There is growing evidence that drug manufacturers are jumping into the lifestyle drugs due to increasing interest and spending in the said products. May they be in terms of sexual enhancement, receding hairlines, ever widening bellies and more, drug companies are into high gear to find the next breakthroughs at breakneck speeds. This might be too dangerous for us consumers for though these drugs have the approval of the FDA, they still have a lot to prove themselves for. Clinical trials under real-life conditions is one and like the ever worsening rap being garnered by Fluoride which was hailed as a miracle for the promotion of healthy teeth, studies in the future may find them to have adverse effects. The fast paced development and trials of drugs is due to the billions of dollars the beauty industry is worth and these firms know it. Getting a miracle drug that offers miracle fixes is not the answer for the holistic approach is still the cure. Having an obese person takes Alli while maintaining current eating and lifestyle would be counterproductive, even compounding medical problems. There should be ample time and pressure on the FDA to release drugs for approval should not be entertained for the lives of people are at stake and there is no compromising that.
Filed under: General, Hair Treatments, Trends on October 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
Many of the known drugs used for treating hair loss are in their early stages and have been breakthroughs that were released onto the market without proper long term studies of their effects. When trying to choose the best medication to take, first of all, be sure to talk thoroughly with your hair doctor to allow you to get the most information about a treatment before you do get it. Better yet, you can go online and get the latest news and other information regarding medication which is usually released by the US FDA. These drugs have to be approved and tested by the said branch of government to be sure they are safe for use on humans. If one aims to treat some form of hair loss that is attributed to genetics, then the battle may be lost from the beginning for this type is hard-coded into your genes and there might be no other alternative for you but to accept the utter truth that you will be loosing your hair (or parts of it) in due time.
Filed under: General, Hair Care, Hair Treatments on September 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
New studies show that the problem associated with hair loss has little to do with the actual hair follicles dying off rather the unequal shift of more active to more inactive ones. Expanding on this, it has been found that hair follicles themselves do not die off rather they shift into producing more transparent hairs as they go into their resting phase in the later stages of life. Many men and women experience hair loss and do attribute the incidence of such hair maladies to age. Others blame genetics which is true but a more direct explanation would be that the hair factories like all the human body’s cells undergo aging and start to slow down in time. Bald people fail to notice it but they actually still have hairs on their shiny tops that are rather short and transparent void of any pigmentation. Medical intervention with internal medicine and other surgical treatments are available and have offered better results than a few years back getting high success rates and better results that look all too natural.
Filed under: Body Hair, General on August 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
As with the previous post, most possible treatment for he balding scourge is being seen as the new discoveries that are being made through cellular biology with the use of stem cells. They are truly wondrous cells for they are responsible for the development of the many cells of the body, able to turn into any human cell with the right chemical signals. These molecules that gives these very cells their map, should we call it that, on what or how they are to develop and as we all know, there are a couple of thousand types of cells from those that make blood, kill invaders and more.
Filed under: General, Hair Care, Hair Treatments, Information on July 12th, 2009 | No Comments »
Success has been attained in a limited group of children who are suffering from alopecia areata, a condition that has children suffering from mild to total hair loss even at a young age. This has been known to cause a lot of issues with these suffering children who tend to shun friends and the public due to fear of being ridiculed and often live hidden from public view. For these children however, there has been some success with a limited study that has these sufferers infused with their very stem cells that has managed to reverse some of it’s effects. The study though is quite premature and with a limited group, further studies with a larger group may be needed for a more realistic amount of data for it to become a true cure for the childhood disease.
Filed under: General, Hair Treatments, Information on June 12th, 2009 | No Comments »
Scientists and surprisingly in this case, a nano-scale materials engineer shows people that hair conditioning is indeed beneficial to our hair for all the things we do to our hair tends to take away some of the natural oils that the human body creates. They act as natural lubricants preventing them from scraping each other ruining them forever. Scientists have seen under the Scanning-Electron-Microscope (one hell of an expensive microscope) that shows how effective conditioners can be in protecting the hair and how they can be quite ineffective in coating the whole hair to properly protect it. Read more »
Filed under: General, Hair Care, Hair Treatments on May 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
The inner ear has millions of tiny hairs that allows us to sense vibrations interpreted as hearing by the brain. Scientists have been able to succeed in growing the said tiny hairs and may soon be able to do the same with the hair on your scalp which in Caucasians is known to affect 7 in 10 adults in their middle ages. There are even genetic abnormalities that leads to premature graying of the hair follicles but it seems that it is more of a color issue rather than a sign of hair loss. Read more »
Filed under: General, Hair Treatments, Information on April 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
Everybody thinks that hair loss on the head is quite more for issues regarding the looks of ones face yet they fail to realize a more sinister effect of losing hair, hearing. If one doesn’t know of the fact that our hearing is based on minute hair follicles that lines the inner ear, detecting vibrations our brain interprets and we call hearing, so both are very much related. A loss of hair on top can result in a loss of hair on the inside making hearing an undesirable side-effect of the hair loss problem. Read more »
Filed under: Information on March 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
Hair transplantation is one of the options for people who have thinning hair or hair loss.
If a you decide on undergoing the procedure, you should first consult a skilled and specially trained/educated hair restoration surgeon. The surgeon should carefully examine the person’s scalp. The patient’s preferences and expectations of the treatments and procedures are laid out during the consultation. Potential risks and complications should also be discussed with your doctor in order to allay the patient’s anxieties and fears. It is also advisable to research and ask around to have a knowledge or background about the treatments or procedures you are planning to have.
Because of the associated high costs, coupled with the risks and complications, it is best to plan your hair transplant surgery properly in order to achieve natural looking hair.
Filed under: Hair Treatments on February 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
Many experts are stressing the importance of overall health when it comes to hair loss which can be influenced by stress. As we all know, certain diseases such as diabetes, lung cancer and others that have bearing on the immunity system of the body have a profound influence on whether hair loss becomes prominent or not. Exercise tends to keep the body fit and can also release stress, lowering chances of having to get hair transplants.
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Filed under: General, Hair Care on January 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
There is growing evidence that drug manufacturers are jumping into the lifestyle drugs due to increasing interest and spending in the said products. May they be in terms of sexual enhancement, receding hairlines, ever widening bellies and more, drug companies are into high gear to find the next breakthroughs at breakneck speeds. This might be too dangerous for us consumers for though these drugs have the approval of the FDA, they still have a lot to prove themselves for. Clinical trials under real-life conditions is one and like the ever worsening rap being garnered by Fluoride which was hailed as a miracle for the promotion of healthy teeth, studies in the future may find them to have adverse effects. The fast paced development and trials of drugs is due to the billions of dollars the beauty industry is worth and these firms know it. Getting a miracle drug that offers miracle fixes is not the answer for the holistic approach is still the cure. Having an obese person takes Alli while maintaining current eating and lifestyle would be counterproductive, even compounding medical problems. There should be ample time and pressure on the FDA to release drugs for approval should not be entertained for the lives of people are at stake and there is no compromising that.
