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Bad Hair Day, Could it be Your Drugs? New Tool from RxISK.org to Explore Drug Side Effects on Hair

Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) December 17, 2012

CSI fans know that the most accurate way to identify the drugs a person takes is to analyze hair samples, says Dr. David Healy RxISk.org CEO. Hair accumulates drugs when people take them and laboratory hair sample tests are legally and scientifically recognized as admissible evidence in courts around the world. Long before drug effects on hair are widely known, hair stylists are likely to be the earliest observers. Truth be told, your hairdresser could tell you a lot about you and the drugs you take.

Dr. Dee Mangin, RxISK.orgs Chief Medical Officer explains, It makes sense that this accumulation has effects on the hair itself. In the sixties women and their hair stylists were the first to identify changes in hair consistency caused by the use of oral contraceptives: it was discovered that oral contraceptives caused womens hair to thin both during use and after. But its not just The Pill - a lot of commonly used drugs cause hair side effects including blood pressure medications, cholesterol drugs, and antidepressants. Some of the most commonly used drugs in Britain and North America have thinning effects on hair. But its not just hair thinning drugs can really cause problems with the way hair treatments like colours, extensions and waves take."

Kaye Briden, owner of Yazu Hair Lounge in New Zealand, has over 30 years experience in the industry and is part of the LOreal Ambassador Team. She says over the years, hair stylists have been aware that things like antidepressants can cause hair to dry out and thin to the point that it wont take extensions; chemotherapy causes hair to fall out and grow back a different color; and when a color doesnt take in a persons hair it is likely because of some medication he or she is taking. But up until now there has been no way to highlight or share this knowledge.

Dr. Dee Mangin, says, Men, women and their stylists know more about the effect of drugs on hair than anyone else. These effects can be devastating, but because there is no current way to share this information the link to treatment is often not made by patients and their doctors. Until we pool the collective wisdom men and women and their hairdressers have, and make it accessible, it will not be useful. This is what the RxISK Hair Zone is all about.

Kaye Briden agrees. Hair stylists are in the best position to understand what is happening to the hair and why, and to help clients with these effects. There is for example a yellowing of hair thats due to hormonal changes or treatment. We will often know from your hair that you are pregnant before you do.

Not all effects are negative says Mangin. A famous drug discovery in recent years, Latisse, was revealed when women noticed an involuntary thickening and elongation of their eyelashes while using an eye-drop.

The RxISK Hair Zone has been designed so people can look up and report specifically the effects of drugs on hair and the use of hair products and treatments.

RxISK your megaphone to help change drug safety

RxISK.org allows users to enter the name of a prescription drug and see the side effects that have been reported to the FDA since 2004, as well as to RxISK, for more than 35,000 drug names from 103 countries. The data is presented in tables, tag clouds, heat maps, and interactive graphs, showing whats happening with other people taking the same drug around the world.

Users can then select the effect(s) they are experiencing and click on Report a Drug Side Effect to complete a report. They get a personalized RxISK Report linking their symptoms and meds, which they can take to their doctor or pharmacist to facilitate a better treatment conversation This will also add their anonymized experience to the RxISK database so that others can benefit from this information.

About Data Based Medicine Americas Ltd.

RxISk.org is owned and operated by Data Based Medicine Americas Ltd. (DBM), based in Toronto, Canada. DBM's founders have international reputations in early drug-side-effect detection and risk mitigation, pharmacovigilance, and patient-centered care. Although drug side effects are known to be a leading cause of death and disability, less than 5% of serious drug side effects are reported. DBMs mission is to capture this missing data directly from patients through RxISK.orgs free drug side effect reporting tool and use this data to help make medicines safer for all of us.

Media contact

David Carmichael

david(dot)carmichael(at)RxISK(dot)org

+1 (647) 799-3792

Urban Dermatology Turns to Palomar Medical Technologies for its Vectus Hair Removal Laser Tool

Manhattan, NY (PRWEB) February 11, 2013

Doctor Elizabeth Goldberg, who founded Urban Dermatology several years ago, has a simple philosophy when it comes to running her practice, patient satisfaction and providing quality treatment matters the most, she said. Located in the heart of New York Citys trendy SOHO district, Urban Dermatology provides comprehensive medical, surgical and cosmetic care to its extremely discerning clientele.

Technology plays an enormous role in the practice. Its imperative that I embrace new technologies that have demonstrated clinical value to ensure I provide an exceptional patient-focused treatment, she said.

Its no wonder that Urban Dermatology would turn to Palomar Medical Technologies, a global leader in laser- and light-based systems for aesthetic treatments, based in Burlington, MA, for its Vectus Laser to perform hair removal. The Vectus Laser is a great tool for high volume hair removal that uses optimized technology to provide fast, uniform, permanent hair reduction for on a wide variety of skin and hair typeswithout sacrificing comfort.

Palomars laser tool is one of the best products on the market, said Dr. Goldberg. When working with the Vectus I know that the patient will be extremely satisfied with the outcome which in return keeps my patients coming back to me.

When asked the best advice for an individual considering a laser treatment, Dr. Goldberg recommends that patients determine the level of experience of the dermatologist and his/her skill level. She also recommends visiting the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery websites for the most accurate information on the latest treatments.

Doctor Goldberg is not only committed to her patients, but she also supports many local charities in the area including the AADs Shade Structure grant program that awards grants to public schools and nonprofits for installing permanent shade structures outdoors that are not currently protected from the sun. She also supports SOHO Partnership, a nonprofit that enables homeless men and women to re-enter the workforce and achieve long-term economic self-sufficiency and Facing History, a program that focuses on education to combat bigotry and prejudice.

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