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If you were losing your hair in 1655 you could rub some dried bees on your head and if you were feeling under the weather you could always drink the fermented juices of thirty vipers.
These medical treatments were the height of sophistication for 17th Century ladies and gentlemen and have been uncovered in a rare book.

Roy Logan inherited a copy of Natura Exenterata or Nature Unbowelled, which gives handy hints for preparing the ancient and unusual potions.

The former policeman said the book includes weird and wonderful medicinal practices that “border on witchcraft”.

The British Library says there are just 14 copies of the book on record, some in America and some in the UK.
The guide, which dates back to 1655, gives a rather surprising way of healing some wounds.

“There is one remedy which suggests dipping your finger in the blood of a wound and writing a word across the chest of the victim,” said Mr Logan, of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

“My wife was a district nurse for many years and I’m not too sure she ever did that.”

The book is not just a medical journal - it offers more than 1,700 different tips and hints for solving all manner of day-to-day problems.

Mr Logan added: “It is remarkably good condition. The cover is a bit worn as you would expect but the contents are in very good condition and are certainly readable - some of the entries are quite incredible.”

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Experiencing hair loss?

Now, you can blame it on air pollution, instead of only your genes, for a study has revealed that men living in contaminated areas are more likely to go bald that those breathing cleaner air.

Male pattern baldness, which develops gradually, typically starting with the appearance of a bald spot in the crown and thinning of the temples, is known to be hereditary.

But a team of researchers at the University of London has linked the onset of male pattern baldness to environmental factors like air pollution and smoking, British newspaper the ‘Daily Mail’ reported on Monday.

According to the study, the toxins and carcinogens which are found in polluted air can actually stop hair growing by blocking mechanisms that produce the protein from which the hair is made.

“We think any pollutant that can get into the bloodstream or into the skin and into the hair follicle could cause some stress to it and impair the ability of the hair to make a fibre.

“There are a whole host of carcinogens and toxins in the environment that could trigger this. It suggests that if you stop smoking or live in an area with less air pollution, you may be less predisposed to hair loss.

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British scientists say lifting weights can cause baldness.

That’s because weight training increases testosterone levels immediately after a session, rising 25 percent after 45 minutes, The Sun reported. About 30 minutes later, testosterone levels drop as the hormone is converted to dihydrotestosterone or DHT, which shrinks hair follicles and roots.

“We have seen an increase in men in their 20s and 30s who regularly circuit train,” Rogers Medical Group, a practice specializing in hair transplants, said in a statement. “There’s no doubt it is often a factor in hair loss.”

While inheriting genes for baldness is still the biggest single cause of hair loss, scientists say training with weights is No. 2. Women who lift weights are also likely to end up with thinner hair.

Heavy-set men who eat high-fat diets are at the most risk of losing hair because of weight-lifting.

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Test Empowers Women, Doctors To Predict Female Hair Loss
HairDX, LLC pioneers of consumer-friendly genetic tests for hair loss, today introduced the first meaningful test using genetic markers strongly associated with Female Hair Loss (Female Androgenetic Alopecia).

The easy to understand test provides an accurate and understandable genetic analysis of a woman’s likelihood of developing this common type of hair loss.

The HairDX test for Female Hair Loss provides women with a score, called the CAG repeat score.

A smaller CAG repeat score is associated with a higher risk for significant hair loss (Ludwig grade II or III hair loss) while a larger repeat score is associated with a lower risk for hair loss. To be tested, a woman swabs her mouth (inside cheek) for several seconds and returns the swab to the HairDX lab.

The results are delivered confidentially and anonymously via a secure and private Web site.

The simple and easy to use test costs $149. The customer orders the test kit on the Internet at www.hairdx.com, and it is shipped to her home. It is also available from NIOXIN® Research Laboratories, Inc. the leader in professional skincare for the scalp, and will soon be available from all offices of Bosley, the world’s largest hair restoration company.

Qualified doctors, professional salons, and beauty stores around the world will also carry the test.

Female Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA) loss has been difficult to diagnose because women don’t develop a pattern like men do, they tend to thin diffusely, and there are many causes for thinning. According to JAAPA, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, it is conservatively estimated that by age 50, at least 50% of women will experience diffuse thinning with an emphasis on the top of the scalp.

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