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In light of today’s 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony in Beijing, I thought it’d be interesting to take a look at mental health in China: Mental health facilities, services, treatments, statistics, etc. I once talked with an Asian Mental Health Notes reader who shared with me the strong stigma and shame mental illness carries in Asian countries.

Massive Hair Loss in Just 2 Weeks! August 8 2008, 8:36 am PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes my husband has recently experienced sudden hair loss.he had a thick full head of hair and within 2 weeks he is almost completely bald.he was hospitalized for a few days and they ran several tests,everything

I had a lot going on during my senior year of high school. In addition to, you know, the regular stresses of a high school senior (worrying about college applications and such), I was Co-Captain of my cheerleading squad, Class President, a member of the National Honor Society, a senior member of the Natural Helpers, and had a love life that was, to say the least, interesting.

Q: I take Errin Tablets for a few months as a contraceptive. I have also been experiencing hair loss recently. I wanted to know if there is a correlation between losing hair and this particular contraceptive. I had a baby 4 months ago. I see thinning everywhere but it is more obvious on the front and top as diffuse thinning.

One of the numerous hair loss conditions people tend to suffer from today is telogen effluvium. Telogen effluvium is a hair loss condition that is characterized by a general thinning of the hair over a period of months. It is usually found in people who have recently experienced trauma with common causes including childbirth, major surgery and severe illness.

Get a Scalp Biopsy! July 11 2008, 11:31 am PT | Posted in: Female Hair Loss (female) Could you please make sure you tell everyone to get a Scalp Biopsy in all of your replys. It took 3 years of different “doctors” before I asked for one. Immediately it determined what type of Baldness I had and I was given appropriate drugs for the diagnosis.

In a previous article, we looked at the two most common causes of hair loss in children, tinea capitis and alopecia areata. Although those are the most likely causes, they are not the only ones. Trauma and a condition called telogen effluvium can also cause hair loss in the young.

If you think hair loss in children is extremely rare, you’ll be surprised to learn it’s not that uncommon. Approximately three percent of all pediatric visits in the U.S. are related to children’s hair loss. Hair loss is difficult for most adults. When it comes to children, it’s heartbreaking.

If you think hair loss in children is extremely rare, you’ll be surprised to learn it’s not that uncommon. Approximately three percent of all pediatric visits in the U.S. are related to children’s hair loss. Hair loss is difficult for most adults. When it comes to children, it’s heartbreaking.

Healthy Diet and Telogen Effluvium June 27 2008, 9:31 am PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes Hi Dr. Rassman, I appreciate your responding to a few of my questions in the past about LLLT. It gave me a bit of an education at the very least. I do have a question regarding Telogen Effluvium.