Alopecia

Alopecia or hair loss is caused by radiation therapy at the treatment site. The patient will only lose hair where he or she is treated. If the patient has a tumor in the brain, he or she will lose the hair on their head and most likely their eyebrows and…

Illnesses and diseases are becoming more and more prevalent in today's society. The list keeps growing: heart disease, alzheimer's, appendicitis, celiac disease, depression, obesity, hypertension, and so much more. Society has realized this problem and has been searching for solutions for over fifty years now. The paleo diet is has shown evidence to prevent some of today’s disorders and diseases. The Paleo diet is based on the theory of evolution. Did we evolve from apes? This is one of the most…

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, a look into a case study Polycystic ovarian syndrome (aka PCOS) is a disorder that is expected in patients with irregular menses, acne, seborrhea, hirsutism, infertility, and alopecia. PCOS has recently been associated with the metabolic syndrome. Patients may develop obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, liver disease, and sleep apnea. Clinical diagnosis would include hematological and radiological tests. Management would be a combined effort…

Treatment, and How to Cope with Them). “Some types of chemotherapy cause the hair on your head and other parts of your body to fall out. Radiation therapy can also cause hair loss on the part of the body that is being treated. Hair loss is called alopecia”(Side Effects). Hair Loss is very common due to Chemotherapy and Radiation treatments in selected spots. Hair loss is also caused by the Chemotherapy medicine. The medicines also have risk to cause hearing loss, and make the ear less responsive…

those who are obese, and the risk is elevated among obese adolescents. Not all women with PCOS are overweight. The article shows the correlation between obesity and PCOS. The clinical symptoms of PCOS are oligoanovulation (OAV), hirustism, acne, alopecia, acanthosis nigricans, and increased visceral fat deposition. Typically, women with PCOS show lower levels of sex hormone-binding gobulin (SHBG) and increased levels of free circulating testosterone (cFT), luteinizing hormone (LH) to…

cortisol level, as seen in NCAH, the aldosterone and androgens increase greatly in number, especially in stress situations when cortisol should is normally produced. This can cause women with NCAH to develop other disorders like hirsutism, acne, alopecia, anovulation, and menstrual dysfunction (Witchel). Men may also experience peripubertal gynecomastia, the development of breasts around the time of puberty, and limited to no ability to reproduce…

their faces to not be proportioned to their heads. Other characteristic features include faint blueness around the mouth, a small nose, undersized jaw (micrognathia), crowding and deformation of teeth, and bulging eyes. HGPS patients also experience alopecia, which is an autoimmune disorder that results in hair loss. This could cause the eyelashes, eyebrows, and scalp hair to be replaced by small, white hairs. Other typical features include stiffness of the joints, hip dislocations,…

Health and Wellness Angela McCarty Lee College In the past, people have seen health and wellness as the absence of disease, however, what people don’t realize is the consequences of not taking care of your body. Many decide to choose an unhealthy path of bad habits such as eating corrupt foods, drinking toxic beverages, and ignoring advice given by their health care professionals. To prevent an unhealthy lifestyle, individuals need to avoid bad habits that damage their body and…

In this article, Dr. Roger Rosenblatt has described Earth as if it was one of his patients. Diagnosing the earth as having diarrhea, alopecia, fever and many more symptoms, he explains how human overpopulation has had a negative impact on Earth. As the human population continues to grow, several aspects of Earth have changed. Due to an excessive amount of greenhouse gasses, the earth’s temperature has increased (Rosenblatt, 174). Deforestation has taken place as well as the eradication of…

and systems (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013). A defining characteristic of SLE is periods of exacerbations then relief, which can occur suddenly or over time. Common assessment finding of an individual with SLE include a butterfly rash on the face, alopecia, and arthritis of the small joints and knee (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013). As in SSc, Raynaud’s phenomenon may be evident in the fingers and toes. Osteonecrosis and muscle atrophy are common due to chronic steroid therapy used to treat…