If I marry a women with genetic hair loss and I have it, will my children have it? There is no way to predict hair loss in men at this time. If you have a child now, by the time he reaches puberty, there may be a test for balding by then.
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Children mistakenly given oral minoxidil in place of stomach ailment drug https://www.yahoo.com/news/spanish-parents-demand-compensation-children-153113188.html
LONDON (Reuters) – Omega-3 fish oil supplements can improve attention in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) just as much as drug treatments, but only in those whose blood levels of omega-3 are low, trial results showed on Wednesday. Researchers in Britain and Taiwan who conducted the placebo-controlled trial with 92 children said their […]
Dr. Rassman’s Comments: The following article appeared in Medscape warning of the potential harmful effects of absorption of toxic chemicals when most sun screens are used. Not the only safe sunscreens are highlighted in RED below. This is critical to protect your children from the toxic chemicals in sunscreens. Every patient in a small, randomized […]
I was born in 1959 with a bald spot on the upper left scalp. It has never changed. My mother checked out a wig when I was a child, but that was no real solution. Never looked into it further. I part it to the right, and usually pull some back to cover it. At times, […]
Hello, my name is Samah and I am from Yemen. I want to share my prolonged journey with Alopecia. I was diagnosed with Alopecia when I was ten years old. I had suffered since then going through all different stages of it until I reached the last stage where I had not a single hair […]
Transplants might work but scalp expansion might be a better solution followed by a hair transplant. This is straight forward for doctors with the proper experience
This is a complex treatment that involves both balloon expanders and hair transplants. It will take some time to expand the existing scalp and you should look for a surgeon with considerable experience in this type of repair. Everything is not hopeless as I am optimistic that you can make the entire balding area normal […]
Prenatal exposure to pot is associated with differences in the thickness of the brain, particularly in the frontal brain, in preadolescent children. This was a study done with MRIS. This was written by Hanan El Marroun, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands and published online June 15 in Biological Psychiatry. […]
This is an excerpt from the FDA website from 2010 on finasteride (https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/020788s018lbl.pdf). Dr. Ed Epstein, from the Bosley Medical Group is a urologist by training and has kept up on the latest information on the impact or lack of impact of the drug finasteride on risks for an unborn fetus. “I am not […]
“Study shows that children exposed to smoking at home have more deposits in the carotid artery as adults. Passive smoking is known to endanger health. This is particularly so for the offspring of smokers. Children who are exposed to their parents’ smoking have a considerably higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases as adults. That is […]
“A new study reported that children exposed to their parents’ smoking may have a higher risk of developing heart disease in adulthood than those whose parents didn’t smoke. Findings from the study are published in the Journal Circulation. The research included childhood exposure to parental smoking in 1980 and 1983 and testing with carotid ultrasound […]
According to the article in Circulation, March 18 “Most US children start life with optimal cardiovascular health (CVH), but it declines substantially over time. “Our findings indicate that, in general, children start with pretty good blood pressure. But if they have a horrible diet, it will drive a worsening body mass index (BMI) and cholesterol […]
Hair lines are diverse and children’s hair line are no exception. Some babies are born without much hair and grow to have thick lush hair. Anything is possible and an overly observant parent may also be possible. Follow up with your child’s pediatrician and express your concerns. There are other medical conditions that can impact […]
Probably not, but we don’t know. Dutasteride can also have fertility issues in the men who take this drug, but the proof is not available at this time. This is probably one of the many reasons that dutasteride is not approved for the treatment of hair loss by the FDA.
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