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In article <1992Apr8.161344.1284@athena.cs.uga.edu> mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington) writes:
>In article <1992Apr8.070856.10703@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> stever@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve E. Robinette) writes:
>>Has anyone heard of this??? It seems a company in Canada has designed a device that looks like a beauty salon hair dryer. The hood has four pairs of
>>positively and negatively charged electrodes, which are powered by a 12-volt
>>battery. While the patient sits under the hood for twelve minutes, his/her
>>head is surrounded by an electrostatic field of positive and negative charges
>>which stimulate hair growth. No one knows eactly why the treatment works, but when a patient takes the treatment once a week for a period of one to two years, hair comes back. This is a treatment not a cure. It must be continued for life
>>
>>Can anyone "shed" any light on how this might work. Seems as though you
>>could build you own quite easily instead of the $4500 a month they'll be 
>>charging to use it. Be interested to hear some ideas...
>>
>
>I very very much doubt that it works.  At $4500 a month, it sounds like a
>scheme for separating fools from their money.
>
>Ever heard of SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE, folks?
>

There is currently research being done at the University of British
Columbia about the ability of ELECTRIC CURRENT in stimulating hair
growth.

They say it works.  Mind you, I wonder the long term effects.

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Larrie Carr                 
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