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Drinking Gold for Youth: Beauty Treatment Kills Woman

You might have thought that the cougar concept was relatively modern, but Diane de Poitiers was 20 years older than her royal toyboy lover, King Henry II. Despite contemporary reports that claim the…

You might have thought that the cougar concept was relatively modern, but Diane de Poitiers was 20 years older than her royal…

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Is Post-Pregnancy Hair Loss Always Temporary?

In this age of celebrity, it seems that not a week goes by without some national newspaper or magazine picturing the latest celebrity mum looking glamorous, with immaculate hair, who has lost the baby…

In this age of celebrity, it seems that not a week goes by without some national newspaper or magazine picturing the latest…

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Solicitor Calls for Regulation of Hairdressers to Prevent Hair Loss Accidents

Going to the hairdresser is a pleasant experience for most people and usually something to look forward to. Despite this, there have been a number of reports this year of people who have suffered the…

Going to the hairdresser is a pleasant experience for most people and usually something to look forward to. Despite this, there…

Lichen Planus and The Link to Hair Loss

As many as 4 in 10 scarring alopecia cases that a dermatologist will see are due to lichen planopilaris, according to some sources. It’s a variation of lichen planus, a condition that causes an itchy…

As many as 4 in 10 scarring alopecia cases that a dermatologist will see are due to lichen planopilaris, according to some…

Placebo

A placebo is an inert or fake drug with no active ingredients but considered crucial to the conduct of many scientifically-based clinical trials. It is given to one group of study participants in a…

A placebo is an inert or fake drug with no active ingredients but considered crucial to the conduct of many scientifically-based…

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Q&A: How Effective is Scalp Tattooing?

Name: Terry Question: I have recently been reading about scalp tattooing. I was wondering whether you undertake this, and maybe your thoughts about the effectiveness of the process or whether you…

Name: Terry Question: I have recently been reading about scalp tattooing. I was wondering whether you undertake this, and…

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Thinning Hair – Am I Losing it?

Is your hair losing its oomph? Do you have to give your hair tie an extra twist around your tresses? If you’re spending more time looking in the mirror and contemplating your hairline, you might think…

Is your hair losing its oomph? Do you have to give your hair tie an extra twist around your tresses? If you’re spending more time…

Girl Who Had Hair Cut Off by Teacher Speaks Out

What’s the worst punishment a teacher ever gave you in school? Perhaps detention, or sent to stand in a corner or perhaps even a ruler across the back of the hand. But did you ever hear of a teacher…

What’s the worst punishment a teacher ever gave you in school? Perhaps detention, or sent to stand in a corner or perhaps even a…

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Excess Radiation Exposes CT Scan Patients to Memory and Hair Loss and Possibly Cancer

When school teacher Becky Coudert started losing her hair and had trouble with her memory, she was told she may have received up to 14 times the radiation required during her CT brain scan. Coudert…

When school teacher Becky Coudert started losing her hair and had trouble with her memory, she was told she may have received up…

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Prince William's Hair Loss in Focus During Charity Event

Prince William's "receding and patchy hairline was only too obvious under the flashbulbs" as he attended a charity event this week, the Daily Mail reports. While the future king’s hair loss is by no…

Prince William's "receding and patchy hairline was only too obvious under the flashbulbs" as he attended a charity event this…

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Widow's Peak - Warning of Hair Loss in Men

Sometimes a widow's peak is simply the pattern of a man's natural hair growth, but if it becomes severely prominent or further receding is accompanied by thinning hair, it often means more hair loss…

Sometimes a widow's peak is simply the pattern of a man's natural hair growth, but if it becomes severely prominent or further…

Alopecia Women Talk About Hair Loss on TV

Bald Girls Do Lunch (BGDL) was set up by Thea Chassin who developed a type of hair loss called Alopecia Universalis in 1997. This is the most severe form of Alopecia Areata which is hair loss caused…

Bald Girls Do Lunch (BGDL) was set up by Thea Chassin who developed a type of hair loss called Alopecia Universalis in 1997. This…

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Hair Loss Lands Newly-Wed Man in Court

It's supposed to be one of the best days of your life but for one young couple their wedding day and night was anything but. Nazia Ahmed (not her real name) had the shock of her life on her wedding…

It's supposed to be one of the best days of your life but for one young couple their wedding day and night was anything but. Nazia…

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The MEAN-ing of Hair Colour: Virgin Ginger Dating Ad Banned

The wintery days may be dark, but this week everybody is seeing red. Following an apology by Tesco for stocking a Christmas card that apparently mocked people with ginger hair, the Advertising…

The wintery days may be dark, but this week everybody is seeing red. Following an apology by Tesco for stocking a Christmas card…

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Hair Testing for Drug Use - What You Should Know

Forget all you’ve ever heard about redheads being fiery and blondes being ditzy, the colour of one’s hair does not dictate their character, but experts say that hair can tell them about a person’s…

Forget all you’ve ever heard about redheads being fiery and blondes being ditzy, the colour of one’s hair does not dictate their…