Mind the gap

MedicineNet.com ran an article in May this year entitled: Low Iron Could Help Spur Baldness. In it they reported on research undertaken by the Cleveland Clinic to review scientific literature, published over the past 40 years, pertaining to the link between iron deficiency and hair loss. Their conclusion? Their review of the data suggests there may be a link, and that further research is required, as the doctors don’t fully understand “the relationship between iron deficiency and hair loss”. My conclusion? My review of the article suggests there may be a story, but further reporting is required. This reporter clearly doesn’t understand the hope we sufferers of hair loss pin on new research, nor the sting of having our hopes dashed once more when nothing materialises.