PharmaCogenomics Research and Development innovator PharmaGenoma, Inc. and HairDX LLC, introduce genetic hair loss test in Japan for predicting the risk of male and female hair loss.

Today announced an exclusive agreement with Aderans Company to introduce in Tokyo the breakthrough tests starting on March 1, 2009. The HairDX test kit is listed with Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) as Class I medical device.

The agreement between Aderans and HairDX’s makes the sole Japanese revolutionary genetic tests and expands Aderans leadership in the hair care and medical fields.

According to Andy Goren, President and CEO of PharmaGenoma, Inc. said “PharmaGenoma is a leader in molecular dermatology and is excited to bring the latest in genetic science to Japan. We believe our partnership with Aderans will benefit millions of Japanese men and women concerned about hair loss.”

HairDX, LLC (www.hairdx.com) is a subsidiary of PharmaGenoma, Inc. Based in Irvine, CA, USA. HairDX is a molecular dermatology research and development company. HairDX markets the first genetic test for male and female hair loss.

Katsuji Tokumaru, President of Aderans Co. Ltd said “Aderans partnership with HairDX will allow people in Japan to learn their risk for hair loss early, so they can choose the best treatment to preserve their hair.”

Popular rocker or singer Bon Jovi, 46 year old, who has been his long tresses has opted for a shorter style in recent years. Bon Jovi is an American hard rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, the group originally achieved large-scale success in the 1980s. Over the past 25 years, Bon Jovi has sold over 120 million albums worldwide.

Bon Jovi rocker Jon Bon Jovi fears he may be starting to lose his hair - and is already devising treatments to help save his prized locks.

He decided to change his hair-do because of his receding hairline. Bon Jovi said “Oh, let me tell you, I am so worried (about my hair). I look at guys like Sting and think, ‘Well, he’s cool about it,’ but I’m already losing it a bit and I’m so aware of it.”

He added “Someone told me that you have to regularly massage your scalp, so I do that all the time. You look like a jerk, but it’s got to be worth a shot, right?”

The Palomar Medical Technologies Inc., a hair removal products maker, posted the loss of their revenue in the global economy drove down sales, the company said.

The Burlington, Mass - based (Nasdaq: PMTI) company reported a net loss of $420,116 in the fourth-quarter. The company reported of $3.5 million profit during the year earlier period.

Nearly 46%  loss came as revenue $13.3 million, compared to $24.5 million during the same period year of 2007.

In year of 2007, the company recorded a profit of $20.5 million. For the year Palomar reported a loss of $68,165.

According to Joseph P. Caruso, CEO of Palomar said in news release “The decrease in reveneue across the sector has been severe and swift, driven by the inability of many prospective customers to obtain financing and prompting others of delay their capital equipment purchases until the economic conditions improve”.

The Buxco School and La Vogue Salon team up to provide Locks of Love, an organization that provides hairpieces to children suffering hair loss condition or medical hair loss.

Students and teachers at Murray Avenue School will donate their hair to help “Locks of Love” for the children who suffer hair loss. The organization (Locks of Love) fills a unique need using the donated hair to provide the highest quality hairpieces and wigs to children.

Dayna Shain, Salon La Vogue owner in Southampton said “This is the fifth year they’ve done this and from three the first year to 15 this year”.

She says the kids call it a gift from the heart and they do it around Valentine’s Day. The schools got involved when the teacher wanted to honor a friend who contracted a cancer. “Every year when we do the assembly, they see other girls, their peers, getting their hair cut and then they seem to be inspired and saying you know what I want to do something that I can help another child and make them feel beautiful.”

Two Newell teenagers cut their hair and donated to Locks of Love. They recently made personal sacrifices the some poeple might not expect from middle school girls. The donated hair might to help others.

Kennedy Finck and Katie Petts donates their hair more than 45 inches of hair over two years to Locks of Love, non-profit organization that make wigs for children with hair loss condition.

Kennedy Finck said “Last year, I went to a salon and hairdresser told me why not to cut 10 inches or more and hair could be donated to Locks of Love.”Then, the next time, a few weeks ago, I decided to cut my long hair to help for ailing children. She said she beat her personal record as 17 inches by giving up just over 18 inches. She had plans to donate her hair again next year and has hopes for breaking her record.

Kattie Petts was inspired to donate her hair to Locks of Love by her mother, Diane, who also growing out her hair to donate.

Katie said “It is very important to make a donation of hair because of all the kids that are losing their hair every day. There are a lot of kids who lose their hair to cancer and I want to help them feel better by showing them Jesus’ love. I know I would want someone to care enough about me if I was in that position.”

She said “Long hair is fun to play with and style, it was hard to adjust to short hair that even cant be put in a ponytail.” Katie plans on doing every year too. “It was very hard to let go of your long hair, but cutting the hair as a donation - a cycle, why not? I’ve been blessed with my long hair, a God’s gift for me then to help others.”

Locks of Love is a non-profit organization to make a ponytails, wigs for children with medical conditions — hair loss.

For more information on how to donate visit

www.locksoflove.com or www.wigsforkids.org

Big Head and Bald head due to hair loss caused by skull expansion. According Paul Taylor, expert of hair loss, seven years of independent research into androgenetic alopecia concerns about his own hair loss. He explains all everything on how both male and female thinning hair and baldness involves the continue of growth skull bones that lie under the scalp where hair loss develops. This bone growth is called skull expansion.

UK researcher determined that men and women whose skull boness are keep growing during adulthood where hair loss likely develop to male and female.

Skull expansion have finally solved the certain mysteries have been baffling hair loss for years. These include the shape of hair loss always develop in men with extreme baldness at the front (frontal baldness) and crown of the head. Skull expansion explains why this happens. The current theory for hair loss cannot do.

Another mystery involves the DHT or dihydrotestosterone male sex hormone. Male pattern baldness linked to DHT but hormone also causes body and facial hair to grow at puberty. Skull expansion concerns how DHT is connected to both hair growth and hair loss.

When the results is confirmed of hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) by skull expansion, it could lead to a total redirection of genetic research create more future treatment methods and might lead to an alopecia cure.

For more information about the hair loss treatments, dht blockers, hair loss prevention, hair loss herbal shampoo visit Hair Loss Protection page.

Woman with alopecia or hair loss who has having problem when traveling. She wear a hair-enhancement system that clips onto her hair to stay in place. She’s happy and her anxiety over the problem is gone.

But, the clips are metal then she wondering if she can ever travel on the plain again. She have seen the little old ladies stopped by screener because wearing hip replacements. She stopped at checkpoint when security screened.

She asked if there’s a possibility to avoid the humiliation?, or a provision for this problem or the discretion of the airport security?

Advice
Greg Soule, the public affairs spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration said even the clips are small they may still detect the metal with the use of metal detector when you go through security airlines. But you can request them for a private screenings.

Be confident. You should talk to the security officer in the checkpoint and ask to be screened privately. Then, you will be taken from public view and checked with a hand wand and other screening techniques. If the concerns has been checked and clips are detected, a visual inspection may have to be done to resolve the alarm.

However, you can bring a physician note explaining your condition. But, they are not accepted because of concerns about the fraudulent documents.

Success to get a job, a full head of hair can help job search. According to one of the expert the balding are in a distinct disadvantage, especially this year job market.

Dr. William Rassman, a hair restoration surgeon and author of “Hair Loss and Replacement for Dummies” said “If you’re looking for a job nowadays, if you differentiate between a person with hair to a non-hairy person, the competitive marketplace tends to favor people with a full of hair”.

Full of head or increasing the hairs on one’s head can boost self-confidence and even a career. The company find the health result test if you have distinct problem in your health or physical body.

Rassman, who has been transplanting hair for 18 years. He said, his patients those in the performing arts have benefited from the surgeries which are usually done in several sessions over the course of about a year. Then a full mane can help propel one to the highest office.

Rassman said “Take a look at all the presidents of the U.S. They experienced surgery in their hair. How many of them were bald? Eisenhower was the last one. Hair like Clinton helps a lot more, hair like Obama’s got helps a lot.”

Hair restoration cost anywhere are $3,000 to $10,000 depends on the amount of hair that needs to be transplanted. Drug Hair Loss Prevention can slow down hair loss like Propecia, has been made by Merck & Co., would run about $900 a year and are not covered by insurance.

Hair loss is one of the problem of men and women that can be triggered by many things, including medication, hormonal changes and radiation.

Hair Loss Suggestion to help you deal:

* Hair loss may not be permanent. When it does as a side effect on an illness and medication, the hair probably will grow back on their own. You can still wear a hat, a wig until your hair was grown back.

* Hair Loss occured because of hormonal changes, age or hereditary may be treatable with an oral medication like Propecia (finasteride), or a topical medication such as Rogaine (minoxidil).

* Hair transplant can replace lost hair with new hair in another part of the head.

* Hair loss can be covered up such as wig, a hair piece and sometimes with a different hair style.

New Hair Loss and Hair Replacement for Dummies Book Offers Advice on Preserving Hair and Avoiding Scams

Hair Loss and Replacement for Dummies is written by internationally respected hair transplant surgeon Dr. William R. Rassman.

Hair Loss and Replacement for Dummies provides an important information for men and women to preserve their full of hair, male balding, explore the safest and reliable hair replacement techniques.

Key Topics such as devastation of hair loss among women, maintain self-esteem suffered of hair loss, stress and balding, diseases and disorders that promote hair loss, hair loss treatments, medications and possible side effects, hair transplant surgery, hair restoration techniques, how to select qualified hair transplant surgeon.

Dr. Rassman, founder of the New Hair Institute (www.newhair.com) in Southern California and creator of the popular www.BaldingBlog.com website. He commented “The timing has never been better to let people know where to go, what to avoid and whom to trust when it comes to taking care of their own hair.”

Hair Loss and Replacement for Dummies is available online at Amazon.com and select retail sites and also major booksellers nationwide.

Dr. Rassman, a professional inventor in U.S. with multiple patents worldwide. Dr. William Rassman introduced minimally invassive hair transplant surgery (FUE) in 2001 and recently developed a breakthrough technique that makes FUE more practical. Dr. Rassman runs the New Hair Institute in Los Angeles and San Jose, California and works daily on BaldingBlog.com.

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