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Treating female hair loss TOR K: My daughter is only in her 30s and she's starting to lose her hair. What can she do? DEAR DOC- DEAR READ- ER: About one- third of women experience hair loss at some time in their lives. Most of the time it happens after menopause. Dr. K by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D. There are many poten- tial causes of hair loss, including medical condi- tions, medications and physical or emotional stress. I recommend that your daughter see her doc- tor to rule out more seri- ous causes. Most likely, though, her hair loss is due to female-pattern hair loss. The medical name for this is androgenetic alopecia. This condition begins with gradual thinning at the part line. Then comes dif- fuse hair loss, starting with hairs that come out of the top of the head. Female-pattern hair loss is not like male-pattern bald- ing: A woman's hairline rarely recedes, and women rarely become bald. grows out of a little pit in the skin called a hair folli- cle. A hair grows longer and longer, over several years; then it's shed. Shedding is a normal part of hair's life cycle. After a few months, a new hair starts to grow in the folli- cle. For the average per- son, about 75 hairs are shed from the scalp every day, and 75 new hairs start to grow. (On my head, unfortunately, the ones that are being shed seem to be a lot more than 75, and the new ones a lot less!) With female-pattern hair loss, it starts to take longer for hair to grow back after it is shed. Also, thicker, pigmented, longer-lived hairs are replaced by shorter, thin- ner, non-pigmented hairs. Over time, not only is there less hair, but the hair also becomes less colored, and eventually comes in Each hair on our head idil can produce new growth of fine hair in some women, but it can't restore the full density of lost hair. Also, you need to keep using it to maintain the results. If you stop, you'll start to lose hair again. — Minoxidil (Rogaine, generic versions): Minox- — Anti-androgens: Androgen receptor-block- ing drugs such as spirono- lactone (Aldactone) and finasteride (Propecia) are not approved to treat female-pattern hair loss. There is little evidence that they are effective. — Iron supplements: Iron deficiency can cause hair loss, but there's no reliable evidence that iron supplementation helps hair to grow back. Hair transplantation is another treatment option. In the most commonly used technique, surgeons remove a narrow strip of scalp that still has hair and divide it into hundreds of tiny grafts, each contain- ing just a few hairs. Each graft is planted in a slit in the scalp in the area of missing hair. Hair grows naturally this way, in small clusters. As a result, the graft looks better than the larger "plugs" associ- ated with hair transplants of yesteryear. In my experience, minoxidil often helps, and can be obtained without a prescription. If your daughter wants to consult a doctor, a dermatologist has the best training to help. Dr. Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115. gray or white. Medications are the most com- mon treatment for female-pattern hair loss. In my opinion, only one of them (minoxi- dil) works. They include: FEATURES seeing ''Bud'' for a year. He lives in a trailer park and has a 23-year-old daughter who is on Bud's checking account and charge cards. This girl insists that her mother (Bud's ex-wife) spend weekends at the trailer, so Bud spends those week- ends at my house. He will not tell his daughter no. This has put some stress on our relationship. His daughter often buys things for her mother, and Bud pays the bills. I find this a little strange. Bud doesn't understand my objec- tions. He has no interest in saving for our future together. Dear Annie: I've been My friends say that Bud is using me because I have a nice house. If I were to marry him, I would make him sign a pre-nup, because otherwise he would give away everything I have. Am I being naive about our relation- ship? — Can't Take It Anymore Dear Can't Take It: You're Friday, July 20, 2012 – Daily News 5A Girlfriend tired of playing second fiddle Annie's Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My hus- band is one of five sons. His parents recently passed away, and he is the execu- tor of the estate and is in the process of selling their home. He got several esti- mates and selected the Realtor he felt would do the best job. One brother tried to get my husband to pick a friend, but my hus- band was not impressed with her. Another has been really nasty, telling my husband he should try harder to get more money from the sale. My husband's niece would like tion that one sibling was loved more than another. We suspect your husband was named executor because his parents thought he was the best choice to handle such things, which may also be the rea- son why he is getting so much resistance from his brothers. If the niece is offering a fair price for the house and your husband wants to sell to her, he should do so. to buy the house. She made a rea- sonable offer, and my husband was happy to keep the house in the family. He called a family meet- ing, but only two brothers showed up, one of whom was the niece's father. He said my husband should get the house appraised in case it was worth more money. not naive. You understand what's going on. But you don't seem to accept your limitations when it comes to changing the situation. A pre-nup won't solve your prob- lem. Bud is going to continue to pay for his daughter's bills. He will continue to acquiesce to her requests, including having her mother stay at his place. And you will continue to be miserable playing second fiddle to his daughter. Your decision is how best to respond to this. ADS-B is the back- bone of the NextGen system and will have an impact on General Avia- tion pilots as well as the commercial airline industry. Local Certified Flight Instructor and FAA Safety Team Represen- tative Irwin Fust will conduct a presentation on the planned up-grade to the US air navigation system, known as NextGen, and its main component part, Auto- matic Dependent Sur- veillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) 10 a.m. to noon July 28 at the Red Bluff Airport at 1495 Vista Way. When my husband pointed out that the niece might not be able to afford the house if it's priced any higher, her father said this is a business deal and to get as much money as possible. who would love to sell to his niece. The two brothers already have stopped speaking to him, and before this is all over, the family may fall apart completely. What is your take? — All in the Family Dear Family: When parents die, there is often fallout between siblings over money. But many times the real issue is the percep- This is upsetting my husband, equipment will be man- dated for aircraft owners in the future. In addition to the look ahead, Fust will present a look-back at the air navigation sys- tem in the US, from the use of bonfires to guide the air mail pilots of the 1920s to today's satellite based GPS system. of every three people will have Type 2 diabetes by 2050. This form of diabetes is caused from a mixture of things, including heredity, eating and exercise habits. People with Type 2 dia- betes may or may not use insulin. Fast-acting insulins can begin said, ''Type 1 diabetes is an epi- demic, and people with the dis- ease aren't going to wait to eat.'' She should have said ''Type 2.'' The CDC predicts that one out Dear Annie: ''Sterling, Mass.'' to work in 10 to 15 minutes, so the person needs to start eating fairly soon after injecting. Others might be able to inject the insulin up to 30 minutes before the meal. — Advanced Diabetes Nurse Spe- cialist/Educator, Transcultural Nurse Specialist Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. History of the US Air Navigation System There is no charge for this event and there is ample parking. Donuts and coffee will be served. This seminar is one in an on-going series of Aviation Safety Semi- nars presented four times a year at the Red Bluff Airport. Seminars are presented on the fourth Saturday of of January, April, July and October. All seminars qualify for FAA Wings Credit and you can sign up at the seminar or on- line at www.faasafety.gov. For more informa- tion, call Fust at 351- 8203 or send an email to ifust@digitalpath.net. craft owners are man- dated to install new ADS-B out equipment by 2020 and the FAA is in the process of study- ing what new ADS-B in General Aviation air- sew-in at a special time of 3 p.m. on Mon- day, July 23, at the Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. There will be a new member orientation at 6:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room with Natalie Larson.Bring a project to work on and your sewing machine if you need it. There will be cutting stations and ironing board available for your use. This is a won- Quilters to hold a sew-in Monday The Sun Country Quilters will be hold a derful time to get caught up with your pro- jects and get to know your fellow quilters. Interested quilters may join the guild at this time for a half year membership fee of $15, or attend up to 3 meetings in a year for a fee of $5 each. More information is available by con- tacting Sun Country Quilters, P.O. 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