Hair Loss Treatment

Genetic testing is an easy way to peek into the future; a simple cheek swab can tell you a lot about what's in store for your health.There is a broad spectrum of genetic tests on the market, and a new one is offering to make baldness less of a guessing game."I'll be slightly depressed if I find out that I'm going to lose all my hair, but I'll get over it," said Mike Heath, a senior at University of Colorado at Boulder.Heath and his friend, Myles Raymond, agreed to take the HairDx test for baldness. As engineering students, both young .... More »

CHICAGO - WHILE Asian men generally have less trouble than Caucasians with the most common form of hereditary male baldness, smoking cigarettes may erase that edge, researchers said.Smoking may destroy hair follicles, interfere with the way blood and hormones are circulated in the scalp or increase the production of oestrogen, said Dr Su Lin-Hui of the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital and Dr Tony Chen Hsiu-Hsi of National Taiwan University in Taipei on Monday.A look at 740 men in Taiwan with an average age of 65 found cigarette use playe .... More »

Earthbound Beauty Day Spa in Newport is now offering a new method of permanent hair removal.According to the spa, it is fast, safe, effective and affordable. It also is very comfortable as compared to waxing, electrolysis and laser hair removal. Unwanted hair is a huge problem for a large portion of the population, crossing all age, gender and ethnic lines. Many women, including "young" women, suffer from unsightly hair on various parts of their body, from facial hair all the way down the frame to "toe hair." As long as the hair is da .... More »

Skincare-News.com shows how split ends can be absolutely manageable with the right tools and knowledge.Split ends on a daily basis may plague even those who are careful about brushing their hair gently and limiting use of blow dryers or curling irons. Skincare-News.com's latest article, "In A Split over Split Ends?" conquers the who, what and why of split ends.Unfortunately, mending split ends can't be done with any magical cream, potion or comb. Instead, split ends, also known as trichoptlosis, can be avoided by implementing smart ha .... More »

A FORMER member of an Australian national swimming squad has added to the sport's woes this week after it was revealed he tested positive for a banned diuretic.Swimming Australia chief executive Glenn Tasker said yesterday the use was inadvertent but in a week where swimming has come under scrutiny because of a claim by dual Olympian Elka Graham she was offered banned performance-enhancing drugs, Tasker conceded the revelation could harm the sport."I agree it doesn't look good but I can show you volumes and volumes of tests that our a .... More »

Hair loss affects about 60 million men in the United States, but the problem also plagues more than 20 million women. For many, it can be devastating, but now, there are more options than ever for women dealing with hair loss."Women's hair is their crowning glory, and if you don't have beautiful thick hair, then what has happened to you as a woman?" said Joan Denton, who suffered from hair loss.Most women would love to have locks that were long, thick and lustrous, but some end up with the exact opposite.Denton would not even walk out .... More »

Hair Loss Doll Prepares Children for Changes that Accompany ChemoBy KATHARINE STOEL GAMMONFor many women, losing their hair during cancer therapy is difficult enough. But the situation can be even harder for children who are shocked to see their mothers - or female relatives - lose their hair. Now, a new doll tries to help kids understand the changes in appearance that come with chemotherapy.The doll, called Kimmie Cares, was created by Kim Goebel while she was undergoing chemotherapy therapy for breast cancer. Goebel passed away in 2 .... More »

Hilary Swank has some lovely tresses.But not for much longer.She's doing something drastic but also v good.Hils is hacking off her long locks.We hear that gasp, but let us explain.It's all for a good cause.She's having the chop on the Oprah Winfrey Show later this monthBut it ain't some telly gimmick... it's actually for charidee.She's got involved in the Beautiful Lengths charity campaign.Which is encouraging women and men to whack off their hair and donate it for wigs to aid cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Hils has jumped on .... More »

Herbal remedies are known to people that they can support the body naturally and can heal the problem effectively and without side effects.Herbal remedies for hair loss do not work as a miraculous solution for all the victims but herbal remedies can really give people hope with such problem.There are plenty of herbal remedies that can help you will your hair loss problem.Saw palmetto, this herbal remedy is used by men, it has the ability to protect the prostate, it slow down hair loss and promote hair regrowth.Another herbal remedy is .... More »

A hair-loss drug that can also prevent prostate cancer may offer a third benefit by helping doctors detect the most aggressive prostate tumours earlier, US and Israeli researchers report.They said they could dispel fears that finasteride might somehow cause the high-grade tumours.Two studies published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute show that the drug appears to be keeping the prostate gland small, making it easier to find dangerous tumours inside or on the surface."It appears that a man concerned about prostate-cancer .... More »

There are now more options to help the 20-million U.S. women who suffer from hair loss.Long, thick and lustrous are the locks Joan Denton longed to have."It was scary," she said. "It was heart-wrenching."Joan wouldn't even walk outside when her hair loss got bad. But now, she enjoys the outdoors."Just like if you are on a health kick, you want to use diet and exercise to get the result, the same is true in other areas of medicine like hair loss," said hair restoration expert Dr. Alan Bauman. "And today, the number of tools is increasi .... More »

CHICAGO -- The season's changing, and classes are starting! Why not kick off the coming fall and winter months with a strategy to help your hair maintain its healthy glow? According to "Dr. Hair" of Namaste Laboratories, the products one should consider are those that have transferable benefits from season to season. In a word: Conditioners."When we're searching for the perfect place to live, or even start a business, it's 'location, location, location,'" says Dr. Reginald Mitchell (a.k.a. Dr. Hair). "When the hair has gone through su .... More »

On Sunday August 26th, The Bald Truth, the official radio program of The American Hair Loss Association held a debate between two of the most respected medical experts in the field concerning the validity of today's most controversial treatment for hair loss.Los Angeles, CA -- The Bald Truth, the official radio program of the American Hair Loss Association, shines a very bright light into the dark corners of the 3.5 billion dollar a year hair loss industry, questioning the validity of low-level laser light therapy (LLLT) for the treat .... More »

By Rochelle TorgersonQ: I'm a woman in my mid-40s, and I'm concerned about rapid hair loss. I see hair in the shower drain almost every morning. I went through some periods of this after each of my children was born, but this time it's not stopping. I've heard of female pattern baldness. Could this be what's happening to me?A: You may indeed have some female pattern thinning, but given your description of rapid and ongoing hair loss, a shedding type is more likely. Telogen effluvium, a common form of shedding hair loss, is often due t .... More »

New Delhi: People go to various lengths to get their hair back. While some turn to simple pill-popping others are even willing to go under the surgeons knife.But one must realise that all of these solutions come packaged with a number of cons in their favour. Contrary to popular belief, use of steroids makes hair loss worse. Allopathic treatments like Minoxidil and Finasteroids have many side effects ranging from lowering BP to causing impotency, prostrate cancer and malformation of foetus in women.And what's more, all these treatment .... More »