Skin & Hair topics
Hair health
Find out all you need to know about how to deal with dandruff, head lice and hair loss.
Dandruff
Dandruff is when your scalp sheds excessive amounts of larger-than-normal skin flakes. Find out the causes of dandruff and how to treat it.
Dandruff treatments
Medicated, antifungal and keratolytic shampoos are often useful products for the treatment of dandruff.
Dandruff: fast facts
Dandruff, the excessive shedding of skin from the scalp, is more of a cosmetic problem than a medical problem, and often responds to medicated shampoos.
Hair loss
The most common type of hair loss is known as androgenetic alopecia or male pattern baldness .
Hair loss overview
Find out about causes of hair loss, including the most common type - inherited male pattern baldness, also called androgenetic alopecia.
Hair loss: treatment options
Hair loss may be treated with such products as Rogaine and Propecia.
Head lice
Head lice (or nits), which live and breed in hair or on the scalp, can be treated by wet combing with a conditioner or with various shampoos and lotions.
Head lice machine treats lice without chemicals
A mechanical head lice treatment that uses heat and air pressure to kill lice has attracted interest in Australia, but has some limitations.
Hirsutism in women
Find out about the causes and treatments for hirsutism in women - the problem of having too much hair on the face or body.
Primary biliary cirrhosis: hair dye increases risk
Women who dye their hair may be at increased risk of developing primary biliary cirrhosis, researchers have found.
Prostate cancer linked with early balding
Men with male pattern hair loss at a young age may face a higher risk of developing prostate cancer, a study suggests.
Dandruff is when your scalp sheds excessive amounts of larger-than-normal skin flakes. Find out the causes of dandruff and how to treat it.
Dandruff treatments
Medicated, antifungal and keratolytic shampoos are often useful products for the treatment of dandruff.
Dandruff: fast facts
Dandruff, the excessive shedding of skin from the scalp, is more of a cosmetic problem than a medical problem, and often responds to medicated shampoos.
Hair loss
The most common type of hair loss is known as androgenetic alopecia or male pattern baldness .
Hair loss overview
Find out about causes of hair loss, including the most common type - inherited male pattern baldness, also called androgenetic alopecia.
Hair loss: treatment options
Hair loss may be treated with such products as Rogaine and Propecia.
Head lice
Head lice (or nits), which live and breed in hair or on the scalp, can be treated by wet combing with a conditioner or with various shampoos and lotions.
Head lice machine treats lice without chemicals
A mechanical head lice treatment that uses heat and air pressure to kill lice has attracted interest in Australia, but has some limitations.
Hirsutism in women
Find out about the causes and treatments for hirsutism in women - the problem of having too much hair on the face or body.
Primary biliary cirrhosis: hair dye increases risk
Women who dye their hair may be at increased risk of developing primary biliary cirrhosis, researchers have found.
Prostate cancer linked with early balding
Men with male pattern hair loss at a young age may face a higher risk of developing prostate cancer, a study suggests.
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