7 tips on wigs for chemotherapy patients
Advice on choosing the best wig to help cope with hair loss during cancer treatments. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Santanachote Source Type: news
FDA Approves First Systemic Treatment for Alopecia Areata
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib (Olumiant) as the first systemic treatment for alopecia areata.
The approval pertains to adults with severe alopecia areata, which affects more than 300,000 people... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 13, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA approves first systemic treatment for alopecia areata
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Olumiant (baricitinib) oral tablets to treat adult patients with severe alopecia areata, a disorder that often appears as patchy baldness and affects more than 300,000 people in the U.S. each year. Today's action marks the first FDA approval of a systemic treatment (i.e. treats the entire body rather than a specific location) for alopecia areata. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - June 13, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured FDA Regulatory Affairs Source Type: news
FDA Approves Lilly and Incyte's Olumiant (baricitinib) as First and Only Systemic Medicine for Adults with Severe Alopecia Areata
INDIANAPOLIS, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Olumiant (baricitinib), a once-daily pill, as a first-in-disease... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - June 13, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Hair loss warning: Study finds popular food eaten in the UK 'accelerates' hair thinning
HAIR loss has many causes, some of which intersect. An article published in the journal Nature highlights the impact an unhealthy lifestyle can have on hair shedding. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hair loss warning: Two ‘common’ rashes that can pave the way to permanent hair loss
HAIR loss is a natural everyday occurrence, but excessive shedding could be the body hinting at an underlying issue. Two rashes that are known to induce hair loss, could cause scarring of the follicles. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hair loss: Three healthy foods that may contribute to severe hair loss - ‘caution' advised
ALOPECIA - the scientific term for hair loss - is clinically tied to an extensive set of triggers, but one prominent cause is nutritional insufficiencies. According to one meta-analysis, however, the over-consumption of three healthy foods may also be linked to hair loss. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Janssen Presents Initial Results from the Phase 2 RAGNAR Study of BALVERSA ® (erdafitinib) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors with FGFR Alterations
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, June 7, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced initial results from the pivotal Phase 2 RAGNAR study evaluating the investigational use of BALVERSA® (erdafitinib), a fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) kinase inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors with prespecified FGFR alterations. At a planned interim analysis (IA), responses were observed across a variety of FGFR-driven solid tumors for patients who had exhausted standard treatment options prior to being treated with BALVERSA®.[1] These results will be featured in an oral presentation (...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - June 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Hair loss: Three ‘hair-care’ habits found to be ‘responsible’ for permanent hair loss
HAIR loss can intensify as the body ages but rarely do locks fall out in tufts unless some underlying issue is at play. Sometimes, however, hair-care habits can cause scarring of the follicles, leading to permanent hair loss. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hair loss: Popular hair washing tip could be 'bad for your hair' – might lead to hair loss
IN AN EXCLUSIVE interview with Express.co.uk, consultant trichologist Anabel Kingsley - a hair and scalp specialist - revealed how a popular hair washing tip could be leading to loose strands. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Baldness to be eradicated from Britain by 2138 amid 'huge spike' in transplants - expert
AN EXPERT has claimed that baldness could be a thing of the past for Brits by the year 2138 as the popularity of hair transplants are at an all time high. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Women in grip of a hair loss pandemic’ - expert tips to take control of hair loss
HAIR LOSS is a common problem amongst women in the UK, however, there's always a reason behind losing hair and often, there's a way to fix it. Here are four expert tips to take back control of your hair. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What causes alopecia, a 'devastating' hair loss condition affecting Jada Pinkett Smith
Alopecia areata is the condition affecting Jada Pinkett Smith, who found herself at the center of the Will Smith-Chris Rock conflict at the Oscars ceremony March 27. Dr. Brett King answers FAQs about the causes, severity, challenges, treatments and more. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jada Pinkett Smith Addresses Oscar Night: “My Deepest Hope Is These Two Intelligent And Capable Men Talk This Out”
Jada Pinkett Smith on Wednesday finally addressed Oscar night on her weekly Red Table Talk. Before launching into a show that addresses the 147 million people living with alopecia “including … #redtabletalk #jadapinkettsmith #oscarnight (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pinkett Smith talks hair-loss 'shame,' outcome of Oscar slap - The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Jada Pinkett Smith turned her husband's Oscar-night blowup into a teachable moment about alopecia areata, the hair-loss disorder affecting her and millions of others that, in some... #jadapinkettsmith #hairloss #theassociatedpress (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
