Baldness, a trauma for men and women alike, could finally be cured - thanks to a new discovery by researchers.
Hair Loss in Men
A few men are only in their twenties when they begin to lose hair, but by the time men reach their fifties, more than 50% of them have what doctors would call ‘significant hair loss’.
A few men are only in their twenties when they begin to lose hair, but by the time men reach their fifties, more than 50% of them have what doctors would call ‘significant hair loss’.
According to Dr. Angela Christiano, professor of dermatology and genetics and development at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, this means that drugs already in development could be used to treat this condition - a huge advantage.
However, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved any treatments for alopecia areata.
Hair Loss in Women
Hair loss or Alopecia can be emotionally devastating to women but understanding reasons behind hair loss can help in prevention and treatment of hair loss.
Hair loss or Alopecia can be emotionally devastating to women but understanding reasons behind hair loss can help in prevention and treatment of hair loss.
"It's like putting nectar on the hair follicle, then the 'bees' come in and do their damage," Fox News quoted Vicki Kalabokes, president and CEO of the Alopecia Foundation, as saying.
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Top Tips for Hair Loss Prevention
Top tips to prevent hair loss and keeping yourself from getting bald.
Top tips to prevent hair loss and keeping yourself from getting bald.
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Quiz on Hair Loss
Hair Loss is fast becoming a universal problem and people are frantically trying to find solutions to control their hair loss and perhaps regain lost hair. Take this quiz and find out if you know the actual causes for hair loss and perhaps learn new information on this hotly searched topic!
Hair Loss is fast becoming a universal problem and people are frantically trying to find solutions to control their hair loss and perhaps regain lost hair. Take this quiz and find out if you know the actual causes for hair loss and perhaps learn new information on this hotly searched topic!
