Hair Diseases and Hair Loss

The primary NIH organization for research is National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

General/ Overviews

• Hair Loss and Its Causes (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hair Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
• Clinical Trials: Male Pattern Baldness (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

News-Focused

• New Treatment Could Help Women Win the Battle Against Excessive Facial Hair (American Academy of Dermatology)

Organizations

• American Academy of Dermatology
• National Alopecia Areata Foundation
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Pictures/Diagrams

• Female-Pattern Baldness (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Specific Conditions/ Aspects

• Changing Hair Styles is Easier Than Ever With Hair Cosmetics, but Hair Can Be Damaged in the Process (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Excess Hair (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Hair and Nail Salons Linked to Infectious Diseases (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Oncolink Nurse Notes: Hair Loss/Alopecia (University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center)
• Vaccines and Hair Loss (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• What You Should Know (National Alopecia Areata Foundation)

Treatment

• Baldness Treatments: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Hair Replacement: What Works, What Doesn't (Food and Drug Administration)
• Hair Restoration (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
• Transplanting in Microspace: Winning the War Against Baldness in the Third Millenium (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)

Women

• Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Early Diagnosis is The Key To Treating Hair Loss In Women (American Academy of Dermatology)