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Do Bald Men Face Higher Risk of Prostate Cancer?
Posted 5 days ago by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, May 22 – Got hair? If you don't, you might have a higher risk of prostate cancer, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers are reporting that bald men who underwent biopsies of the prostate were more likely to have cancer than were those with more hair on their heads. "Bald men should be aware that they may benefit from being screened earlier and perhaps, if necessary, from being biopsied sooner," said study author Dr. Neil Fleshner, a professor of surgical urology at the University of Toronto. "In the study, the more bald people were, the more likely they were to have prostate cancer. We're 95 percent sure this is real." However, not all doctors are ready to embrace the study's conclusions. The possible association between male pattern baldness and prostate cancer has been considered in previous studies. Although the precise mechanism isn't understood, researchers think male ... Read more
Related support groups: Prostate Cancer, Alopecia, Androgenetic Alopecia
Research Spots Potential New Target in Fight Against Baldness
Posted 21 Mar 2012 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, March 21 – Men worried about encroaching baldness, take heart: A genetic analysis of tissue taken from both bald and hairier spots on men's scalps has identified a protein involved in male pattern hair loss. The researchers note that drugs that inhibit the protein are already in development, and it's possible those drugs could one day be used to help men preserve their head of hair. In the study, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania did an analysis of more than 25,000 genes and honed in on one that produces an enzyme that produces a protein known as PGD2. That protein is present in much higher levels in bald spots. When scientists placed PGD2 on hair follicles in a petri dish, they found the protein inhibited hair growth. Researchers then tested the protein on mice genetically engineered to lack a receptor for PGD2, and found ... Read more
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FDA Medwatch Alert: Perfect Image Solutions Topical Hair Regrowth Products: Recall - Unapproved Drugs, Risk of Health Hazards
Posted 23 Jan 2012 by Drugs.com
Men's Minoxidil 15% Azelaic 5% Hair regrowth topical, 60ml Men's Minoxidil 10% Azelaic 5% Hair regrowth topical, 60mL Men's Minoxidil 5% Azelaic 5% Hair regrowth topical, 60mL Women's Minoxidil 3% Azelaic 5% Hair regrowth topical, 60mL Hair regrowth shampoo enhanced with Ketoconazole and salicylic acid, 180mL ISSUE: Perfect Image Solutions recalled all lots of these topical hair regrowth products because they are deemed “unapproved new drugs” under FDA regulations, and may present potential health hazards. Use of these topical products containing 15% and 10% Minoxidil have not been shown to be safe, and could pose a risk to the general public due to the possibility of systemic absorption. Skin abrasions or irritations, such as psoriasis or sunburn, could increase the systemic absorption of topically administered Minoxidil. Minoxidil 15% and 10% could cause low blood pressure, heart pa ... Read more
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Could Divorce Trigger Hair Loss in Women?
Posted 21 Sep 2011 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 – As if the heartache of divorce wasn't hardship enough, it appears that women enduring marital break-up may also have to deal with hair loss. New research reveals that, genetics aside, the next strongest predictor of midline (central) hair loss among women is their marital status, with the loss of a spouse (through either divorce or death) raising the risk for thinning hair above that of married or single women. "Most likely, stress is the aspect of a troubling divorce that appears to lead to hair loss among women," noted study author Dr. Bahman Guyuron, chairman of the department of plastic surgery at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Excessive drinking and/or smoking also appear to boost the risk for hair loss among women, the study found. Smoking and heavy drinking also contributed to thinning locks among men, the study found. But in other respects the ... Read more
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Stem Cell Defect Might Help Spur Common Baldness
Posted 4 Jan 2011 by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, Jan. 4 – Common baldness could have its roots in a newly identified stem cell defect, a finding that could potentially lead to new hair-loss treatments down the road, a new study reveals. Researchers say they discovered that a cellular malfunction short-circuits the process by which hair follicle stem cells turn into hair-producing progenitor cells. That defect, rather than any loss of stem cells themselves, sparks the onset of androgenetic alopecia, the medical term for a type of genetic hair loss that affects both men and women, they report. In men, this hair loss is commonly known as male pattern baldness, marked by the familiar receding hairline and thinning hair on top of the head – a condition that sometimes leads to complete baldness. In women, female-pattern hair loss causes the hair to get thinner all over but rarely leads to baldness. The findings offer "a lot more ... Read more
Related support groups: Alopecia, Androgenetic Alopecia
Genes Tied to Hair Loss Disorder
Posted 30 Jun 2010 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, June 30 – Researchers have implicated eight genes in the development of alopecia areata, a disorder that causes hair to thin and fall out. The genes are already associated with other autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, meaning that drugs may already be in the pipeline that could benefit people with hair loss, the researchers said. "This greatly accelerated our ability to think about new drugs for patients with alopecia areata because so much work has already been done in these other diseases," said senior study author Angela Christiano, professor of dermatology and genetics & development at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. "It is a huge advantage." The study is published in the July 1 issue of Nature. Alopecia areata affects more than 5 million people in the United States, according to the National Alopecia Areata ... Read more
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