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Saturday April 18, 2009

Men Place a High Value on Hair

Most men with male pattern baldness would part with their prized possessions for more hair, according to a recent survey. Also known as androgenetic alopecia, male pattern hair loss is a hereditary condition distinguished by a receding hairline…

Tuesday February 3, 2009

Stem cells offer promise for hair growth

Penn researchers successfully transplant cells that lead to new hair follicles. (Philadelphia, PA) – Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have isolated stem cells responsible for hair follicle growth…

Monday February 2, 2009

Soy Extract with Equol Helps Stops Prostate Cancer and Baldness

Scientists have claimed that soy extract isoflavones could help prevent men from developing prostate cancer and baldness. USA researchers have found a molecule called equol which is produced in the intestine when soy extract isoflavones are digested…

Sunday February 1, 2009

Peptide stimulation for DHT baldness shows promise

Hair loss patients received the new organic formula in trials lasting six months in both oral and topical benzyl amino mixtures to enhance stronger hair follicle growth cycle uptake. Early clinical trials of a natural benzyl amino peptide stimulation treatment in conjunction with a DHT organic equol reduction treatment for hair loss is showing promise in re-growing hair in alopecia patients.

Friday December 5, 2008

Tendency To Hair Loss Inherited From The Mother

Every second man suffers from greater or lesser hair loss. It begins with receding hairlines, the forehead becomes higher, the hair at the back of the man’s head gets thinner and thinner. There are hardly any successful counter-measures – despite an enormous…

Thursday December 4, 2008

HairMax Laser Comb receives FDA clearance as hair regrowth device for humans

The FDA has approved the HairMax Laser Comb as the first drug-free hair regrowth device for at-home use. The Laser Comb, which is only the third hair regrowth product to receive FDA approval, is manufactured by Lexington International, LLC, based in Boca Raton, Fla. Approximately fifty-five million men in the United States are affected by hair loss…

Wednesday December 3, 2008

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Tracking Hair Loss And Growth Mathematically

CSIRO’s Biotech Imaging team, who specialise in developing software to analyse images automatically, worked with a UK personal care products company to find a way to objectively test how well their hair removal products work. Hair counting is often done manually by human assessors.

Monday December 1, 2008

Saw palmetto keeps prostates healthy and helps prevent baldness

Saw palmetto may be a man’s best friend. It’s the primary herb helping men maintain prostate health that’s very popular throughout Europe for its ability to relieve symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), otherwise known as enlargement…

Sunday November 30, 2008

Hair Loss and Iron Deficiency

Your iron intake could have a profound effect on your head – both above the scalp and below. Cleveland Clinic researchers reviewed four decades of research and case studies that examined the association between hair loss and iron deficiency. They found a strong link between low levels of the mineral and several of the most common types of hair loss. Although it’s not a health issue, hair loss is an important personal concern…

Friday November 28, 2008

Thinning hair in women: warning sign of underlying health issues

Hair is probably a woman’s most important feature. Signs of thinning hair can take the sail out of almost any woman’s day. It may seem vain to pay so much attention to hair, but signs of thinning hair are really the first signals of such conditions as hormonal imbalance, vitamin deficiency, excessive stress or poor nutrition, all symptoms of declining health status. Paying attention to hair can reveal developing conditions before they…

Wednesday November 26, 2008

Allergy to hair dye increasing

Allergic reactions to hair dye are increasing as more and younger people dye their hair, warn researchers in British Medical Journal. This can lead to dermatitis on the face and, in severe cases, facial swelling may occur. More than two thirds of hair dyes currently contain para-phenylenediamine (PPD) and other related agents…

Friday November 21, 2008

Hair loss may be slowed by adding soy milk to your diet, says new research

New research published in the journal Biology of Reproduction reveals that consuming soy milk and other soy products could reduce hair loss and male pattern baldness. How? When the body breaks down isoflavones from soy products, one of the resulting compounds…

Thursday November 20, 2008

Developing a bald patch? It could be a hidden tooth infection

There is a close relationship between infection outbreaks on teeth and the presence of alopecia areata or localized alopecia, a type of hair loss which has an unknown origin. Alopecia areata starts with bald patches on the scalp, and sometimes elsewhere on the body. The disease occurs in males and females of all ages, and experts believe that it affects 1 out 1000 people. Alopecia areata is a dermatitis which presents the following signs: The typical pattern is…

Wednesday November 19, 2008

Hair loss and prostate cancer are both prevented by miracle molecule found in soy milk, says new research

A study published in the journal Biology of Reproduction reveals that both prostate cancer and hair loss in men can be prevented by consuming soy products. The reason? The consumption of soy products results in the creation of a unique molecule in the intestines called equol.

Tuesday November 18, 2008

Treatment found to reverse hair Loss

Male pattern hair loss (MPHL) is a condition that affects as many as 50 percent of men by the age of fifty, but according to a new study, baldness may soon be a treatable condition. Using pairs of identical twins, the study assessed the efficacy of dutasteride, a particular enzyme inhibitor…

Monday November 17, 2008

Can hair loss be reversed through nutrition or other natural health methods?

A hair loss sufferer asks: “My hair is falling out – can you recommend a natural treatment for this problem?”. Yes, I can recommend a natural approach to slowing hair loss, but I suspect that most readers aren’t going to enjoy this answer very much.

Saturday November 15, 2008

Getting To The Roots Of Hair Loss

A healthy individual loses around a hundred hairs a day. Nothing to worry about as long as they are constantly replaced and the losses occur evenly around the whole scalp. But when hair loss goes well beyond this level it can become quite a problem for those affected – not only superficially in terms of looks but also psychologically. A breakthrough on the hair front has now been made by an international research team headed by scientists at the University of Bonn.

Friday November 14, 2008

How to slow or reverse hair loss with a healthy diet and nutritional supplements

Unless you were trying to make a fashion statement – think David Beckham or Sinead O’Connor – you probably wouldn’t be too pleased with hair loss. In Western society, hair loss – especially male pattern hair loss – is fodder for jokes, unless the hair loss is a result of chemotherapy or other medical treatments…

Wednesday November 12, 2008

Studies don't support common treatments for patchy hair loss

Patients who are afflicted by the condition known as alopecia areata — patchy hair loss — should understand that there is “no reliable, safe, effective, long-term treatment,” said review co-author Dr. Mike Sladden, a dermatologist…

Tuesday November 11, 2008

Hidden numbers of Ulster women battling hair loss

Northern Ireland has the second highest rate of hair loss among women in the UK, a new survey has revealed. According to the findings, almost a quarter (23%) of women in Northern Ireland are either suffering or have suffered from hair loss. Of those, around 75% said they had suffered severe emotional distress from developing the conditions and 14% even said they would be tempted to cancel social engagements…

Monday November 10, 2008

Gene scan to predict hair loss

Genes that may increase by seven-fold the risk of early baldness amongst men have been uncovered by a team of international researchers. Analysis of DNA from 5,000 volunteers with and without male-pattern baldness found two stretches of the genome…

Sunday November 9, 2008

Hair loss may be linked to iron deficiency, Cleveland Clinic experts report (press release)

A team of Cleveland Clinic experts is reporting that the treatment of iron deficiency, through diet or supplements, may help regrow hair. “If doctors can understand fully the relationship between iron deficiency and hair loss, then they can help people regrow hair more effectively,” Dr. Bergfeld, who is Past President of the American Academy of Dermatology and Co-Founder of the North American Hair Research Society, said.

Saturday November 8, 2008

Baldness gene discovered: 1 in 7 men at risk

About a third of all men are affected by male pattern baldness by age 45. The condition’s social and economic impact is considerable: expenditures for hair transplantation in the United States alone exceeded $115 million (U.S.) in 2007, while global revenues for medical therapy for male-pattern baldness…