What is hair loss? Hair loss is hair that is thinning or is falling out of your scalp. It's fairly common. Everyone loses some hair every day. Losing up to 100 hairs a day is normal. But if hair loss runs in your family, you could lose a lot more hair. With this kind of hair loss, you may end up with bald spots if...
People lose hair as they get older or because of things like stress or medical problems. The medical word for hair loss is alopecia (say "al-uh-PEE-shuh"). The most common type of hair loss is genetic. It's called male-pattern or female-pattern hair loss. Men generally get bald spots on the scalp above the forehead or...
Explains hair loss from chemotherapy or radiation. Covers how long hair loss lasts and how to care for your scalp and hair. Explains how cooling caps may help prevent hair loss in some types of treatment.
Hair transplant surgery involves moving scalp hair and hair follicles from an area with a lot of hair to an area with thinning hair or baldness. This technique can produce a natural look on the forehead, and a natural, dense look on the top of the head. The follicles and hair are removed from one part of the head with...
Hairy cell leukemia is a very rare cancer that causes the body to make too many white blood cells (lymphocytes). These lymphocytes don't develop normally and become leukemia cells. Hairy cell leukemia has this name because the leukemia cells look hairy under a microscope. When leukemia cells build up in the blood, bone...
Incidence and Mortality. Hairy cell leukemia is an indolent, low-grade, B-cell lymphoid malignancy. It is rare, with only 1,200 to 1,300 new cases annually in the United States.[ 1, 2] Clinical Presentation. Hairy cell leukemia usually presents with the following: Splenomegaly. Varying degrees of leukopenia...
Hairy cell leukemia is a type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). Hairy cell leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. This rare type of leukemia gets worse slowly or does not get worse at all. The disease is called hairy cell leukemia because the leukemia...
A hairy tongue is caused by an overgrowth of the hairlike rough surface of the tongue (papillae). The tongue will look like it is covered with hair. A person with a hairy tongue often has severe bad breath (halitosis). Soreness is not usually present. Causes of a hairy tongue include poor oral hygiene, decreased saliva...
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Halcinonide topical (for the skin) is a highly potent steroid that is used to treat inflammation and itching caused by skin conditions that respond to steroid medication. Halcinonide topical may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: itching, skin inflammation. Brand Name(s): Halog. Generic Name: Halcinonide.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: itching, skin inflammation. Brand Name(s): Halog. Generic Name: Halcinonide.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: itching, skin inflammation. Brand Name(s): Halog. Generic Name: Halcinonide.
Fresh breath can lead to more enjoyable interactions with others. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful. Control the sulfur Routinely use a toothpaste or mouthwash containing zinc compounds or stabilized chlorine dioxide to help break down odor-causing sulfur chemicals...
A hallucination is a perception of something that is not really there. A hallucination can involve any of the senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste, or touch. The most common hallucinations are seeing (visual) and hearing (auditory) things. For example, the person may hear voices or see an object that other people do not...
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Halobetasol is a highly potent steroid. Tazarotene is a compound similar to vitamin A. Halobetasol and tazarotene topical (for the skin) is a combination medicine used to treat plaque psoriasis (raised, silvery flaking and redness of the skin) in adults. Halobetasol and tazarotene topical may also be used for purposes...
Halobetasol is a highly potent steroid that helps reduce inflammation in the body. Halobetasol topical (for the skin) is used to treat inflammation and itching caused by plaque psoriasis or skin conditions that respond to steroid medication. Halobetasol topical may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication...
This medicine is used for the following purposes: itching, skin inflammation. Generic Name: Halobetasol.
For psoriasis. Brand Name(s): Lexette. Generic Name: Halobetasol.
For psoriasis. Brand Name(s): Bryhali, Ultravate. Generic Name: Halobetasol Propionate, Halobetasol.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: itching, skin inflammation. Generic Name: Halobetasol.
For psoriasis. Brand Name(s): Duobrii. Generic Name: Halobetasol Propionate/Tazarotene.
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Haloperidol is an antipsychotic medicine that is used to treat schizophrenia. . Haloperidol is also used to control motor and speech tics in people with Tourette's syndrome. Haloperidol injection is sometimes used in people who are unable to take the medicine by mouth. Haloperidol injection may also be used for...
Haloperidol is an antipsychotic medicine that is used to treat schizophrenia. . Haloperidol is also used to control motor and speech tics in people with Tourette's syndrome. Haloperidol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
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This medicine is used for the following purposes: nausea and vomiting, psychosis, schizophrenia, Tourette's disorder. Generic Name: Haloperidol.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: nausea and vomiting, psychosis, schizophrenia, Tourette's disorder. Generic Name: Haloperidol Decanoate.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: nausea and vomiting, psychosis, schizophrenia, Tourette's disorder. Brand Name(s): Haldol.
