the autoimmune disease destroys hair follicles and there's no known treatment for alopecia to completelyre the hair. right now the drug is only approved by the fda fore cancer treatment. >> when it comes gas prices they continue to plummet as the summer rolls on. abc's michelle frandsen has this morning's business headlines in america's money. >> reporter: stocks on the rebound. the market is opening higher today after the dow surged 175 points yesterday. the nasdaq jumped to a 14 year high, closing above the 45 monday mark and the s & p up 16 points. good news for drivers. the national average for gas prices are now at $3.47 a gallon. that's down more than three cents in the past week and eight cents cheaper than this time last year. honda's accord and civic remain the most stolen vehicles in the u.s. that's according to a new report by the national insurance crime bureau. rounding out the top five chevy silverados ford f series and toyota camry. taco bell takes another shot in the fast food wars. the restaurant launched a new dollar menu. there are 11 items includeing a shredded chicke

it only works on patients who lost their hair because of a condition known as alopecia. hair growth is just one of the side effects. additional trials are needed to confirm. >>> a new long-term study shows the hpv vaccine appears to protect against a transmitted disease for eight years. after eight years, they still have the antibodies in their blood. hpv is thought to cause the majority of cervical cancer. the virus is also thought to cause genital warts in men and women. >>> we'll have one final look at your weather as well as an unusual tribute to robin williams when we come back. >>> breaking news this morning, we have just learned of a stabbing at glide memorial church in san francisco. a suspect believed to have fled nearby on a muni bus. that's all we have at this time but, of course, we'll continue to follow. >> glide memorial, one of the places that commemorated robin williams recently and they are asking right now a special tribute today, that everybody go outside and do a standing ovation at 1:00. there's all sorts of major venues. the justin herman plaza and

. >>> there could be a new drug treatment for alopecia. it causes hair to fall out in large patches. scientists at columbia university found drugs to treat autoimmune diseases helped out. when they tested the drugs on three people with the disease their hair grew back after five months of treatments. more tests are underway to confirm the results and make sure the drugs are safe. >>> rumors swirling that jennifer lawrence is dating a rock star. >>> a shocking loss, a man dies hours after raising thousands of dollars through the ice bucket challenge fundraising campaign. >>> you're watching news 4 at 4:00. >>> an emotional tribute for the late actor roin williams. a packed church in san francisco remembered williams for his charitable work. he did fundraising work for the glide memorial church. the pastor said williams lifted people's spirits so they could help others. >>> a community is remembering a young man today who died hours after raising $100,000 for als research. gory griffin drowned early saturday morning during a diving accident

we don't want alopecia. we have to make sure we shampoo the child's hair at least once a month.e don't put conditioner in it. i would rather you put oil in your hair because conditioner tends to get stuck in the braids and what you want to make sure that when you take out the braids you don't have a lot of debris. the debris can also be extremely damaging and your child haas' hair when you're combing through it you'll find you'll get a lot of shedding. when you're going to brader you're asking your daughter if it hurts, please let the brader know. getting braids should not be a painful process. having the braids tight does not ensure it's going to last any longer than 2.5 months. i braided j-lo's hair. there was a reason why i did it. when you're corn rowing your child's hair straight back, it apply as lot of tension to the edges and for me, it's important that making sure their hair is just as healthy before you put the braids in as when you take it out. so what these loops allow for it to be it anchors her hair in such a way where you're in the getting excessive amounts of ten

alopecia is a disease that affects 1% of men and women.ad of hair in four months. guys, there is no evidence that the drug will help with the more common male pattern baldness or my receding hairline. >> not guys, just jeff. >> ouch. >> i meant only pertaining to men. >> eventually we are all in the same boat. >> u.s. today reports more than 1100 laboratory incidents involving potential bioterror germs were reported to federal regulators. they happened between 2008 and 2012. in five cases, laboratory workerers were infected or got sick. they all recovered. the names of the labs are being kept secret because of federal bioterrorism laws. the washington post looks at the drought in the west. as we have been showing you california is the hardest hits. some areas haven't had substantial rain in three years. nearly 60% of the state is officially in an exceptional drought condition. that's the worst category. there is no relief the in sight. aquifers are the usual backup source. they are being pumped at unsustainable rates. i live in los angeles

a drug used to treat a ban marrow condition reversed baldness in three patients that suffer alopecia.y regrew their hair in five months. it doesn't seem to work with mail pattern baldness. >> getting drench ford a good cause, the ice buckets challenge has taken the internet by storm. >> if you haven't seen it, it involves dumping freezing cold water on people to race money or lou gehrig's decease, a.l.s. >> a.l.s. is the new name for lou gehrig's disease. you've probably seen all your friends shrieking and shuffling in videos. they have been taking part in the a.l.s. ice bubble challenge. here's the story. >> there's a good chance you've seen someone take the ice bucket challenge, people dumps ice cold water on their heads and nominating others to do the same. too cold for you? you can make a donation. a.l.a., also known at lou gehrig's disease after the baseball great diagnosed with it in the late 1930's. it's degenerative and kills off motor neurons. today, a viral campaign on the internet is thrusting the fatal disease into the spotlight. according to the a.l.s. association, 15 new

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