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		<title>Steve Bennis Accused of Swindling Clients Out Of Thousands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 12, 2010 FOX Chicago news reports that they have been investigating an accused con artist to find out how he&#8217;s managed to stay in business in Chicago despite repeated lawsuits.
His name is Steve Bennis. 
Read about what the Fox Chicago producer discovered in his undercover investigation of Steve Bennis:
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/special_report/steve-bennis-hair-regrowth-fraud-20100812
&#8220;There&#8217;s no question he&#8217;s committed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/laser-treatment/steve-bennis-accused-of-swindling-clients-out-of-thousands/</link>
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		<title>Scientists Identify New Hair Loss Gene &#8211; APCDD1</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/scientists-identify-new-hair-loss-gene-apcdd1/</link>
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		<title>Ookisa &#8211; A &#8220;Scam&#8221; or a &#8220;Misunderstanding&#8221; ?</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/ookisa-scam-or-misunderstanding/</link>
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		<title>MatriStem MicroMatrix &#8211; Regenerative Medicine and Hair Cloning</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/matristem-micromatrix-regenerative-medicine-hair-cloning/</link>
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		<title>Eleven, Bald, Brave, and Successful!</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/alopecia-areata/eleven-bald-brave-and-successful/</link>
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		<title>The Bald Truth’s New Website</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/new-bald-truth-websit/</link>
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		<title>The History of Hair Transplant Surgery</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/history-hair-transplant-surgery/</link>
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		<title>Natural Hair Growth Institute &#8211; Steve Bennis / Jon Yates Reports On Unsatisfied Client</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent article titled Hair Growth Treatment Leaves Big Hole in Woman’s Wallet, the Chicago Tribune reports that Shelley Lindsay, a forty-year-old hairdresser, paid almost eleven thousand dollars for a hair loss treatment in which she was offered a money back guarantee.
In this Chicago Tribune column, Lindsay states, &#8220;He wanted the money right there, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/steve-bennis-natural-hair-growth-institute-unsatisfied-client/</link>
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		<title>Hair Loss in Children (Part Two) – Additional Causes and Treatments</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/hair-loss-in-children/</link>
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		<title>Hair Loss in Children – The Most Common Causes</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://blog.americanhairloss.org/hair-loss/hair-loss-children-treatments/</link>
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