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  1. I sincerely hope this view isn't held by anyone in leadership, being an example of the worst side of partisanism. Silly to think retaliation is necessary over Bill Clinton's impeachment, especially for no reason (which you imply by saying you need no more motivation than that it happened). It also shows a shallow, generalized, and caricaturish understanding of what a Democrat is. The only motivation for impeaching the POTUS should be his actions while in office. This is clearly no witch hunt since there is ample evidence, and it's not a retaliation either, unless you think the charges of tax evasion leveled at Al Capone were in retaliation for all the other crimes he committed. It's an investigation into the clear extortion exercised by someone in a unique position who is held by the Constitution to higher standards of behavior, standards this POTUS has clearly had trouble adhering to. And I didn't imply that at all, unless I misread myself. But they do have different definitions.
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  2. Of course not. But it means that there is actually evidence of efficacy, even if only for select folks. And it is those trials were efficacy is actually being tested. I.e. if they show that they work (even if only for a subset) it becomes something worthwhile to pursue. I have a professional background in microbiology (with a current focus on infectious diseases) though I have been branching out in aspects of public health . However, I am not a medical professional (such as a dermatologist). But as a whole I am aware that hair loss related to infections is rarer than androgenic alopecia. And within the realm of infections, fungi are more common than bacterial infections. Ketoconazole, as well as other anti-dandruff components can address fungal infections, and have demonstrated relief from hair loss. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly ketoconzole was also shown to be somewhat effective for addressing androgenic hair loss, though only in a subset of people (there are also mice studies, but I am not sure whether it is clear why precisely it works, I have not followed up on that) . But ultimately, the important bit is that there are quite a range of different mechanisms of hair loss and with associated diagnosis (though some can be related). Dermatitis related hair loss requires a different treatment than androgenic hair loss. Both again are different from certain forms of diffuse hair loss, such as telogen effluvium. To have a targeted treatment, proper diagnosis should come first. Edit: I should add that in some studies related to androgenic alopecia folks also often found an increase in certain fungi and it has been suggested that treatment with with antifungal in addition to finasteride or minoxidil (the two components mentioned to treat androgenic hair loss) can be more effective in some patients. However, is not clear what the cause and what the effect is.
    2 points
  3. Has anyone wondered why most UFO sightings are objects with lights on them? It seems like the aliens want to be seen. If they were capable of traveling the distance to reach us, and they obviously haven't announce themselves, they why would they have lights, even blinking, colored lights, on their spacecraft? Could that be a diversion to allow a more stealthy spacecraft to fly in or out of their Earth bases? Is it possible that if aliens have been hiding here for a long time, they may have learned enough about us, maybe more than we know about ourselves. They could stay one step beyond our ability to detect them. As camera technology improves and becomes more common, aliens would be aware of that, and maybe the aliens have simply become more careful. So only blurred photos are ever taken of them? Also maybe they are very careful to pick up after themselves, so no undeniable evidence is left behind.
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  4. It probably won't get through the Senate. The important conditional seems to be whether the hearings will help or hurt Trump's popularity.
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  5. I'm not sure where this should go so this seems as good a place as any... Today I learned that dinosaurs lived on the other side of the galaxy. This is a neat animation of the timescale of dinosaurs (and others) related to our orbit around the galactic centre:
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  6. I'm not just looking at forums, but studies, including things that are in trials. Furthermore, even the stuff that is FDA approved works wonders for people and does squat for others, so it's not like the only possible scenario is you hit on a cure that works 100% for 100% of people and you're a billionaire. There are many different remedies that have small effects, many of them are natural and available for cheap in supermarkets so you can't make a killing off them. The studies I read and that got results aimed at killing bacteria. It's possible that their anti-bacterial also had anti-fungal effects, but fungi were never mentioned. You seem to be knowledgeable on this topic. Are you a dermatologist or have you studied this? ??? I've already mentioned two natural substances that have those properties
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  7. That's a very generous view of how patents work.
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  8. If I had discovered a substance like the requested one in the OP, would I a) Patent it and become a billionaire, or b) Post it for all to see for free in an internet chat forum. It's a tricky choice. I need to think about it.
    -1 points
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