research A History of Drug Advertising: The Evolving Roles of Consumers and Consumer Protection
Drug advertising has greatly increased, changing consumer behavior and raising concerns about its influence on healthcare and patient protection.
Search
forResearch
5 / 1000+ results 
research The Rise of Medical Questionnaires in Telemedicine. Will they Initiate a Paradigm Shift in Medicine?
Medical questionnaires could modernize healthcare by improving access and efficiency but need guidelines to ensure quality care.
research Direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical services in dermatology: Ethical implications
Online skin care companies offer easy access to treatments but may have ethical issues like confirming patient identity, prescribing unproven therapies, and not fully explaining medication side effects. They should prioritize patient care over profit.
research Direct‐to‐consumer healthcare and its expanding role in the Australian healthcare system
Direct-to-consumer telemedicine in Australia needs formal evaluation for safety and quality.
research Direct-to-consumer teledermatology’s limitations may be addressed with greater in-person care synergy
Combining online and in-person dermatology care can improve quality and access.
Community Join
5 / 650 resultscommunity Huge gains after catching hair loss it early
The user achieved significant hair regrowth using dutasteride 0.5mg for a year and oral minoxidil 2.5mg for eight months, despite initial shedding. They reported no side effects and preferred oral treatments over topicals.
community Hair Growth Caps and Helmets Research
Hair growth caps and helmets using low-level laser therapy (LLLT) show potential for treating androgenetic alopecia, but more research is needed. Users often combine these devices with treatments like minoxidil and finasteride for better results.
community How much would a high dose dutasteride scalp dht inhibition be?
The conversation discusses the potential for high doses of dutasteride to completely inhibit scalp DHT and speculates whether this could cure baldness when combined with a topical antiandrogen. Specific dosages mentioned are 0.5 mg reducing scalp DHT by 55% and 2.5 mg by about 79%.
community DHT Harms Scalp Microbiome: DHT Itch is REAL
Increased Malassezia and Cutibacterium in the scalp microbiome are linked to higher sebum production and inflammation in androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Treatments include ciclopirox shampoo, benzoyl peroxide shampoo, clobetasol propionate, calcipotriol, minoxidil, finasteride, and dutasteride.
community 7 months of dutasteride progress after fin lost it's effectiveness.
After 6 years of finasteride losing effectiveness for hair loss, the user switched to dutasteride and topical minoxidil, seeing good progress after 7 months without significant side effects. They transitioned from finasteride to dutasteride over 2 months against doctor's advice.
Learn
2 / 801 resultslearn Osteopontin
signaling protein that, when suppressed, may grow hair by reducing inflammation and stem cell loss
learn Neem Oil
natural substance from Neem tree with medicinal and pesticidal properties
Clinics
4 / 4 results
Experts
— no results