I have pimples on my head. They are red and seem they have pus in the middle. The area where I have the pimples are is red and it feels that that every morning after I tried to get the yellow liquid of these pimples, the next morning when I touch them it seems there is something that has grown.

I am very concern about this problem. I do not have health insurance and I don’t know what to do. Please help me. Thanks

Based on what you describe, you may have a condition called folliculitis, which is an infection of the hair follicles. When you touch the pimples or break them open, you can easily spread the bacteria to non-infected follicles. You should see a family doctor or dermatologist to make the correct diagnosis, possibly culture the ‘infected pus’ and then treat you with an appropriate antibiotic.

Clearly, some people know how to exploit balding in the Hollywood setting. The San Francisco Chronicle looks into actors that are shaving their heads for movie roles, instead of going with the naturally bald actors. From the article:

Timothy Olyphant plays Agent 47, the bald assassin in the new action movie “Hitman.” The controversy? Why have the well-coiffed Olyphant shave his head when there are so many bald actors who are perfect for the role?

Full article — Hairless fakers, take note. Bald is in charge.

I keep hearing of “hair mildew”. I can’t find it anywhere on the net.

I was wondering what HAIR MILDEW is,exactly, how do you get it and what would be the symptoms? And, is there any cure for it or would you have to cut out all of your hair?

Thanks alot

I’m sure each of us has been near someone who doesn’t dry their hair, which can sometimes develop an odor to it. Perhaps that is what one is talking about with the term “hair mildew”. If this mildew is a problem for someone, using a hair dryer after a wash should eliminate the problem. I’ve never heard this term used before, though, so I’m just assuming this is what you mean.

So many of us have dandruff and find it to be a problem. And apparently, the fungus that causes dandruff could be having sex on our heads. Yes, I had a reaction similar to what you’re probably having right now after reading about fungal sex.

From the Daily Mail article — Genetic breakthrough could give dandruff the brush-off, claim scientists:

They have cracked the genetic code of humans, cats, dogs and chimps. Now, scientists reveal today they have solved the secrets of dandruff.

A team of researchers has decoded the complete DNA of a natural fungus to blame for most cases of the flaky skin condition.

For those of you with an interest in the subject of dandruff porn, read Reuters – Dandruff’s genes sequenced.

My daughter is a huge fan of Beckham especially now that he’s playing soccer in Los Angeles. She was looking at some Beckham photos and found this posting somewhere and forwarded it to me since she knows I’m all over the hair loss forums. Is this just bad lighting? It looks like he’s combing his hair forward a little but it could just be that his hair falls forward when its short. I know this is superficial, but I am just curious if you can tell between possible thinning or bad lighting (or a combination of the two perhaps). Thanks

David Beckham chatboard

The photographs in that link suggest that he is thinning, although I have seen many photos of him where his hair looks pretty darn good (see photo at right).

I would think that he would benefit from a miniaturization study and if he does have miniaturized hair, he could probably get a some kind of deal with Merck to become a Propecia advocate, particularly if that soccer thing doesn’t work out for him. Or as the rest of the world calls it, football.

3 or 4 years ago I found myself attending lectures on hair loss. The belief at the time, was that any sort of “CURE” for hair loss was approximately 10 years away. The same answer was given by several doctors. Now I completely understand that a cure will only come when it comes and that a doctor telling me that a cure is 10 years away, does not mean that I should set a timer and count the seconds, but I’m curious if science and technology supports that response? Has our knowledge and science progressed enough that a cure could be,….7 or 8 years away? or are doctors still saying 10?

It seems 10 years is a good round number and far enough away that we can promise these cures and just let the timeline slip. In reality, nobody really knows. I do not think anything significant has happened in the last 2 or three years to say the “cure” is 7 to 8 years away.