Handbook of hair in health and disease

Handbook of hair in health and disease
Author: Victor R. Preedy
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 477
Release: 2012-05-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9086867286

Hair is a major component of the body's tissue system that contributes to the individual's make up and confers a large degree of personal identity. Apart from its visible façade, hair also has a functional role. It has an unique structure and complex molecular development. The very nature of hair makes it a suitable marker for the prognosis of disease. Hair can also be used to screen for toxins and changes in the diet. However, there are currently no suitable publications available that describe hair in a rational scientific context. This handbook provides an academic approach to hair in health and disease. Divided into five sections the Handbook of Hair in Health and Disease provides an insight into hair growth and loss, molecular and cellular biology of hair, dietary toxicity and pathological history, diseases and treatments of hair, as well as shampoos and conditioners. Unique features of each chapter in this volume include relevant and useful 'Key facts' which highlight interesting or important findings of the specific subjects and 'Summary points' that will give a clear overview of the subjects treated in each chapter. The Handbook of Hair in Health and Disease will be essential to a variety of users, such as trichologists, doctors and nurses and all those interested or working within the area of hair health. This includes nutritionists and dieticians, scientific beauticians, health workers and practitioners, college and university lecturers and undergraduate and graduate students.

Hair and Hair Diseases

Hair and Hair Diseases
Author: Constantin E. Orfanos
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1159
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3642746128

Hair is the subject of this book, including the anatomy of the hair follicle, developmental stages, analyzed by light and electron microscopy, hair ultrastructure, nerve and blood supply, specialized hairs and hair organs, and a review of the present techniques to cultivate hair follicle cells in vitro. In the clinical part several chapters describe the most important diseases and possibilities for treatment. Hair care products and their toxicology are the subject of further sections. Extensive reviews of the antiandrogens, a most important group of drugs influencing hair growth, and of their clinical use in conditions such as androgenetic alopecias and hirsutism are included as well. Finally, surgical techniques for hair transplantation are discussed. This book is a standard textbook for everything pertaining to hair under normal and pathological conditions.

Hair and Scalp Diseases

Hair and Scalp Diseases
Author: Amy J. McMichael
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2008-02-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

A quintessential text relating the treatment of scalp and hair disorders, with special concentration on ethnicity, hair type, and cultural hair care practices for each entity in a composite fashion. Written in an easy-to-follow complete guide that incorporates treatment that goes beyond accepted US and international guidelines, and incorporates off-label use of medications for case-sensitive scenarios.

Hair and Scalp Treatments

Hair and Scalp Treatments
Author: Antonella Tosti
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2019-09-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030215555

Conditions of the hair and scalp often cause significant psychological distress and sometimes physical discomfort for patients. Similarly, finding the right treatment can prove challenging for the physician. Hair and Scalp Treatments -- A Practical Guide, focuses on therapy with each chapter briefly describing the disease to the reader and then teaching the step-by-step therapeutic algorithm. Procedures commonly used in the treatment of alopecias are also reviewed and detailed in specific chapters. This book also discusses everyday questions that patients commonly ask doctors and provides practical tips such as how to recommend the best shampoo, conditioner or hair dye for your patient, or how to prescribe the right nutritional supplements. There are additional sections on future treatments on the horizon and how regenerative medicine can be used. Hair and Scalp Treatments -- A Practical Guide, is the only book of its kind focused on treatment and addresses topics that are not covered by current titles on hair disorders. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this practical guide can be used not only by dermatologists but by general practice and family physicians as well.

Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries

Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries
Author: Dean T. Jamison
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 1449
Release: 2006-04-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0821361805

Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.

The Long and the Short of it

The Long and the Short of it
Author: Barbara Meyers
Publisher: Amer Cancer Society
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781604430172

Isabel wants her hair to be long while Emma struggles with hair loss due to chemotherapy, but when Isabel hears about hair donation she decides to help.

Andrews' Diseases of the Skin

Andrews' Diseases of the Skin
Author: William D. James
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 1109
Release: 2019-01-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323551882

Now in a fully revised thirteenth edition, Andrews' Diseases of the Skin remains your single-volume, must-have resource for core information in dermatology. From residency through clinical practice, this award-winning title ensures that you stay up to date with new tools and strategies for diagnosis and treatment, new entities and newly recognized diseases, and current uses for tried-and-true and newer medications. It's the reference you'll turn to again and again when faced with a clinical conundrum or therapeutically challenging skin disease. - Utilizes a concise, clinically focused, user-friendly format that clearly covers the full range of common and rare skin diseases. - Provides outstanding visual support with 1,340 illustrations – more than 500 new to this edition. - Presents comprehensively updated information throughout, including new and unusual clinical presentations of syphilis, new diagnostic classifications and therapies for vascular anomalies, and an updated pediatric and genodermatosis review. - Covers new and evolving treatments for inflammatory, neoplastic, and blistering skin diseases among others. New biologics and phosphodiesterase inhibitors for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata and vitiligo, immune checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma and rituximab for pemphigus are all covered. - Features a revised and revamped cutaneous adverse drug reaction section, including novel eruptions from new and emerging chemotherapeutic agents and small molecule/targeted inhibitors. - Discusses new and emerging viruses including Zika and human polyomaviruses.

Alopecia & Wellness

Alopecia & Wellness
Author: Molly Vazquez
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2015-03-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781508967606

When I had Alopecia I felt deprived, depressed and ultimately, always worried about my future. The experiences I went through have proved that Alopecia sucks no matter which way you spin it. However, these experience I share in my book are what helped me grow and find the underlying cause of this disease. Through a healthy lifestyle I have found my way out of this disease and grew my hair back on my own. I want to share my discoveries with you. To do that, I want to share my story with you No holding back, no matter how revealing these personal experiences are. Grow from my experiences as my success will be your success, all you have to do is follow my footsteps.

Hair Growth and Disorders

Hair Growth and Disorders
Author: Ulrike Blume-Peytavi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 571
Release: 2008-06-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3540469117

Hair disorders have become a central social and psychological issue and patients now have increasing demands and expectations. Written by world-renowned experts, this lavishly illustrated book provides the latest scientific aspects of hair biology, up to date knowledge on hair diagnosis and treatment options as well as hair removal and restoration techniques. The content is divided into three sections: basic aspects of hair growth; hair and scalp disorders; and fotoepilation, surgery and hair cosmetics. In addition, coverage is enhanced with unique sections on hair in different ages and in art, on ethnic hair and in forensic investigations.