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Often psoriasis that attacks the scalp can result in hair loss, although it is most often temporary. Either hair loss or psoriasis can be traumatic, but put both together and you might feel like life as you know it has just ended. It doesn’t have […]
Great news to the baldies out there. The baldness-heart attack risk factor myth has been debunked.
The conclusion of this study reported in Scientific America, states
The results of this study suggest that male pattern baldness is not a surrogate measure of an important risk factor” for heart attacks or for atherosclerosis without symptoms
So now […]
I am always looking for simple reasons to explain why some people are bald, and some aren’t. I know that genetics are involved. But there are lots of other reasons to. This morning, I came across an article by Darren Wong in the Los Angeles Chronicle, which gives fairly simple explanations - […]
According to the Department of Research Writing at Quick Hair Loss Treatment Centre in Atlanta, studies are showing that swimming in chlorinated pools can result in hair discoloration and hair loss. OK this doesn’t seem like entirely big news to me. When I was a kid we all knew someone who once had […]
Is your hair starting to thin? Perhaps a visit to your dentist, is in order. Researchers in Granada, are now saying that localized alopecia is closely connected to the infections of the teeth.
As reported by the WSCOTV Eyewitness News,
We have found that bald patches caused by tooth infection are not always in the […]
Last week on Oprah, a very special episode was aired. For the first time in 22 years, the audience was completely comprised of men. I know…unheard of, right. The reason for this was, Dr Mehmet Oz hosted the show entitled 300 Men Ask Dr Oz. One of the subjects discussed on […]
I must be finding inspiration in the puppy dog eyes my wife was giving me this afternoon after she and our daughter wandered out of a local pet shop. Whatever the cause, this article on hair loss among dogs caught my eye this evening. It’s a local news Q & A type article written by […]
Here’s an unfortunate story from Todd Brown at the San Mateo County Times. Seems residents of Midway Village in Bayshore have long been experiencing health issues - including bouts of alopecia areata - that may have their source in toxic fill dirt used to grade the area when the public housing units were constructed.
The more […]
Over as CFS-Squared Laura has been losing her hair and recently had to take 4-1/2 inches off. Back in May I talked a little about CFS and hair loss. There are many non-genetic factors that can contribute to hair loss, and CFS can touch on many of them.
Stress.
Hormone imbalance.
High fever.
The list could be expanded.
As if […]
We continue our series on the variety of diseases and syndromes for which alopecia can be a presenting symptom. Again, in most cases hair loss is just good, old-fashioned hair loss; but there are times when it can be indicative of something else. And remember: I’m not a doctor. If you have a specific health […]
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