Mrs M.C.R., a jovial 52-year-old Hungarian, came to see me four months ago, complaining of numbness and tingling in her hands and feet, hair loss, lethargy, and a scaly, ruddy rash around her eyes, nose, mouth and genital area. Because the problem...
US doctors investigating reports of hair loss in children after immunisation have found it is a common complaint unacknowledged by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) . ...
Vaccinations, particularly the hepatitis B shot, can cause hair loss, researchers have discovered. ...
They include: * Zinc. This is crucial for regulating more than 100 enzymes. One study found a significant reduction in 5-alpha-reductase activity in rat prostate tissue previously injected with zinc (Andrologia, 1993; 25: 369-75). Another study...
Alopecia hits men and women on different parts of the head and in varying degrees. Men tend to lose hair along the scalp, while women's hair starts thinning from the front part of the head.
In 1994, I was prescribed HRT together with thyroxine for no proven reason and without monitoring. My excellent health of 30 years from taking 100 mcg of thyroxine changed.
MS: A treatment too far
Although known as male pattern baldness, hair loss is a sensitive subject. ...
Q:Is there a cure for alopecia (hair loss)? At the age of 24 my son had a small patch of hair missing from the back of his head. The GP could offer nothing in the way of a cure and we watched help ...
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