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Hair Problems

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 a month for healthy hair to grow half an inch. Most hairs grow for up to six years and then fall out. New hairs grow in their place.

Hair helps keep you warm. It also protects your eyes, ears and nose from small particles in the air. Common problem with the hair and scalp include hair loss, infections, and flaking.

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Skin, Hair, and Nails(Nemours Foundation)
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Overviews
- Common Hair Problems(Logical Images)
Latest News
- Health Tip: Dealing with Dry Hair?(07/20/2009, HealthDay)
- Supplement Eases Hair-Pulling in Some(07/06/2009, Reuters Health)
Treatment
- Best Rx Options for Hair Loss in Women(American Academy of Dermatology)
- Laser Hair Removal(Logical Images)
Alternative Therapy
- Lavender(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
- Saw Palmetto(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
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Specific Conditions
- Folliculitis(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hirsutism (Excess Hair)(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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- Poliosis(InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School)
- Science of Gray Hair(InteliHealth)
- Waardenburg Syndrome(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
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Related Issues
- Dandruff(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Folliculitis(Logical Images)
- Hot Tub Rash (Pseudomonas Folliculitis)(Logical Images)
- Pilar Cyst(Logical Images)
- Razor Bumps (Pseudofolliculitis Barbae)(Logical Images)
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Skin, Hair, and Nails(Nemours Foundation)
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- Your Hair(Nemours Foundation)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Alopecia(National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Folliculitis(National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hair Diseases(National Institutes of Health)
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Genetics
- Scientists Find Evidence of Genetic Susceptibility for Alopecia Areata(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
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Organizations
- American Academy of Dermatology
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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Children
- Shaving(Nemours Foundation)
- Why Does Hair Turn Gray?(Nemours Foundation)
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Teenagers
- Hair Removal(Nemours Foundation)
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