Hair analysis is done by evaluating hair structure and DNA from cells attached to the root of the hair. It can be used to find out if people are related. Forensic hair analysis can be done to help identify a person who may have been present at a crime scene. Hair samples are tested with specific chemicals and looked at...

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...

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...

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] Clinical Presentation. Hairy cell leukemia usually presents with: Splenomegaly. Varying degrees of leukopenia (occasionally leukocytosis)...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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For psoriasis. Brand Name(s): Lexette. Generic Name: Halobetasol.

This medicine is used for the following purposes: itching, skin inflammation. Generic Name: Halobetasol.