Author : Alexander Eitner

Reading Time: 6 minutes Hair loss is a big worry to many people, both male and female. If you have a worrying amount of hair in the basin after shampooing, you may think you Read more

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Baldness in patches, which is not in the typical male pattern, is usually alopecia areata. However, braiding and other tight hairstyles, hair pulling and fungal infection also cause bald patches. Read more

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Women who lose their hair often worry that they are going bald like a man, and that their hormones are becoming masculinized. In fact, patchy baldness (alopecia areata) and total Read more

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Reading Time: 12 minutes Most men eventually lose hair at the sides of the forehead. This mainly occurs at or after middle age, but it can start at any time after puberty. In fact, Read more

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Reading Time: 2 minutes If you think your hair is thinning, although you do not have any real baldness, it is important to check that this is actually the case. Try the tug test Read more

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Hair loss is a side effect of some chemotherapy treatments for cancer. Although this is very distressing, at least the sufferer is prepared for it and knows the hair will Read more

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Most people with extensive hair loss usually caused by alopecia totalis or cancer chemotherapy prefer to wear a wig. In recent years, wigs have improved greatly, and it is no Read more

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Types of Lice Lice are small wingless insects. They have six legs with hook-like claws for grasping onto hairs. They feed on human blood. There are three types of lice: Read more

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Facts about Head Lice Lice are genetically programmed to move from one head to another. They want to meet different lice (not their brothers and sisters on the same head) Read more

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Itching Only 1 in 3 people with head lice experiences itching. It is worse behind the ears and at the back of the neck. Itching is caused by an allergy Read more

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Reading Time: 7 minutes In the UK, you do not have to tell the school if your child has head lice. It makes sense to tell the parents of your child’s ‘best friends’, with Read more

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Dandruff particles are visible flakes of skin that have been continuously shed from the scalp. It is normal to shed some dead skin flakes as the skin is constantly renewing Read more

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Excess hair (hirsutism) in women often appears in the places where men have body hair, such as the upper lip and chin, the chest (including around the nipples), the tops Read more

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Reading Time: 2 minutes If you want to get rid of the hair on your back or shoulders, you could consider waxing or laser treatment. Electrolysis is also a possibility. Depilatories Depilatories (hair-removing creams) Read more

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Persistent bleeding from the back passage (anal or rectal bleeding) is something that you should always see a doctor about, even if you are convinced it is piles (haemorrhoids) or Read more

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Reading Time: 6 minutes An itchy bottom may be just an annoyance, or may be so bothersome that it dominates your life. It is usually made worse by warmth, and is often most troublesome Read more

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Pain coming from the bottom area is not something that we are used to feeling and, as a consequence, anal pain can cause a lot of worries. What Sort of Read more

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Reading Time: 7 minutes The lining of the anal canal contains three soft, spongy pads of tissue that act as an extra seal to keep the canal closed until you go to the lavatory. Read more

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Almost everyone is embarrassed about seeing the doctor about an anal problem, such as anal pain, wind, or anal itching. It is important that you get over this worry, so Read more

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