Hair Loss News

In a bizarre incident in Lucknow, India, a group of lawyers tied a youth to a tree, shaved part of his head, spat in his face and assaulted him for more than an hour.

Vinod, the 22 year-old victim, was allegedly invited to a local court to discuss a marriage that had been arranged for him.

When Vinod reached the court for his appointment, Ravindra Singh, the lawyer-relative, allegedly overpowered him with the help of some associates who are believed to be lawyers as well.

TV channels showed the lawyers tearing off the man’s shirt, tying him to a tree trunk and cutting bald patches into his hair. The 22-year-old victim was then beaten up.

According to police, Vinod was “punished” for not agreeing to marry a girl his lawyer-relative had suggested.  Vinod evidently was not yet ready for marriage and this is what appeared to have sparked the confrontation.

Local official K. Chandramauli said he ordered police to file a case against the lawyers. The Agra Bar Association said it was investigating the attack.

Lucknow is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It has a population of over 2 million and it is the second largest urban centre in Uttar Pradesh after Kanpur.

Advanced Hair Studio (AHS), a UK-based company, has again been found to be in violation of advertising codes by the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK.

According to the Advertising Standards Authority, regulators have upheld complaints against AHS’ non-broadcast ads on five occasions in the past five years and have told them to seek advice from the CAP Copy Advice team on all their future ads.

In this particular complaint Australian cricketer Shane Warne was featured in a print advertising campaign for AHS.

The national press ad for Advanced Hair Studio (AHS) was headlined ” ‘ADVANCED HAIR, YEAH, YEAH!’ Says cricket legend, Shane Warne”.  Next to a picture of Shane Warne the ad stated “Shane Warne uses the Advance Hair and Scalp fitness program AHS-FP”.  The ad featured a testimonial from Warne, which stated “I’ve been hearing it for years but to me I’ve always taken it as ‘warning’. And that warning is - if I didn’t do something about my fine and thin hair they could well be chanting ‘baldy!’ So see Advanced Hair Studio … and your hair will be looking better than ever.  Don’t wait until it’s too late, get your FREE ADVANCED HAIR CHECK! and heed the Warne-ing today!”

The regulators ruled that Warne’s words in the ad implied he had received treatment that would either stop his hair from falling out or regrow it, even though the company had provided no evidence its product cured baldness.

• Read more: Advanced Hair Studio accused of violating advertising standards again

New York, NY (PRWEB) — For many Americans, the tedious and often-painful routine of shaving, waxing and plucking unwanted hair has been replaced by safe, painless and highly-effective methods of long-term and even permanent hair removal. Indeed, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reports that, in 2006, 1.4 million men and women in the U.S. underwent laser hair removal procedures - a number that has been rising consistently since the late 1990s. Yet, the brisk pace of advances in hair removal technology leaves many patients wondering which method is right for them.

“From the development of different types of lasers to the refinement of non-laser techniques, deciding on the most appropriate method of hair removal can seem overwhelming at first,” says Joshua Fox, MD, founder of Advanced Dermatology and a spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology. “The determination is made simply by weighing the specific needs and goals of the patient with the medical history and other physical criteria,” Dr. Fox explains.

Laser Hair Removal: The New Gold Standard

Part of the reason so many Americans are opting for laser hair removal is that the technology itself has been refined to near-perfect standards over the past several years, Dr. Fox believes. The industry began with an understanding that, by targeting the melanin in the hair shaft with a laser beam, the follicle itself could be destroyed. However, patients with more melanin in their skin - those with a tan, or those of Asian, Hispanic or African American origins - experienced less success than their fairer counterparts, and sometimes even sustained skin discoloration or burns from the laser.

• Read more: The pros and cons of using lasers for long-term hair removal

Boston, MA—Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD, was recently awarded the 2007 Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Award from the Institute for Functional Medicine. Holick, an internationally recognized expert in vitamin D and skin research, received the award for decades of pioneering work that elucidated the important role vitamin D plays in a wide variety of chronic health conditions. The award was presented at the 14th International Symposium on Functional Medicine in Tuscon, Arizona.

Holick is a professor of medicine, physiology, and biophysics, and director of the General Clinical Research Center at Boston University School of Medicine and Director of the Bone Healthcare Clinic at Boston Medical Center.

The Linus Pauling Award is given for research that is changing the way people think about a biomedical problem. Linus Pauling is the only person ever to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes – for chemistry (1954) and for peace (1962). His colleagues often acknowledged Dr. Pauling as the most influential chemist since Lavosier, the 18th Century founder of the modern science of chemistry.

After completing medical school at the University of Wisconsin in 1976, Holick joined the staff at the Massachusetts General Hospital where he did an internship in medicine while simultaneously initiating a basic and clinical research program on the photobiology of vitamin D. Over the next several years he made major contributions in the areas of skin disease, metabolic bone disease, and calcium metabolism.

• Read more: Hair loss researcher Dr Michael Holick receives award for his research work

Doctors in India tested a plant-based herbal hair growth solution on mice and found it to be effective.

The formula was derived from three herbs traditionally acclaimed for their hair growth-promoting potential.  The herbs are Cuscuta reflexa (Roxb.), Citrullus colocynthis (Schrad.), and Eclipta alba (Hassk.)

In the study they used several herbal formulations containing petroleum ether extracts of the three herbs in varying ratios and evaluated the formulations for their hair growth-promoting activity.

In tests done on mice the hair growth cycles were sped up and a greater number of hair follicles were in the anagen or growth phase from the use of the herbal formula, compared to the control solution.

They also tested it alongside 2% minoxidil and it appears it was comparable in terms of promoting hair growth in the mice.

The doctors concluded that the prepared formula holds the potential to be used as a hair loss treatment.   The actual formula with the percentage of each ingredient that yielded this result was not disclosed.

• Read more: Indian herbal hair growth formula found to be effective

This simulation shows what Paris Hilton, Cameron Diaz, Nicole Kidman and other famous female celebrities would look like if they were bald.

Hair loss is a psychologically traumatic experience for women receiving chemotherapy. In this cancer podcast, the Oncology Podcasting news team meets with Kelly Hasenei, owner of A Perfect Fit, a specialty women’s wig boutique. She discusses how women can prepare themselves for this experience with the use of wigs and other headwear.