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Back in the old days, when finasteride 1 mg was branded, we used to prescribe the 5 mg pill and have the patient cut them into quarters to save the big $$ (5 mg became generic before 1 mg). But it's generic now, so no need these days.

Like all medical treatments, not everyone will be a success story. FDA approval simply means it works significantly better than a placebo treatment, not that it works for everyone who tries it. Of course, it might be wise to try topical minoxidil first, since 3-4 months of minoxidil is less expensive. I personally put minoxidil in the back of my head, to minimize the thinning there, but it does leave the area in which I apply the minoxidil looking a little moist. I've been thinking of trying the HairMax.

A non-medication alternative for hair growth that's actually been approved by the FDA and shows clinical success, there's the Hairmax Ultima 12:

Well, firstly, only 2/3 went along with the strike. Those were replaced with supervisors, the recently retired, and military air traffic controllers. The irony is that the air traffic controllers' union, PATCO, endorsed Reagan, due to his empty promises. Inflation soared under Reagan, and controllers' salaries didn't keep up. Of course, no one does empty promises and screwing those who voted for him/helped him better than Trump. No matter what they say, Republicans are anti-union.

My sense is there have been too many of these near-misses lately. How about that near-miss in which the B52 bomber in North Dakota didn't have it's safety system (TCAS) turned on, nor announced its flight? There should be immediate drug and alcohol testing for all pilots and air traffic controllers involved. There should be prompt and thorough investigations. And there should be serious consequences if any safety rules are ignored, including incarceration if drugs and/or alcohol were involved.

There are so many to pick from, but probably Lincoln, Da Vinci, and Alexander the Great.

Well, I think most people who've looked into it are pretty sure Lincoln was gay. Buchanan, unfortunately not one of the US's best Presidents, was also almost certainly gay. I haven't heard credible info regarding Washington or Obama, though. Maybe LBJ.

In looking up Idaho's process, it seems to be super-tough. It looks as though one can only get a pardon if one has completed one's sentence, if I understand things right. The governor has the power to block the pardon, but cannot issue one. There appears almost no way out for that murderer, since it's impossible for him to complete his sentence. https://parole.idaho.gov/pardons/pardon-application-information/ "...Those currently incarcerated or being supervised for a felony or misdemeanor conviction do not qualify for a pardon...". "...The Governor then has 30-days to grant or deny the pardon request. Any pardon recommendation not so approved within 30 days of the Commission’s recommendation shall be deemed denied...".

I suspect some on this board may not understand how pardons work in the US. There are two broad classes of crimes: federal and state. Federal crimes are ostensibly those in which the federal government has an interest, such as banking crimes, immigration crimes, and crimes which take place on federal property, such as US National Parks. Any crime which occurs over state lines (or national boundaries) will generally be a federal crime, such as what Epstein and Maxwell did, transporting women and girls over state lines. Most run-of-the-mill crimes, such as murder, robbery, rape, and so on, will be state crimes. The US President has a pretty much blanket ability to pardon or commute any federal crime. No one, not even Congress or the Supreme Court, can over-rule him. As Trump has discovered, he can even dish out pardons in exchange for cash donations (as far as I know, the first POTUS to do this, though), no matter how blatant or serious the crime. As for state crimes, the situation changes from state to state. In most states, governors have a similar ability to pardon or commute sentences. In some states, such as Texas, these pardons must be OK's by Parole/Pardon Boards, but since he appoints ALL of the members, that's not much of a check. In a small minority of states (nine), the governor has almost no say in pardons or commutations, and such decisions are made entirely by a Board of Paroles and Pardons (Idaho happens to be one of those nine states).

Yes, unlike topical minoxidil, which really has no side-effects, finasteride, as a testosterone-blocker (blocks conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, where the hair follicles have receptors), has some I'd consider nasty, namely decreased sex drive and decreased cum volume. However, once the medication is stopped, these side-effects should go away, since finasteride doesn't destroy the testicles or otherwise alter testosterone production. It merely blocks testosterone conversion to its active form.

I can understand that sentence when it comes to multiple murderers who kill without any motive other than because they can. Neither Kohberger nor the Air India pilot (nor the German Wings pilot) had any reason to kill all of those people.