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Hair is also the name of a musical; see the stage production and the movie. "Young Girl Fixing her Hair", by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Hair is a filamentous outgrowth from the skin, found mainly in mammals. In some species, it is absent at certain stages of life. It projects from the epidermis, though it grows from hair follicles deep in the dermis. So-called "hairs" (trichomes) are also found on plants. The projections on arthropods, such as insects and spiders are actually insect b ...
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Resources
- Endocrinology and Hirsutism (Hormone Foundation)
- Excess Hair (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Female Pattern Hair Loss (American Hair Loss Council)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Cosmetic Products and Hair Dyes (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Hair (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Hair Loss and Its Causes (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Hair Replacement: What Works, What Doesn't (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- HAIR! From Personal Statement to Personal Problem (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
- Heading Off Hair-Care Disasters: Use Caution With Relaxers and Dyes (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Laser Hair Removal (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Laser Hair Removal: Zapping Unwanted Hair (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Lead Acetate Used in Hair Dye Products (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
- Male Pattern Hair Loss (American Hair Loss Council)
- Questions and Answers about Alopecia Areata (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Vaccines and Hair Loss (National Immunization Program, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- What You Should Know (National Alopecia Areata Foundation)
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