the-truth-about-before-and-after-photos-on-youtube/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Bald Truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YouTube]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bald Truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair transplant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spencer kobren]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[American Hair Loss Association Founder, Spencer Kobren provides some important insight on the reality of hair transplant before and after photos. In this YouTube video, Kobren illustrates how some in the hair transplant field can easily mislead prospective patients just by using a flash or by shifting  angles during the photography process.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JChYcf4Hx58&#38;list=PL31F216E1A28469A7
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		<title>Scientists Identify New Hair Loss Gene &#8211; APCDD1</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/scientists-identify-new-hair-loss-gene-apcdd1/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/scientists-identify-new-hair-loss-gene-apcdd1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A research team that includes investigators from Colombia, Rockefeller and Stanford Universities, believe they have found a gene that impacts hair growth.
The gene that was identified is APCDD1 (adenomatosis polyposis down-regulated 1).  This gene is involved in the progressive hair loss condition referred to as hereditary hypotrichosis simplex and it is a condition that usually presents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ookisa &#8211; A &#8220;Scam&#8221; or a &#8220;Misunderstanding&#8221; ?</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/ookisa-scam-or-misunderstanding/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/ookisa-scam-or-misunderstanding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ookisa, LLC launched their hair care product line in 2008. A press release was issued in October 2008, titled &#8220;Ookisa(TM) Unveils Revolutionary Integrated Hair Thickening Systeme&#8221; and the first couple lines read, &#8220;OOKISA, LLC announced today the launch of the exclusive, new OOKISA Hair Thickening Systéme, an innovative and complete approach to hair health and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MatriStem MicroMatrix &#8211; Regenerative Medicine and Hair Cloning</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/matristem-micromatrix-regenerative-medicine-hair-cloning/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/matristem-micromatrix-regenerative-medicine-hair-cloning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[hair cloning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair loss treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Jerry Cooley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MatriStem MicroMatrix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regenerative medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wound healing powder]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On January 6, 2010 a press release was issued with the headline “Researchers Develop First Successful Hair Cloning Technique – Major Advancement In Hair Restoration.” Since that date there has been a lot of online (and offline) discussion about how accurate the press release really was.
For years, hair cloning has been looked at as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eleven, Bald, Brave, and Successful!</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/alopecia-areata/eleven-bald-brave-and-successful/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/alopecia-areata/eleven-bald-brave-and-successful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alopecia areata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[naaf]]></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>The Bald Truth’s New Website</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/new-bald-truth-websit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/new-bald-truth-websit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Bald Truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spencer kobren]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.americanhairloss.org/?p=89</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you already know that Spencer Kobren, American Hair Loss Association Founder, also runs a weekly radio program called The Bald Truth. Recently, The Bald Truth’s website got a thorough makeover including plenty of fresh features and a slick new interface design.
While the images and color scheme largely remain the same, the new site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The History of Hair Transplant Surgery</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/history-hair-transplant-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/history-hair-transplant-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer Kobren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair transplant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spencer kobren]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.americanhairloss.org/?p=87</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hair transplant surgery originated in Japan. In 1939, Dr. Okuda, a Japanese dermatologist developed a breakthrough process to restore hair loss caused by scalp injuries and for burn victims. He used a punch technique, which involved extracting small sections of hair-bearing skin and implanting these into even smaller holes in the areas where skin had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hair Loss in Children (Part Two) – Additional Causes and Treatments</title>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/hair-loss-in-children/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/hair-loss-in-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Spencer Kobren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[children's hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spencer kobren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telogen effluvium]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous article, we looked at the two most common causes of hair loss in children, tinea capitis and alopecia areata. Although those are the most likely causes, they are not the only ones. Trauma and a condition called telogen effluvium can also cause hair loss in the young.
Trauma 
Trauma to the hair shaft [...]]]></description>
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