Hair Diseases and Hair Loss

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Skin, Hair, and Nails Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/skin_hair_nails.html

Children

1.	Help! It's Hair Loss! Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/skin/hair_loss.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Folliculitis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005499&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Hair Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D006201&recruiting...




3.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Alopecia National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000505&recruiting...

Coping

1.	Cancer Chemotherapy: How Do I Deal with Losing My American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/mbc/content/mbc_2_2x_how_do_i_deal_with_losin...




2.	Chemotherapy and You: Coping with Side Effects National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/chemotherapy-and-you/page4

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Hair Loss American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/501.xml

Men

1.	Male Pattern Hair Loss (Androgenetic Alopecia) UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=gen_hlth/2877




2.	Male Pattern Baldness American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ6Q72SWAC&sub_...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Questions and Answers about Alopecia Areata National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/alopecia/alopecia.htm

Organizations

1.	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/




2.	American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/




3.	National Alopecia Areata Foundation http://www.alopeciaareata.com/

Overviews

1.	Keeping the Luster in Your Locks: The Four Most Co American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/public/News/NewsReleases/Press+Release+Archives/Hair/Hai...




2.	Hair Loss and Its Causes American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/081.xml




3.	Baldness Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00278

Research

1.	Animal Model Helps Scientists Study Common Skin Di National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/ne/highlights/spotlight/2005/alopecia_animal.htm

Specific Conditions

1.	Vaccines and Hair Loss Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/Hairloss.htm




2.	Telogen Effluvium Hair Loss American Osteopathic College of Dermatology http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/telogen_effluvium.html




3.	Alopecia Areata: Frequently Asked Questions National Alopecia Areata Foundation http://www.alopeciaareata.com/requestinfo/faq.asp




4.	Causes and Treatment of Hirsutism UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=endo_hor/5570




5.	Folliculitis American Osteopathic College of Dermatology http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/folliculitis.html




6.	Gray Hair: What Causes It? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00310




7.	Heading Off Hair-Care Disasters: Use Caution With Food and Drug Administration http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdahdye.html




8.	Hirsutism (Excess Hair) American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/210.xml




9.	Merkel Cell Cancer National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_11.htm




10.	Poliosis Harvard Medical School, InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/4464/7996/398449.html

Statistics

1.	Hair Loss American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/HairLoss.htm

Teenagers

1.	Hair Loss Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/skin/hair_loss.html




2.	Alopecia Areata Facts National Alopecia Areata Foundation http://www.alopeciaareata.com/kids/teen-facts.asp

Treatment

1.	Understanding Hair Replacement: Surgery of The Sca American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery http://www.aafprs.org/patient/procedures/hair_replace.html




2.	Hair Restoration Treatments American Society for Dermatologic Surgery http://www.asds-net.org/Patients/FactSheets/patients-Fact_Sheet-hair_rest.h...

Women

1.	Female Pattern Hair Loss American Osteopathic College of Dermatology http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/female_pattern_hai.html