LATEST NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS

In an effort to keep you informed, we will cover and report the news and developments regarding thinning hair and hair loss treatment, skin care and nail care.

We welcome and encourage your questions, suggestions, comments and information as much of what we have accomplished in our research and development is due to the response of people who have used our products and who are interested in the topics of hair loss and skin care.

• Certain MEDICATIONS CAN CAUSE HAIR LOSS.
  
  SEE_____ http://www.health-library.com/part7.htm
  
  
• After the Classroom Seminar Universal Biologics conducted at the International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference in Orlando, Florida on October 29, 2000 - "Growing Advances in Hair Loss Treatment for Women & Men" and "Discovering the Truth in Skin Care", it was very obvious that all of the attendees were SHOCKED AND AMUSED BY the information presented. Attendees, including Hair Salon owners, were not aware of the investigative news segment aired on the NBC series, DATELINE, on December 28, 1998 entitled, "Hair Apparent". The story focused on the fake hair growth products and false claims marketed and the unscrupulous people and companies behind the deception. Although Hair Farm® was easily dismissed as a product that lacked substance, surprising to most was the focus on Nioxin®, a product that is successfully marketed in salons all over the world. The investigative news segment indicated that although Nioxin claimed to have studies, it is unwilling to share the studies with the FDA. The principal founder [Bashforth] of Nioxin is shown to use semantics to overcome the interviewer's questions,
  
  Interviewer: "Does Nioxin grow hair?"
  
  Bashforth: "I cannot say that. I would say Nioxin does not claim to grow hair."
  
  Interviewer: "Does not grow hair."
  
  Bashforth: "I'd say, Does not claim to grow hair."
  
  Interviewer: "The poster behind you says "Growing Hair & The Business"
  
  Response: " If you read the poster correctly, uh...the…the poster also says growing the hair business."

FOR A TRANSCRIPT OR VIDEO OF THE PROGRAM, CONTACT NBC DATELINE AND REFER TO:

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• Further to our surprise was the LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AS TO THE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL INGREDIENTS found IN SKIN COSMETICS such as Propylene Glycol and the commonly used form of Vitamin E, Tocopherol Acetate.
  
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• Considering the various factors including hormonal, oxidative stress, nutrition and immune system responses. Universal Biologics is working on a new formula to be incorporated with its Scalp Primer.
  
  
• TODAY'S HEALTH, a syndicated television program hosted by Faith Daniels, featuring HairPrime® as a natural treatment for women's hair loss in a segment entitled "Growing Advances", aired on CNBC November 14, 1999. Future airings in syndication are planned worldwide. For future listings log on to http://www.vstar.com/health/default2.htm

In a corroborative effort to contribute to the television program testimony by women who have used HairPrime® and/or experiencing thinning hair, we were shocked by the fact that none of our customers, even the "fantastic success stories", wished to be interviewed or tell their stories. Most of the women I called praised our product and effort, but just could not bring themselves to publicly tell others about their experience with hair loss and HairPrime® . In fact, one of the women contacted is a television/media personality who was devastated by her hair loss which affected her career. After having used HairPrime® , she has regained a full head of hair and her confidence, but she refuses to be interviewed on television to let others know because she claims that "she is too well known". This phenomena underscores the program's theme as to the "emotional impact of hair loss on women".

An article by Rita Kennan on an internet website (which offers Rogaine® only) contained the following:

"RAPUNZEL, RAPUNZEL, LET DOWN YOUR HAIR...

The fact that women's hair has been praised in everything from fairy tales to romantic literature, contributes to the popular belief that women must keep up their appearance at all costs. Bald men are socially acceptable and considered sexy in some circles. But a woman's hair is her crowning glory, and most women will work hard to hide hair loss. Although society reacts differently to hair loss between the sexes; the treatment for the condition remains the same."

• Universal Biologics's presentation, "Conversion to Terminal, Melanized Hair with a 7.5% Herbal Preparation: A Double Blind Study" which was made at the Amercian Academy of Dermatology Annual Conference in New Orleans - March, 1999 was also made at the The Society of Cosmetic Chemists' Committee on Scientific Affairs in Chicago - May, 1999. The presentation points out the unique finding that the subjects using HairPrime® experienced a significant conversion of baby-fine vellus hair to mature non-vellus, terminal hair, thus indicating the products ability to reverse the shortened growth cycle of hair which leads to premature hair loss and thinning hair.
  
  
• The Bull Newsletter, Volume 2 - Number 12 - August 1999 issue, lead article focused on hair loss with the heading "Go Bald Gracefully...Or Don't Go at All". Under the heading "A prostate drug for baldness? Just say NO!" the writers caution the readers as to the use of Finasteride® (Propecia® and Proscar®) and conclude, "When talking about baldness, Finasteride® is a case where the cure is worse than the curse. Do yourself a favor; stay away from this drug." The next heading, "The Minoxidil® promise - broken" comments "Ten years ago, drug companies held out the promise of a miracle drug, Minoxidil® (Rogaine® ), that would reverse baldness. Unfortunately, the reality has fallen far short of the promise. A large scale clinical trial showed Minoxidil® had very little effect after four months. After a full 12 months, 39 percent of the patients had moderate hair growth (as compared to 11 percent of the placebo group). Next, under the heading "Nutrients that regrow hair? Be wary!" reads "...as far as baldness is concerned, most of the supplements are ineffective...Besides the two notable exceptions that I'll mention shortly, there are no true clinical studies that we know of that prove their vitamin and supplement regimens will regrow any hair." Finally, under the heading "Some good news - at last!" HairPrime® is revealed as one of the "two promising herbal treatments available, both of which have been studied in clinical double-blind, placebo tests." [We at Universal Biologics continue to distinguish HairPrime® because its clinical double blind placebo study has been presented twice to the medical profession and public at the American Academy of Dermatology and published in a prestigious peer review medical journal, The Journal of Dermatological Treatment.]
  
  
• Letter to the Professionals Attending the Academy of Dermatology Annual Conference in New Orleans - March, 1999.

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