The official medical term for the condition is androgenetic alopecia.

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Resilience in the long-term means you recognize a setback as a short-term condition and are able to persist.

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But the fact remains that nearly three quarters of beds are occupied by someone with a long-term condition.

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"In the case of a firefighter who develops a long term condition this means carrying out a risk assessment and taking a much more realistic approach, " says Ms Valentine.

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