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    • A L S FEAR
    • ATROPHY, DENTS
    • BFS
    • EMG TEST
    • FOOT DROP
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    • TWITCHING LOWER BODY
      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
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      • CHEST
      • EYELID
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    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
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    • BLEEDING MOLES
    • CHANGING MOLES
    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
  • MOUTH, THROAT
    • BURPING
    • LPR
    • LUMP, STUCK FEELING
    • PHANTOM TASTES
      • FOUL TASTE
      • METAL TASTE
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    • SWALLOWING
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    • BACK
      • HERNIATED DISC
      • OTHER
    • CALVES
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    • KNEE
    • PELVIC
    • SCIATICA
    • SHOULDER
  • STOOLS
    • BLOODY
    • COLOR
    • CONSTIPATION
    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
    • MICROSCOPIC COLITIS
    • PENCIL THIN
  • Home
  • A L S
    • A L S FEAR
    • ATROPHY, DENTS
    • BFS
    • EMG TEST
    • FOOT DROP
    • REASSURANCE
    • STRENGTH TESTS
    • TWITCHING BODYWIDE
    • TWITCHING LOWER BODY
      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
    • TWITCHING UPPER BODY
      • ARM, HAND, FINGERS
      • CHEST
      • EYELID
      • LIP, FACE
      • STOMACH, SHOULDER, NECK
      • TONGUE
  • CANCER
    • BLADDER
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • CERVICAL, ANAL
    • COLON
    • LARYNGEAL
    • LYMPHOMA
    • MELANOMA
      • APPEARANCE
      • RISK FACTORS
    • OVARIAN
    • UTERINE
  • CARDIAC
    • AORTIC ANEURYSM
      • EXERCISE
      • REPAIR
    • BLOOD PRESSURE
    • CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY
    • CHEST PAIN
      • HEART CAUSES
      • NON-HEART CAUSES
    • HEART ATTACK
      • RISKS
      • SYMPTOMS
      • TESTS
    • PVCs, PALPITATIONS
      • CAUSES
      • DANGERS
      • EXERCISE
  • Headache
    • ANEURYSM
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • MIGRAINE HEADACHES
    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
  • MOLES
    • BLEEDING MOLES
    • CHANGING MOLES
    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
  • MOUTH, THROAT
    • BURPING
    • LPR
    • LUMP, STUCK FEELING
    • PHANTOM TASTES
      • FOUL TASTE
      • METAL TASTE
    • TONGUE PROBLEMS
    • SWALLOWING
    • VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCTION
  • Pain
    • BACK
      • HERNIATED DISC
      • OTHER
    • CALVES
    • FIBROMYALGIA
    • KNEE
    • PELVIC
    • SCIATICA
    • SHOULDER
  • STOOLS
    • BLOODY
    • COLOR
    • CONSTIPATION
    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
    • MICROSCOPIC COLITIS
    • PENCIL THIN
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    Low Back Pain when Bending Over Sink to Wash Hair: Solutions

    BACK PAIN, Hair

Low Back Pain when Bending Over Sink to Wash Hair: Solutions

Have you found that while washing your hair over the sink, you must repeatedly straighten to relieve the pain in your low back? Certain exercises will make the situation more tolerable. For the people who [...]

ELLSSEE 2022-04-26T10:10:29-06:00 BACK PAIN, Hair|
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    Hair Loss from Stress vs. Aging: How to Tell Difference

    Hair

Hair Loss from Stress vs. Aging: How to Tell Difference

Is there a way a doctor can tell the difference between hair loss from stress and from aging? Chronic stress can definitely cause hair to fall out. The aging process as well is notorious for [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:54:26-06:00 Hair|
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    Can a Woman Be Too Old for a Ponytail? Not These Ladies!

    Hair

Can a Woman Be Too Old for a Ponytail? Not These Ladies!

If you can sport a badass ponytail, then there’s NO such thing as a woman being too old to wear a ponytail! Check out the big fluffy ponytail below. The woman’s face told me she [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-06-24T15:52:06-06:00 Hair|
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    Cure for Flaky Itchy Scalp Caused by Minoxidil: Simple Remedy

    Hair

Cure for Flaky Itchy Scalp Caused by Minoxidil: Simple Remedy

If minoxidil is causing your scalp to be itchy and flaky with white specks in your hair, there is a simple remedy for this problem. An itching and/or flaking scalp, when caused by minoxidil, is [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-04-30T22:17:30-06:00 Hair|
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    Can a Blow to the Head Cause Hair Loss?

    Hair

Can a Blow to the Head Cause Hair Loss?

There are four ways that head trauma can cause hair loss. The first way results in temporary hair loss, when the hit to the head actually takes hair with it, ripping it from the follicles. [...]

ELLSSEE 2021-08-07T15:39:17-06:00 Hair|
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    100 Big Thick Ponytails Plus Tips on Ponytail Care

    Hair

100 Big Thick Ponytails Plus Tips on Ponytail Care

100 images of big badass ponytails -- poofy, curly, wavy, silky -- ALL KINDS of ponytails + tips on mechanical prevention of hair loss. Many women desire a big thick ponytail and are envious of those [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-08-03T11:12:36-06:00 Hair|
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    How to Love Your Chemo Curls, Even if You Loathe Them

    Hair

How to Love Your Chemo Curls, Even if You Loathe Them

If you despise your “chemo curls” for their unmanageability and even their looks, here’s a simple trick for learning to embrace your new hair overnight. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:33-06:00 Hair|
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    How to Prevent Traction Hair Loss from Clip-In Extensions

    Hair

How to Prevent Traction Hair Loss from Clip-In Extensions

There’s an ingenious way to prevent traction hair loss (alopecia) from clip-in extensions. You’ll never again have to worry about bald spots showing up that were caused by your clip-in extensions. […]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T14:00:54-06:00 Hair|
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    When Your White Daughter Has “Ethnic” or “Black” Hair

    Hair

When Your White Daughter Has “Ethnic” or “Black” Hair

I grew up in a time when it wasn't as acceptable, as it is today, for white girls to have ethnic-looking hair or hair that resembled that of biracial or black individuals.  Even today, unfortunately, [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:50:47-06:00 Hair|
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    Why Your Hair Smells SO Good!

    Hair

Why Your Hair Smells SO Good!

If you find yourself occasionally smelling your hair, taking big sniffs…there is nothing wrong with you. This is actually no different than occasionally looking in the mirror and admiring the appearance of your hair. And [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-18T21:26:36-06:00 Hair|
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    Why Do Light Plucked Eyebrow Hairs Have Dark Roots?

    Hair

Why Do Light Plucked Eyebrow Hairs Have Dark Roots?

There’s a simple reason why light eyebrow hairs that are plucked have dark roots. “The root or bulb of the follicular unit has the highest concentration of melanocytes,” says Kally Papantoniou, MD, FAAD, with Simply [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-08T09:24:33-06:00 Hair|
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    Surgical Hair Restoration: Can You Run Out of Donor Sites?

    Hair

Surgical Hair Restoration: Can You Run Out of Donor Sites?

Ever see those surgical hair restoration infomercials and wonder if the donor follicles can keep up with the hair loss follicles? In surgical hair restoration, follicles that are not genetically programmed to eventually stop producing [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:50:19-06:00 Hair|

How to Prevent Minoxidil from Dripping into Your Eyes

If you prefer to use liquid minoxidil, here’s a technique for avoiding dripping it into the eyes and getting that awful burning stinging. This technique will work very well for those who wish to apply [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T13:56:32-06:00 Hair|
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    How to Take Out Thick Ponytail without Pulling out Hair

    Hair

How to Take Out Thick Ponytail without Pulling out Hair

Here is an ingenious way to take out a big thick ponytail without losing more than a few hairs. I swear, every time I do this technique, I am very rarely aware of any hairs [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T13:56:36-06:00 Hair|

New Dark Hairs on Breast? Can Mean Weight Gain Disease

The appearance of new dark hairs on your breasts probably mean nothing, but you should see your doctor just to be sure, especially if you have additional new symptoms. “New dark hairs on breasts should [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-13T18:52:14-06:00 Hair|
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    Why Your Hair Smells Burnt: Causes, Solutions

    Hair

Why Your Hair Smells Burnt: Causes, Solutions

A dermatologist explains what can cause hair to smell burnt and what the treatment is for this most unpleasant problem. Does your hair have a burnt smell to it? What can cause this and what [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-09-02T13:51:17-06:00 Hair|
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    Does Your Hair Smell Like a Wet Dog?

    Hair

Does Your Hair Smell Like a Wet Dog?

A dermatologist explains why your hair smells really bad, like a wet dog, and how to get rid of this problem. Peeuww ! Does your hair’s smell remind you of a wet dog? The natural [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T13:56:45-06:00 Hair|
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    Hair Smell Like Medicine? It’s Your Shampoo!

    Hair

Hair Smell Like Medicine? It’s Your Shampoo!

Your shampoo and conditioner may be the reason your hair smells like medicine. Having great smelling hair is almost as important as having great looking hair. In fact, for some people, maybe having great smelling [...]

ELLSSEE 2024-08-16T19:21:07-06:00 Hair|
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    Minoxidil 5 Percent Stains Hair Gray: Solutions

    Hair

Minoxidil 5 Percent Stains Hair Gray: Solutions

It’s not your imagination; minoxidil 5 percent can stain your hair gray. Based on my experience, the 5 percent minoxidil solution “turns” whatever hair it comes in contact with a grayish color. The new hairs [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T13:56:53-06:00 Hair|

Can Rogaine Be Applied Like Shampoo on Entire Scalp?

Are you thinking of applying Rogaine (minoxidil) throughout your entire scalp to combat diffuse hair loss? Not all hair loss is the same. Some people suffer from it in a diffuse or scalp-wide way, rather [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T13:57:00-06:00 Hair|
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    Why Can’t Rogaine (Minoxidil) Be Made a Shampoo?

    Hair

Why Can’t Rogaine (Minoxidil) Be Made a Shampoo?

A hair loss doctor explains why minoxidil can’t be made in shampoo form. Rogaine (generic name minoxidil) comes in either a liquid form that’s dripped onto the scalp from a medicine dropper, or a foam [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T13:57:01-06:00 Hair|
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    Can Grey Hair Be Caused by Minoxidil?

    Hair

Can Grey Hair Be Caused by Minoxidil?

Grey hair indeed can result from the use of minoxidil; you aren't imagining it. The next question then is: Is this grey from rapid aging or just a harmless stain? “I haven't seen the phenomenon [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-04-10T13:57:03-06:00 Hair|
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    Hair Falling Out? Could Be Your Clip-in Extensions or Braids

    Hair

Hair Falling Out? Could Be Your Clip-in Extensions or Braids

It's no myth: Clip-in extensions and braids can damage hair and cause it to fall out: hair loss, and the damage could be permanent. Clip-in extensions for the hair are wildly popular these days. There [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:51:02-06:00 Hair|

Is Female Pattern Baldness the Same As Male Mechanism?

Is there actually a difference in the mechanism that causes hair loss in women when compared to that which causes male pattern baldness? Well, they are not the same, but the mechanisms can be similar, [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:02-06:00 Hair|
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    What Gives Hair Its Natural Smell?

    Hair

What Gives Hair Its Natural Smell?

Here’s the explanation for why hair has a NATURAL scent or fragrance, rather than what causes a BAD smell. This isn’t a “Why does my hair smell bad?” article. It’s a “What gives hair its [...]

ELLSSEE 2025-04-12T19:35:06-06:00 Hair|
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    Minimize Daily Hair Fall: 8 Hacks to Prevent Hair Loss

    Hair

Minimize Daily Hair Fall: 8 Hacks to Prevent Hair Loss

Simply changing the way you do things in your daily life will minimize hair loss. Use Your Fingertips The first way to reduce the number of hairs that fall out of your head every day [...]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:53:39-06:00 Hair|

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