Hair loss can be caused by many things, including some medications, high fevers, hormonal changes, pregnancy, surgical shock, transplant surgery, poor diet (lacking in essential fatty acid, biotin, zinc, iron deficiency), anemia, aging, male pattern baldness, thyroid disease causing decreased thyroid levels (hypothyroidism), severe emotional stress, and autoimmune disease (disease that affects the body’s ability [...]
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Can vaccines cause hair loss?
A recent study suggests that hair loss may occur in a few persons who have received vaccinations. This side effect, if confirmed by other studies, would be considered very rare. Other studies to further investigate these findings are underway. From 1983 to 1995, 60 reports of hair loss were identified and evaluated among persons who [...]
Health-Related Hair Loss
While hair loss is more harmful to the psyche than anything else, some of the causes of baldness may represent serious health problems. That’s why it’s important to talk about hair loss with a physician. One problem, says FDA’s Cook, could be a condition called alopecia areata. It’s an autoimmune disease of unknown cause in [...]
Baldness affects 40 million men and 20 million women
When discussing baldness, which affects an estimated 40 million men and 20 million women in the United States, the topic is generally about a hereditary condition called androgenetic alopecia. Ninety-five percent of hair loss is of this variety. Male-pattern baldness refers to the upward retreat of the hairline from the forehead, as well as an [...]
Hair Loss Tips
Many people lose their hair as they get older, or when they are going through a very stressful time in their lives. You can also lose your hair from taking certain medications, including those used to treat HIV. Quick Tips: Hair loss To stop any more hair loss, stay away from doing such things as [...]
About Hair Loss and Hair Loss Causes
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 [...]