Alopecia: Hair loss what is it indicating and role of homeopathy

Determination of hair loss (alopecia) cause and effective treatment in laboratory rabbits

In number (16 of 22) of infants in the Dutch laboratory rabbit breeding colony, in aged 45-65 days old, hair loss (alopecia) seen at the top of the head and around a week after the hair fall, was created in a state of complete alopecia. For determination of the cause of hair loss, after the observation and palpation the alopecic area, there have not been any swelling, abscesses, tumors. In skin...

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What is it about homeopathy that patients value? and what can family medicine learn from this?

BACKGROUND Homeopathy is one of the most frequently used areas of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Previous research has focused in particular on the pharmacological effectiveness of homeopathy. There is intense discussion among German family medical practitioners as to whether family medicine should adopt elements of homeopathy because of the popularity of this treatment method. ...

What is homeopathy? An introduction.

Homeopathy is based on the idea of 'let like be cured by like'. It was founded by Samuel Hahnemann in the late 18th century, although similar concepts existed earlier. Homeopathy became popular in the 19th century in part because of its success in epidemics but declined during most of the 20th century. Its popularity increased in the late 20th and early 21st centuries in many parts of the world...

Alopecia Areata (AA, Patchy Hair Loss) — Causes and Treatment

Alopecia areata is a non-scarring hair loss disorder that can occur in any part of the body, ranging from a small patch to complete loss of hair, without significant age or sex predisposition. Although the exact etiology is unknown, several patient-specific genetic, immunological, and environmental factors have been implicated. The underlying pathology is probably peribulbar infiltration of CD4...