http://jonnybe.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Jonny H. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:58:30 GMT 2009-12-30T19:58:30Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977508869 Alopecia Areata often shows as one or more small bald patches in the scalp . Considered to be an auto-immune problem, Wikipedia says there's no cure and that 50% of cases will restore themselves within . . . Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:49:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977508869 Jonny H. 2008-11-17T08:49:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977498468 There are about 100,000 hair follicles on our heads, producing hair at the rate of about 0.4mm per day (about a centimetre every three weeks). Whether you have straight, curly or wavy hair is all down . . . Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:30:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977498468 Jonny H. 2008-11-05T14:30:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435018 It's one of two. The FDA approves drugs that work safely, and Minoxidil is one of just two drugs approved for hair loss treatment. The other (see later) isn't approved for women, so women have . . . Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:14:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435018 Jonny H. 2008-08-31T10:14:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427034 Alopecia areata usually shows as the sudden loss of hair from a patch, often round, and anywhere on the body but usually noticed on the scalp. It's most common in otherwise healthy teenagers, but it . . . Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:52:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977427034 Jonny H. 2008-08-21T20:52:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977414973 Women suffer hair loss too. We all know about male pattern baldness, but there's female pattern baldness too, and it's down to the same cause: testosterone (yes, women produce it too). But that's . . . Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:30:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977414973 Jonny H. 2008-08-06T11:30:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401787 At college, a friend would often pull back his hair and glare at us to highlight how receded his hairline was. Male pattern baldness is driven by testosterone, and young men have lots of that. It's . . . Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:25:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401787 Jonny H. 2008-07-19T17:25:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383856 Hair loss is a big deal for the people it affects, but nowadays you probably don't have to put up with it. At the Belgravia Centre, we successfully treat hair loss many times every day. For men, . . . Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:54:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383856 Jonny H. 2008-06-27T14:54:36Z