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Often psoriasis that attacks the scalp can result in hair loss, although it is most often temporary. Either hair loss or psoriasis can be traumatic, but put both together and you might feel like life as you know it has just ended. It doesn’t have to be the case.
Big flakes of skin that look like the worst case of dandruff ever and sometimes cause bleeding is definitely alarming, but there are some things that you can do.

Go to your hairstylist. They can make recommendations like whether you need to …read more

Great news to the baldies out there. The baldness-heart attack risk factor myth has been debunked.
The conclusion of this study reported in Scientific America, states
The results of this study suggest that male pattern baldness is not a surrogate measure of an important risk factor” for heart attacks or for atherosclerosis without symptoms
So now that we know that just because we are bald, does not mean that a heart attack is in our future – what other things can we worry about?

I am always looking for simple reasons to explain why some people are bald, and some aren’t. I know that genetics are involved. But there are lots of other reasons to. This morning, I came across an article by Darren Wong in the Los Angeles Chronicle, which gives fairly simple explanations – that are accurate.
Here is his breakdown
1. Major Illness or Surgery – It’s true! And usually the hair loss is temporary. Illness is the reason why my hair falls out. I am not bald, but I do have hair loss issues. …read more

According to the Department of Research Writing at Quick Hair Loss Treatment Centre in Atlanta, studies are showing that swimming in chlorinated pools can result in hair discoloration and hair loss. OK this doesn’t seem like entirely big news to me. When I was a kid we all knew someone who once had blonde hair that turned green – because they swam everyday. I hadn’t heard about it in awhile, but I guess that has really never gone away. There are hair care products that can prevent your hair color from turning – and if it …read more

Is your hair starting to thin? Perhaps a visit to your dentist, is in order. Researchers in Granada, are now saying that localized alopecia is closely connected to the infections of the teeth.
As reported by the WSCOTV Eyewitness News,
We have found that bald patches caused by tooth infection are not always in the same place. They normally appear on a line projected from the dental infection and can thus can be located on the face at the level of the maxillary teeth, above a line through the lip-angle to the scalp, beard, or even to the eyebrow. Nevertheless, …read more

Last week on Oprah, a very special episode was aired. For the first time in 22 years, the audience was completely comprised of men. I know…unheard of, right. The reason for this was, Dr Mehmet Oz hosted the show entitled 300 Men Ask Dr Oz. One of the subjects discussed on this show was baldness.
According to Dr Oz (from The Oprah Winfrey Show),
Hair loss happens when two hydrogen molecules DHT (dihydrotestosterone) attach to testosterone. This poisons the hair follicles and causes them to change from making normal hair to peach fuzz like material, which is …read more

I must be finding inspiration in the puppy dog eyes my wife was giving me this afternoon after she and our daughter wandered out of a local pet shop. Whatever the cause, this article on hair loss among dogs caught my eye this evening. It’s a local news Q & A type article written by Dr. Page Wages. The good doctor mentions three causes on hair loss to me on the look out for this time of year.

Mange – Causes by the mite, Demedox, is it treatable with medication.
Seasonal Alopecia – Certain breeds are susceptible, and it can be treated …read more

Here’s an unfortunate story from Todd Brown at the San Mateo County Times. Seems residents of Midway Village in Bayshore have long been experiencing health issues – including bouts of alopecia areata – that may have their source in toxic fill dirt used to grade the area when the public housing units were constructed.
The more callous among us would tell the residents not to look a gift horse in the mouth. It’s public housing; be glad you’re not sleeping under a bridge.
It’s not that simple, in my opinion. When the government took it upon itself to provide the housing, that …read more

Over as CFS-Squared Laura has been losing her hair and recently had to take 4-1/2 inches off. Back in May I talked a little about CFS and hair loss. There are many non-genetic factors that can contribute to hair loss, and CFS can touch on many of them.
Stress.
Hormone imbalance.
High fever.
The list could be expanded.
As if there wasn’t enough to deal with, now you have to pick a new hair-style. Or, if you’re really lucky, you get do skip hair-styles altogether and go hat shopping.

We continue our series on the variety of diseases and syndromes for which alopecia can be a presenting symptom. Again, in most cases hair loss is just good, old-fashioned hair loss; but there are times when it can be indicative of something else. And remember: I’m not a doctor. If you have a specific health concern, go see a physician.
Today let’s talk about lupus, more formally known as Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)