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Wigs, Hairpieces and Hats

Most people with extensive hair loss usually caused by alopecia totalis or cancer chemotherapy prefer to wear a wig. In…

Hair Loss in Women

Women who lose their hair often worry that they are going bald like a man, and that their hormones are…

Thinning of the Hair

If you think your hair is thinning, although you do not have any real baldness, it is important to check…

Total Hair Loss

Hair loss is a side effect of some chemotherapy treatments for cancer. Although this is very distressing, at least the…

Bald Patches

Baldness in patches, which is not in the typical male pattern, is usually alopecia areata. However, braiding and other tight…

Male Pattern Baldness

Most men eventually lose hair at the sides of the forehead. This mainly occurs at or after middle age, but…

Hair Loss

Hair loss is a big worry to many people, both male and female. If you have a worrying amount of…

What to Do About Head Lice

In the UK, you do not have to tell the school if your child has head lice. It makes sense…

Only 1 in 3 people with head lice experiences itching. It is worse behind the ears and at the back…

How Head Lice Are Caught

Lice are genetically programmed to move from one head to another. They want to meet different lice (not their brothers…

Head Lice

Lice are small wingless insects. They have six legs with hook-like claws for grasping onto hairs. They feed on human…

Dandruff

Dandruff particles are visible flakes of skin that have been continuously shed from the scalp. It is normal to shed…

Hairy Backs

If you want to get rid of the hair on your back or shoulders, you could consider waxing or laser…

Hairiness in Women

Excess hair (hirsutism) in women often appears in the places where men have body hair, such as the upper lip…