Ringworm of the scalp is not really a worm, but a fungal infection. Also called Tinea capitis, this infection affects both your scalp and hair shafts, causing small patches of itchy, scaly skin on the ...

Autoimmune Disease: A medical condition known as alopecia areata – a disease that attacks hair follicles ... issue with a variety of treatments including medications, herbs, acupuncture, massage – the ...

Alopecia areata cases increased from 1990 to 2021, highlighting the need for further research into socioeconomic factors and ...

I am a healthy 23-year-old woman. I started noticing extra hairs in my brush, and then my mom found two bald spots on the back of my head. I did a telehealth appointment and they said it’s alopecia ...

Alopecia universalis (AU) is a rare, severe form of alopecia areata that leads to complete loss of hair on your face, scalp, and body. It can be challenging to treat, but there are options that ...

(HealthDay News) — Acupuncture may reduce nocturia in patients treated for prostate cancer, according to a research letter published in JAMA Oncology.

SAN DIEGO — Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologics were linked to as much as a 74.5% reduction in the risk for alopecia areata (AA) in patients with psoriasis, a new ...

That's the reality of alopecia areata. Dr Elisa Bhattarai, a practising dermatologist at Nepal Skin Centre, who also specialises in venereology and leprosy at Bharosha Hospital, unpacks the ...

Eli Lilly and Incyte have another rival in the rear-view mirror for Olumiant in alopecia areata after Pfizer reported that its ritlecitinib improved scalp hair regrowth in a late-stage trial.

but the most common are androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata. Some types of alopecia cannot be treated depending on how widespread the hair loss is, but dermatologists may be able to help ...

Pfizer has picked up approval in the EU for Litfulo, its JAK inhibitor for severe alopecia areata, extending its challenge to Eli Lilly’s first-to-market Olumiant. The European Commission has ...