💨 Abstract

A report by Dr Himmatrao Bawaskar links sudden hair loss cases in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, to high selenium content in wheat from Punjab and Haryana supplied by local ration shops. The affected individuals, mainly young women, showed symptoms of headache, fever, scalp itching, and total baldness within three to four days.

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