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What is Androgenic Alopecia?

Men with this condition, called male pattern baldness, can begin suffering hair loss as early as their teens or early 20s. Women experience a gener...

Hair Loss Health Center

Treatments for hair loss include medications such as Propecia and Rogaine, hair replacements, and hair restoration. Nonsurgical hair replacement ca...

Male Pattern Baldness

The male pattern baldness (MPB) form of androgenetic alopecia (there is also a female pattern baldness) accounts for more than 95% of hair loss in ...

Thinning Hair: Can Medications Help?

Many things can cause women to lose more hair than normal: genetics, illness, stress, medical conditions or hormonal imbalance, aging, and even wha...

Hair Transplants: what to Expect

Next, the surgeon’s team divides the strip of removed scalp into 500 to 2,000 tiny grafts, each with an individual hair or just a few hairs. The nu...

Male-Pattern Hair Loss

In some cases the drug can cause additional hair loss, which however can be reversed. Propecia is a prescription pill originally marketed at a high...

Hidden Causes of Hair Loss

Telogen effluvium is a common type of hair loss translates to excessive shedding. This type of hair loss can happen after your body goes through st...

Skin and Rosacea: Symptoms and Treatment

Symptoms can come and go, so many people with rosacea think they’ve got acne or a sunburn. Rosacea appears more often among women, but men tend to ...

Food and Eczema Flares in Children

While trigger foods can make eczema worse, experts don't think they’re really the original cause. Remember, 2 out of 3 kids with eczema don't have ...

Treatment When Your Eczema Gets Worse

Maybe you’ve tried over-the-counter and prescription creams for your eczema. These doctors specialize in skin care, and are knowledgeable about the...

Home Care for Moderate to Severe Eczema

There’s no cure for eczema, but you can do plenty of things at home to give your skin some relief. Very hot water will dry your skin and make your ...

Special Care for Damaged and Broken Skin

Eczema can make your skin so cracked and scaly that it breaks open. Lotions don't protect skin as well as ointments and creams because they're thin...