Insidermedicine in 60 - November 19 2007

Description: From Taipei - Smoking may be linked to hair loss in Asian men. Researchers surveying over 700 men for smoking habits, hair loss and other risk factors for alopecia, noted that those who smoked more than 20 cigarettes had twice the risk for hair loss. A dose response was also noted. From the Netherlands - Having your tonsils and adenoids removed many not be cost effective. In a study of 300 subjects, half were randomized to receive surgery and the other to watchful waiting. The average cost ...