Alopecia means hair loss or baldness. Hair loss occurs for many reasons, from pulling hair out to having it killed off by cancer chemotherapy. Some causes are considered natural, while others signal health problems. Some conditions are confined to the...

Alopecia Hair loss. Alopecia is partial or total loss of hair as a result of any number of causes, including the normal aging process. In children, alopecia may be a reaction to a drug or therapy (such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy), or may...

Baldness involves the state of lacking hair where it often grows, especially on the head.The most common form of baldness is a progressive hair thinning condition called androgenic alopecia or 'male pattern baldness' that occurs in adult male humans and...

The drug minoxidil may turn out to be the meanest trick yet played on the bald and the balding, or perhaps I should say on those suffering from hair loss, because it is a rare man who, when asked to describe himself, will say,...

Now it's time for "Double Jeopardy" -- the second half of our game, when contestants are both getting older and losing their hair. I'll take "Famous Domes" for $200, please, Alex. And the answer is . . . Telly Savalas. Who...

Wildlife authorities have found the first bald eagle nest in the city in more than 200 years, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said Friday.Officials are not disclosing the exact location of the nest to avoid disturbing the site, but agency personnel and volunteers are monitoring it...

The American bald eagle marked a four-decade fight for survival Thursday as the government declared the bird _ a national symbol _ no longer requires the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act."Today I am proud to announce the eagle has returned," Interior Secretary Dirk...