Almost daily, the news channels report substantive breakthroughs in advancing human health.  New drugs, new approaches using molecular tools such as stem cells, and other 21st Century techniques herald an apparently endless stream of medical miracles.  But what about garden variety common pattern hair loss?  It's almost 2012.  So where's the cure?  

Almost every day a new medical breakthrough seems to occur.  From breakthroughs in cancer therapy to vision correction, medical science marches on at a seemingly quickening pace.  So why does hair loss research appear to lag behind?  Is it our imagination?  No.  It's not.  But in this article series we will discuss a number of important reasons why this is the case.