Alopecia WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Alopecia
Alopecia is a medical term for hair loss or hair thinning.1 More than half of Americans experience hair loss.2 Anyone can experience hair loss -- men, women, and children.3 Hair loss can result from genetics, some medications, or a medical condition.3
Fast Facts:
- Forms of hair loss include: androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness), traumatic alopecia (hair being torn out), drug-induced alopecia, and alopecia areata.2
- Male pattern baldness is normal in adult men.1
- Fungal infections (tinea capitis), similar to the ones that cause athlete's foot or ringworm can cause patchy hair loss.1
- A mental disorder called trichotillomania can cause a person to pull out his or her own hair.1
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Latest Headlines on Alopecia
What is Alopecia?
- TheFreeLibrary: Alopecia
- Alopecia Awareness: What is Alopecia?
- Answers.com Alopecia
- About.com: What is Alopecia?
What Are The Symptoms Causes and Complications of Alopecia?
- Mayo Clinic: Signs & Symptoms and Causes
- eMedicineHealth: Causes and Symptoms
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms
- WebMD: Hair Loss Causes and Symptoms
- RevolutionHealth: Signs & Symptoms and Causes
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Alopecia?
- American Hair Loss Association: Hair Loss Treatment
- eMedicine: Treatment and Medication
- MedicineNet: Treatment
- American Academy of Dermatology (AAD): Treatment
- PatientPlus: Alopecia and Hair Loss
What Are The Types and Stages of Alopecia?
- American Hair Loss Association: Types of Hair Loss
- BeatPsoriasis: Types of Hair Loss and Different Forms
- ThymuSkin: Types of Alopecia
- Follicle.com: Common Types of Hair Loss
- Alopecia UK: Types of Alopecia
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Alopecia
- Alopecia Hope Blog
- Alopecia and Love
- Alopecia Information: Alopecia Information - The Alopecia Update Blog
- wordpress.com: Blogs About Alopecia
- groups.msn.com: Message Board for Alopecia
- AlopeciaWorld: Alopecia Support Forum
Foundations and Support Groups on Alopecia
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Alopecia
- PubMed Central: Searches for Alopecia
- JAMA: Serches for Alopecia
- Google Scholar: Searches Alopecia
Clinical Trials on Alopecia
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials for Alopecia
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trials Listings for Alopecia
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via HealthAtoZ): Alopecia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WebMD: Hair Loss
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mayo Clinic: Hair Loss
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- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
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- Last update: Oct. 29, 2009
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