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Hair Problems

Without melanin, the new hair that grows in has no pigment, which makes it appear gray, white, or silver. During the anagen phase, which lasts two ...

Types of Hair Loss in Women

Excessive or abnormal hair loss is known as alopecia, and there are several kinds. Androgenic alopecia in women is due to the action of androgens, ...

What Causes Hair Loss in Women?

More than 21 million women in the U.S. are born with the female version of this condition. In men, the hair tends to thin out at the temples and ca...

Causes of Hair Loss in Women

The hormonal process of testosterone converting to DHT, which then harms hair follicles, happens in both men and women. Under normal conditions, wo...

Telogen Effluvium and Other Effluviums

In essence though, TE happens when there is a change in the number of hair follicles growing hair. Because these drugs act so quickly and are so po...

Medications that Can Cause Hair Loss

Medications are designed to treat a variety of health conditions, but sometimes they can have unwanted side effects. It's most common in people who...

Varicose Veins and Spider Veins

Many patients with varicose veins complain of pain, described as an aching or cramping in the legs. Other common symptoms include tiredness, restle...

Shingles: what You Should Know

That’s when it lands its second punch: shingles, also called herpes zoster. But many people who get shingles don’t fit into any of these categories...

Chronic Skin Problems

Psoriasis is a common skin disorder that produces thick red plaques covered with silvery scales.

Why Do I Have Scaly Skin?

Does scaly skin have you itchy and uncomfortable? This common condition is often mistaken for dry, sensitive skin. Babies and children can get crus...

Chafing

If you are an exercise enthusiast, or if you are overweight, you have probably experienced skin chafing, the annoying and often painful result of s...

Erythema Nodosum

Erythema nodosum is a type of skin inflammation that is located in a part of the fatty layer of skin. However, a biopsy - a procedure in which a sm...