Also called: Also called: Alopecia
Did you know that the average person has 5 million hairs? Hair grows all over your body except on your lips, palms and the soles of your feet. It takes about four months for healthy hair to grow an inch. Most hairs grow for up to six years and then fall out. New hairs grow in their place.
Men - and some women - lose hair as they grow older. You can also lose your hair if you have certain diseases, such as thyroid problems, diabetes or lupus. If you take certain medicines or have chemotherapy for cancer, you may also lose your hair. Other causes are a low protein diet, a family history or poor nutrition.
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Alopecia
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/alopecia/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/alopeciaspanish/htm/index.htm - Hair Loss(American Academy of Dermatology) - http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/common_hairloss.html
- Common Hair Problems(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/diseaseGroups/hair.htm
- Hair Loss(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/hair-loss/DS00278/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- New Genetic Links To Baldness Discovered(10/13/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_70335.html
- Hair Loss(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/501.printerview.html
- Hair Replacement(American Society of Plastic Surgeons) - http://www.plasticsurgery.org/patients_consumers/procedures/HairReplacement.cfm
- Laser Hair Removal(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/laser-hair-removal/MY00134/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
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Alopecia Areata
(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Alopecia_Areata/
Also available in Spanish http://www.niams.nih.gov/Portal_en_espanol/Informacion_de_salud/Alopecia_areata/default.asp - Folliculitis(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/folliculitis/DS00512/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
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Hirsutism (Excess Hair)(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/hormone/210.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/hormone/210.printerview.html
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Questions and Answers(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/merkel-cell
- Poliosis(InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/4464/7996/398449.html
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Questions and Answers about Alopecia Areata(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Alopecia_Areata/default.asp
- Science of Gray Hair(InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9023/24253/348513.html?d=dmtContent
- Telogen Effluvium Hair Loss(American Osteopathic College of Dermatology) - http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/telogen_effluvium.html
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Waardenburg Syndrome(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/waard.asp
- Chemotherapy and Hair Loss: What to Expect during Treatment(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/hair-loss/CA00037/METHOD=print
- Dandruff(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/dandruff/DS00456/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Good Hair Care May Head off Hair Loss(American Academy of Dermatology) - http://www.skincarephysicians.com/agingskinnet/hair_care.html
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Hair Dye and Hair Relaxers(Food and Drug Administration) - Links to PDF - http://www.fda.gov/womens/getthefacts/pdfs/HairDye.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.fda.gov/womens/getthefacts/spanish/hairdye-spanish.html
- Hair Loss and Vaccines(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/archive/hairloss.htm
- Trichotillomania(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/trichotillomania
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What to Do about Hair Loss (Alopecia)(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wtk/hairloss
- Folliculitis(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/folliculitis.htm
- Hair Loss (Alopecia Areata)(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/alopeciaAreata.htm
- Hot Tub Rash (Pseudomonas Folliculitis)(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/pseudomonasFolliculitisHotTubFolliculitis.htm
- Pilar Cyst(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/pilarCyst.htm
- Razor Bumps (Pseudofolliculitis Barbae)(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/pseudofolliculitisBarbae.htm
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Alopecia(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/alopecia/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/alopeciaspanish/htm/index.htm
- Your Hair(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/hair.html
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Alopecia(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Alopecia%22
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Folliculitis(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Folliculitis%22
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hair Diseases(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Hair+Diseases%22
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Genetics Home Reference: Androgenetic alopecia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=androgeneticalopecia
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Scientists Find Evidence of Genetic Susceptibility for Alopecia Areata(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) - http://www.niams.nih.gov/News_and_Events/Spotlight_on_Research/2007/alopecia_areata.asp
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Chrome dome not equal to sicker ticker. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18825781&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Immunopathogenesis of folliculitis decalvans: clues in early lesions. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18794044&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Alopecia areata in children. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18792541&tool=MedlinePlus
- Hair Diseases and Hair Loss -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=hair+diseases[majr]+NOT+(lice[mh]+OR+lice+infestations[mh]+OR+hair/transplantation[mh]+OR+hair+follicle/transplantation[mh])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(jsubsetk[text]+OR+review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+systematic[sb]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Hair restoration -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(hair/transplantation[mh]+OR+hair+follicle/transplantation[mh])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+3+Years&tool=MedlinePlus
- American Academy of Dermatology - http://www.aad.org/
- National Alopecia Areata Foundation - http://www.naaf.org/
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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/
Also available in Spanish http://www.niams.nih.gov/Portal_En_Espanol/
- Help! It's Hair Loss!(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/skin/hair_loss.html
- Shaving(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/body_stuff/shaving.html
- Why Does Hair Turn Gray?(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/getting_older/gray_hair.html
- Hair Loss(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/skin/hair_loss.html
- Hair Removal(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/hair_removal.html
- Male Pattern Alopecia(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/malePatternAlopecia.htm
- Shatter the Myths of Male Pattern Baldness(American Osteopathic Association) - http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=you_baldness
- Female Pattern Alopecia(Logical Images) - http://www.visualdxhealth.com/adult/femalePatternAlopecia.htm
- Pregnancy and Hair Loss(American Pregnancy Association) - http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/hairloss.html
- Skin, Hair and Nails - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skinhairandnails.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Hair Diseases and Hair Loss is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/