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ReGrow Plus - Promotes circulation to hair follicles and roots for healthy hair by franklinb Posted Sat 29 May 2010 12:00am called a hair follicle. An interesting and rather amusing fact is that humans as a species have more hair follicles (per square inch of skin) than chimpanzees and gorillas! What we see and brush as hair is actually the hair shaft, which is the keratinized, hardened tissue that grows from this follicle. The thicker, fully pigmented hair most Read on »
ARTAS Hair Transplant Robot Gets FDA 510(k)Clearance-Hair Follicle Harvesting by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Mon 25 Apr 2011 8:47pm the quality of hair follicle harvesting. Through its design and ease-of-use, ARTAS has the potential to solve most of the technical challenges inherent in the manual FUE technique... This is quite a machine for hair transplants from the picture.  I guess we need a robot for almost everything any more and hair transplants seem to be no exception.  I tend Read on »
HAIR FOLLICLES ON ICE by 4women Posted Tue 02 Nov 2010 12:00am   The phone lines at Penguin Cold Caps are ringing off the hook, or in business speak, “we are currently experiencing a high volume of calls due to our appearance on Good Morning America”.  While the producer/supplier of the cold caps was not named in the GMA story , the idea that an icy head cap might prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss Read on »
HOSTAGE TO MY HAIR FOLLICLES by 4women Posted Wed 24 Aug 2011 11:08am since the shave down, my hair has been growing like a relentless weed garden.  What the heck?  I clearly have no say in this matter.  I am hostage to my hair follicles. So... and anyone that has had any degree of Alopecia knows that to be true.  Hair can spontaneously grow on your head just as quickly as it can fall out for no apparent reason.  Sure Read on »
HAIR FOLLICLES ON ICE by 4women Posted Tue 02 Nov 2010 11:16am vessels supplying blood to the hair follicles, thereby limiting the ability of the follicles to absorb the chemotherapy drugs. “You essentially put the hair follicles...?  Would you put your follicles on ice to save your hair? Susan Beausang, 4Women.com twitter.com/thebeaubeau   Read on »
NIH-Funded Researchers Generate Mature Egg Cells from Early Ovarian Follicles by Medline Plus Posted Wed 04 Aug 2010 11:08am of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Immature egg cells are encased in structures known as ovarian follicles. At birth, most women have about 400,000 small, or primordial, follicles. Most of them remain dormant, with about 1,000 primordial follicles activated per month. After reaching the reproductive years, about 20-30 medium-size follicles are present Read on »
Ovarian Follicle Size Is Key When Planning For Trigger Shot by Edward Ramirez, MD Posted Tue 25 Jan 2011 12:37pm Question Dear Doctor Ramirez, I had 3 follicles when I received the trigger shot. 30mm 24mm and not sure what size the 3rd one was. Is the 30mm follicle a good size to have a mature egg to be released? Thanks, G. from the U.S. Answer Hello G. from the U.S., I'm sorry to say but those follicle sizes are way too big Read on »
Laser Hair Removal by Weight Master E. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Wed 22 Jul 2009 10:05pm 1 Comment by destroying the hair follicle with high intensity pulses of light. The light from the laser is attracted to the pigment in the hair follicle. The hair that is treated is destroyed...Do you have body hair in the most annoying places that you would like to get rid of? Are you tired of waxing, shaving, and tweezing? If so, then laser hair removal may Read on »
Scientists Find the Answer to Why Hair Turns Gray by Carolin K. Patient ExpertComplimentary & Alternative Medicine Posted Tue 10 Mar 2009 3:16pm An English - German team of scientists have found the answer to the mystery: Why our hair turns gray? “In essence, the researchers found that the body literally bleaches its own hair. Hair goes gray because there is an accumulation of hydrogen peroxide caused by the wear and tear of the hair follicles. All hair cells produce hydrogen peroxide Read on »
Hair Care Tips. by Dr.Savitha Suri Posted Wed 28 Apr 2010 5:02am Avoid over massaging of scalp and hair. This may increase production of sebum which leads to clogging of hair follicles and hair loss It is advisable to massage scalp... and splitting of hair. Cover your hair with cotton scarves to protect from hot sun or cold drying air. Avoid tight caps and hats. This may disturb blood circulation to hair follicles. Read on »