The pili nut is native to the Philippines. It is found on tall evergreen pili trees, also called Canarium Ovatum. The fruit is enclosed in a hard shell which, when ripe, has a thick, dark skin. Although it was used mainly as a garden plant, its...
A pore is a tiny funnel-shaped opening in the skin made of a fold in the epidermis that enters into the dermis. Human skin has millions of pores over the vast majority of the body, providing locations for hair growth, sweat and skin oil...
Goosebumps are an involuntary response that occur when the muscles at the base of the hair contract. This causes the hair to stand on end. The medical term for goosebumps is piloerection. It gets this name because the pili muscles are responsible...
Hair provides many important functions for the human body. There are thousands of hairs growing out of the human body at any given time. These hairs are in a constant cycle of growth and loss revolving around a structure of the skin called the...
The hair provides the human body with many important functions. At any given time, the human body has thousands of hairs growing from it. All of your hair revolves around hair follicles, which are structures of the skin and are in a continuous...
Your hair consists of dead cells and a protein called keratin. Keratin is also found in your skin and nails. Each of your approximately 300,000 hairs grows from a single follicle. Growth occurs at one half inch per month. You may expect to...
Hair and scalp damage can have a number of causes, and not all of them are medical--as any woman who has gotten a scalp burn during a perm can attest. Still, most hair and scalp disorders arise from autoimmune problems, infections or simply genes.
Asthma describes a long-term lung disease characterized by the inflammation of the tubes that carry air to the lungs. Asthma commonly occurs due to respiratory infections, airborne allergens such as pollen or dust, or allergies. An allergy occurs...
Whether you are an avid fisherman or a novice, a trip to Hawaii isn't complete without a day or two of ulua fishing. Popular with the locals and a destination activity for many, nothing is more exciting than the thrill of wrestling one of these...
Hair growth occurs in a cyclic pattern that keeps repeating itself until follicles stop producing hair altogether, resulting in baldness. Hair actively grows for two to eight years, followed by brief periods of transition and rest, according to...
Hair loss, or alopecia, is typically associated with the aging process. Children may also experience hair loss, although it is uncommon. Causes for hair loss in children range from common fungal infections to emotional and rare genetic causes, or...
The majority of nuts, with the exception of peanuts, belong to the classification of foods known as tree nuts. A tree nut allergy is one of the most common food allergies among children and adults affecting 1.2 percent of the United States...
Microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, occur in just about every ecosystem and can associate with various types of organisms. In humans, they can be harmless passengers, even participating in biological processes. However, they can also cause...
