Hair Loss

  • Bald Heads

    Bald Heads

    Over the ages, baldness has been considered a disease. Lately, it has also been followed as a fashion. However, greater numbers of people still feel that a head covered by hair is always more attractive than a bald one. Every month, hair grows by about...

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  • Bald Men

    Bald Men

    After obesity, baldness is the biggest fear that men have related to health issues. About 66% of men are affected by male pattern baldness in some form or the other, at some point in their lives. The distinguishing factor of male pattern baldness is the...

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  • Bald Women

    Bald Women

    When your grandmother tells you not to tie your hair too tight at the back, she is giving you good advice–this is the major cause of ‘female pattern baldness’, which otherwise is not a very famous illness. While men might be scared of losing their...

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  • Baldness

    Baldness

    The scientific name for baldness is alopecia. In the simplest of terms, it is typified by the absence of hair where hair would normally grow. It occurs in human beings as well as its closest cousins the primates. Baldness in human beings is usually of...

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  • Baldness Cures

    Baldness Cures

    Baldness is not a problem that can be taken lightly and the medical community is hard at work isolating cures and treatment modules for it. Apart from the psychological ramifications in a predominantly appearance-oriented society, there is a good deal of money to be made...

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  • Baldness Treatments

    Baldness Treatments

    The U.S. generates something close to $1 billion annually in revenue generated by the treatment of baldness. Needless to say, a good many of the systems used are completely useless and rely solely on the power of wishful thinking. However, the enormous amount of valid...

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  • Causes of Baldness

    Causes of Baldness

    To understand the reasons for baldness, it is first necessary to understand the fundamentals of hair loss. In fact, the shedding of hair is a natural and constantly ongoing process in all mammals (anyone who owns a cat can testify to this) and human beings...

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  • Female Baldness

    Female Baldness

    Female pattern baldness (or female pattern alopecia), though not as common as its male counterpart, is obviously of greater cosmetic and aesthetic concern. It is a source of great emotional distress since women place great stock in a full head of hair. When it does...

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  • Male Baldness

    Male Baldness

    Baldness has been a great concern of many men for decades. Its progression is different in males and females. Males usually develop a receding hairline that develops into the typical ‘M’ shape as they begin to lose hair from the lateral sides of the forehead....

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  • Natural Cure For Baldness

    Natural Cure For Baldness

    The search for natural alternatives to treat baldness aims to overcome the sometimes extreme side effects caused by conventional pharmacological measures. Homeopathy can be termed a natural route since it utilizes distillations of organic substances and offers several options. A qualified homoeopath may prescribe anything...

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  • Preventing Baldness

    Preventing Baldness

    Typically, baldness is the result of hair that sheds but is supposed to grow back naturally. If this occurs, a lifestyle check and consultation with a doctor and nutritionist may help isolate the causes and prevent a progression of the problem. Even though it has...

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  • A Guide to Female Hair Loss

    A Guide to Female Hair Loss

    Hair loss usually occurs because of hormonal factors. As a consequence, biological events like puberty, pregnancy and menopause that effect female hormone levels can also cause female hair loss. In the case of pregnancy, hair loss is simply a consequence of the stress the body...

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  • A Guide to Hair Loss Products

    A Guide to Hair Loss Products

    Hair loss is a genetic/hormonal process that can affect both men and women. Hormones that bind to hair follicles can cause an imbalance in the biological processes that cause hair growth. Eventually, excess hormones on the follicle cause hair to stop growing and the follicle...

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  • A Look at Hair Loss Remedies

    A Look at Hair Loss Remedies

    Hair loss causes a great deal of stress and anxiety. In society, one of the factors other people judge us by is our looks, which includes our hair. Hair loss, therefore, can have an enormous impact on self-perception, self-esteem, and social life. Although there is...

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  • A Look at Male Hair Loss

    A Look at Male Hair Loss

    At a research study held in a university in Norfolk, Virginia, it was found that 84 percent of men suffering from hair loss were preoccupied with the loss. They described feelings of helplessness, vulnerability, and jealousy of men with full, healthy heads of hair. Men...

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  • Hair Loss Treatments

    Hair Loss Treatments

    The desire to avoid hair loss is not confined to our time. In ancient Egypt, men used to rub fat from crocodiles, snakes, lions, and other animals on their head in hopes of preventing or treating hair loss. Julius Caesar and Napoleon also experienced hair...

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  • Hair Loss:  An Overview

    Hair Loss: An Overview

    Hair, though often overlooked, plays an important role in our lives. Upon meeting someone, one of the first things you notice is their hair. Before a social engagement, our hair is one of the things we spend the most time on getting to look a...

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  • The Cause of Hair Loss

    The Cause of Hair Loss

    Normally, about 10 percent of the hair on your head is resting (not growing). After a few months, the resting hair falls out and new hair begins to grow in its place. The growing phase can last from 2 to 6 years. While in the...

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  • Female Hair Loss Treatments

    Female Hair Loss Treatments

    Hair loss is a condition that affects both sexes. Although to a lesser degree compared to males, females also experience hair loss. In fact, it has been found that hair loss in females is more widespread than was previously believed with over 25 million Americans...

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  • Hair Loss Treatment

    Hair Loss Treatment

    Hair loss is a problem that is shared by millions of people of both sexes all around the world. If you have been noticing more hair in your brush, shower drain or on your pillow than usual, you probably have the signs and symptoms of...

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  • Male Hair Loss Treatments

    Male Hair Loss Treatments

    Male hair loss or androgenic alopecia is the most common type of hair loss. It is hereditary, meaning it is passed on from one generation to the next. It is generally caused by the increased sensitivity of the scalp to male sex hormones or androgen....

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  • Natural Hair Loss Treatments

    Natural Hair Loss Treatments

    Alopecia, or hair loss, is a condition that afflicts people of both sexes all around the world. It occurs naturally caused by hereditary genes or hormonal changes. However, hair loss can also be caused by severe infection, medications such as chemotherapy, stress, and dietary problems....

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  • Chemotherapy And Hair Loss

    Chemotherapy And Hair Loss

    A person undergoing chemotherapy is bound to loose hair all over the body, not just the hair on the head. It is one of the most common side effects of the treatment. The chances of hair falling out depend on the type of medication and...

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  • Hair Loss and Aloe Vera

    Hair Loss and Aloe Vera

    Hair loss is a problem that people have been dealing with for a very long time. Medical researchers have tried to formulate products that can make existing hair healthier and try to help reverse the process of hair loss. One of the ingredients that was...

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  • Hair Loss and Menopause

    Hair Loss and Menopause

    Women with menopause are prime candidates for hair loss. Statistics show that about 50 percent of women experience some hair loss while going through menopause, and about 66 percent worry about thinning hair or bald spots during post-menopausal stages. This is a natural stage in...

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