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GV-350 improves hair growth and quality of life in iron-deficient women without side effects.
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Most students know the causes of hair loss, but many wrongly think heredity isn't one.
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Female hair loss is often hereditary and can be treated with medication, hair transplants, and lasers.
Iron supplements may reverse premature graying in iron-deficient individuals; ingrown nails are common in diabetics with certain risk factors; topical finasteride may reduce scalp DHT as effectively as oral finasteride; monilethrix treatment is challenging but some medications can help.
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