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Bald Patients Regrew Hair Using Experimental Drug in Alopecia Trial
- The first drug developed to treat alopecia areata has shown promising results in clinical trials.
- Alopecia areata is the second-most common form of hair loss, affecting 2% of people.
- Multiple treatment options will be up for FDA approval soon.
An experimental drug restored a nearly full head of hair for some people with the second most common type of alopecia, according to clinical trial results shared Monday.
Alopecia areata is a skin disease that causes hair loss in about 2% of the population by recent estimates, or more than 6 million people in the US at some point in their lives.
The disease directs a person’s immune system to attack their hair follicles, causing hair to fall out entirely or in patches. Hair follicles can grow back naturally over months or years, but there’s no medication approved to treat the autoimmune disorder.
Concert Pharmaceuticals, a small company based in Lexington, Massachusetts, is one of a few drugmakers working on treatments for the disease.
Results from the first of two Phase 3 clinical trials of Concert’s twice-daily pill, called CTP-543, showed significant hair regrowth in about 30–40% of volunteers who got the drug, according to a press release. The trial included a medium-dose and high-dose group, as well as a group who got an inactive placebo.
In both of the experimental groups, more than a quarter of participants saw at least 80% hair coverage by the end of the 24-week study, Concert Pharmaceuticals said.
“Eighty percent is a lot. I’d take that,” alopecia advocate Thea Chassin, founder of Bald Girls Do Lunch, who was not involved in the clinical trial, told Insider. “It’s very important to recognize that some hair growth, if it was a lower number like 20 or 30%, that’s some hair but it’s not a hairdo.”
Some of the best data for alopecia areata treatment to date
If the results from Concert’s second Phase 3 trial are also positive, the drug could be eligible for approval by the Food and Drug Administration in 2023. By then, people with alopecia may have other options for treatment.
Eli Lilly and Company, a much larger player in the pharmaceutical industry, is expected to request approval of its own drug to treat alopecia areata in the coming weeks, dermatologist and hair loss specialist Maryanne Senna wrote in an email to Insider.
The company has reported similarly positive results from Phase 3 trials of baricitinib, a pill currently approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Like alopecia areata, RA occurs when immune cells begin attacking healthy cells: joints in the case of arthritis, or follicles in alopecia.
In severe cases, people with alopecia areata may lose hair on their bodies and faces — including eyelashes and nose hairs — as well as their heads. Chassin, who is completely bald, said the disease can also affect healthy nail growth, leading to painful split nails.
Chassin told Insider that her experience with the disease has made her more confident in herself and her style, as she’s grown a collection of hats, wigs, and hair wraps. But even the possibility of treatment could help ease the mental toll that comes with hair loss, she said.
“You’re looking at yourself, and you don’t recognize yourself, and this can lead to anxiety and
depression
,” Chassin said. “And then the second whammy is, your dermatologist often will say, ‘I don’t have anything to offer you.’ So there was no hope.”
Senna, who has treated patients and led research into hair loss treatments, said the psychological and social impacts of these new medications cannot be underestimated.
“When my patients and study subjects regrow their hair because of these treatments, I see their smiles return,” Senna said. “They tell me, ‘I feel like I have my life back, I feel like myself again.'”
Bald Eagles Are The Latest Victims Of Deadly Bird Flu Spreading Across U.S.
A highly contagious and deadly strain of avian flu spreading among farms and wild birds in the United States has been claiming the lives of bald eagles.
Three bald eagles found dead in Georgia tested positive for the new influenza strain, H5N1, the state’s department of natural resources announced this week. The statement also noted that a survey of bald eagles near Georgia’s coast found more “failed nests” than expected, some containing dead eaglets. It wasn’t immediately clear if nest failures were due to avian flu.
Over the past month, H5N1 has also killed eagles in Maine, Ohio, South Dakota and Vermont, NPR reported. Wildlife rehabilitation center Back to the Wild said earlier in April that a dozen deathly ill eagles had been brought in, typically too sick to fly and unsteady on their feet.
“All of them died within hours of admission,” Back to the Wild assistant director Heather Tuttle told local news station WTVG. “One actually died within minutes of admission. When it comes to avian influenza we’ve not had an outbreak like this in our area.”
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Once deeply endangered in the lower 48 states, bald eagles are widely considered a major conservation success story. Steve Holmer of the American Bird Conservancy noted in 2018, however, that while eagles are no longer classified as endangered, people must “stay vigilant” to continue to protect the birds.
H5N1 has been detected in 25 states and has also been found in myriad other wild birds, including owls, geese, ducks and vultures. But its biggest toll has been on domestic chickens and turkeys. More than 20 million birds have been killed on farms where the flu has been detected in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus.
Meanwhile, zoos across North America have been keeping their birds inside, fearing that the virus could be devastating if any of the avian residents caught it.
Health officials have said that the risk to human health at this time is low. There’s been only one known case of H5N1 in humans, a person in England who raised birds and was asymptomatic.
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Surging Bird Flu Cases in the U.S. Have Spread to Bald Eagles
Three wild bald eagles found dead in Georgia were confirmed to have died from bird flu on Thursday, increasing the toll from a recent surge in avian influenza cases that’s caused the death of tens of millions of birds in total.
Across more than 25 states, massive numbers of wild and domestic birds are sick and dying from a new version of the avian influenza virus, which has caused multiple prior avian epidemics. It’s already the worst bird flu outbreak in the U.S. since 2015 in terms of domestic poultry deaths, and it’s burning through wild bird populations at a troubling rate.
On Thursday, initial testing of more than 200 deceased waterbirds at Baker’s Lake forest preserve near Chicago, consisting mostly of double-crested cormorants, revealed those animals probably died of avian influenza as well. Cormorants seem to have been very susceptible to the disease because they gather at crowded nesting grounds; in contrast, only a few dozen bald eagles have been killed so far, because they’re more solitary.
“This outbreak in wild bird populations is a lot more extensive than we saw in 2014 and 2015,” David Stallknecht, a bird flu researcher at the University of Georgia, said in an interview with NPR. “Just a lot more birds appear to be affected.”
The bird flu outbreak is also heavily taxing the poultry industry. Infected flocks of domestic chickens and turkeys are culled, or killed en masse, by poultry producers in attempts to contain the flu’s spread. As of April 3, the USDA estimated that more than 23 million poultry had been culled so far (more than 50 million were killed in 2015). Those losses are starting to become visible on grocery store shelves, as chicken, eggs, and the processed egg-derived powders that are used in many packaged foods shoot up in price.
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Avian influenza is an incredibly dangerous disease for birds. In chickens, the worst forms of the virus have a mortality rate upwards of 90%, and usually kill within just two days after destroying multiple organ systems.
Bird flu can sometimes jump species and be deadly for people, but for now, humans don’t seem to be at increased risk of infection from this particular strain, known as H5N1. There’s no reason to avoid birds or eating properly cooked poultry products (aside from the standard environmental ones).
In theory, that could change, but there hasn’t ever been a single recorded human case of human H5N1 infection in the United States, and since 2003 the World Health Organization has received fewer than 900 H5N1 human infections globally.
Bald Eagle in distress rescued in Bay View, dies
MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Humane Society has provided an update on the Bald Eagle that was found in distress Friday in Bay View. The female Bald Eagle was euthanized Saturday.
In a statement:
We are heartbroken to share that the Bald Eagle that was admitted to us yesterday from Bay View has passed away. Since her admission, we’ve been providing supportive care, but despite our best efforts, her condition declined rapidly, and she showed significant neurological problems. We’ve been consulting with veterinary and disease experts since her arrival, and hoped to see signs of improvement today. Unfortunately, she had a severe seizure, went into acute respiratory distress, and could not be saved. She was humanely euthanized.
Her symptoms were consistent with HPAI, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, although we can’t confirm that was the cause of her illness until test results come in, which will take several days.
We know how passionately the Bay View community cared about the pair of Bald Eagles nesting in their neighborhood, and we cannot thank our whole community enough for your compassion. We appreciate the counsel from our consulting veterinarian, numerous medical specialists, and officials with the DNR, whom we have been working with closely on this highly transmissible virus. We are mourning the loss of this eagle alongside our community.
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Bald Eagle in distress rescued in Bay View, dies
Bald Eagle in distress in Bay View dies
A bald eagle found in distress Friday in Bay View had to be euthanized on Saturday after going into respiratory distress. Officials said her symptoms were consistent with bird flu.
MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Humane Society has provided an update on the Bald Eagle that was found in distress Friday in Bay View. The female Bald Eagle was euthanized Saturday.
In a statement:
We are heartbroken to share that the Bald Eagle that was admitted to us yesterday from Bay View has passed away. Since her admission, we’ve been providing supportive care, but despite our best efforts, her condition declined rapidly, and she showed significant neurological problems. We’ve been consulting with veterinary and disease experts since her arrival, and hoped to see signs of improvement today. Unfortunately, she had a severe seizure, went into acute respiratory distress, and could not be saved. She was humanely euthanized.
Her symptoms were consistent with HPAI, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, although we can’t confirm that was the cause of her illness until test results come in, which will take several days.
We know how passionately the Bay View community cared about the pair of Bald Eagles nesting in their neighborhood, and we cannot thank our whole community enough for your compassion. We appreciate the counsel from our consulting veterinarian, numerous medical specialists, and officials with the DNR, whom we have been working with closely on this highly transmissible virus. We are mourning the loss of this eagle alongside our community.
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Deadly strain of avian flu found in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A deadly strain of bird flu sweeping through flocks around the country is in Vermont.
At least two bald eagles were found dead and tested positive for avian influenza, known as bird flu.
The eagles were found in Grand Isle and Chittenden counties near Lake Champlain.
Bird flu has been spreading across the country, and I have confirmed it has hit the Green Mountain State.
Experts tell me no one should be concerned for their health. The CDC says the risk to the general public from this strain is low.
David Mears of Audubon Vermont says we need to learn more before we know how much of a risk this will be to bird populations here.
“It’s too soon to know but definitely of concern. We just recently recovered the bald eagle from the endangered status, we don’t want to see it go back that direction. But it’s of significant concern to the poultry industry,” Mears said.
A concern, but it’s important to note there are no confirmed cases in poultry in Vermont.
The state says the virus is often initially introduced to domestic poultry by infected wild birds, through direct contact or contact with their droppings.
The state adds that anyone involved with poultry, from the small backyard coop to the large commercial producer, should review their biosecurity activities to ensure the health of their birds.
Areas where birds congregate are a concern, so Audubon Vermont wants you to take down your bird feeders now. You’re supposed to anyway to avoid attracting bears.
If you see any dead birds, not just bald eagles, the state wants you to hear from you. Report sick birds or unusual bird deaths to the USDA or Vermont authorities at 802-828-2421 or through USDA’s toll-free number at 1-866-536-7593 as soon as possible.
Click here for more information on biosecurity for backyard flocks.
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Prince William Dubbed World’s Sexiest Bald Man, Internet Outraged
Prince William is the hottest bald guy on this planet — so concludes a new study that ranked where he lands on Google searches … but the internet doesn’t seem to be buying it.
A cosmetic surgery company named Longevita apparently did this “research” — basically checking to see how many times certain bald male celebs were searched for in Google along with the term “sexy” — and lo and behold, they say the Duke of Cambridge came out ahead.
Prince William named as ‘world’s sexiest bald man’ https://t.co/7AAhLBEdKu
— The Independent (@Independent) March 27, 2021
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Unclear what the parameters were for this deep dive of scalps — like dates or times for which they searched — but Longevita claims Billy here had been called “sexy” in blog and website descriptions around 17.6 million times … again no other context beyond that.
As for who his runner-ups were … Longevita says Mike Tyson came in second at 8.8 million search results (uhh, okay), Jason Statham 3rd at 7.4m (hmm), Pitbull 4th at 5.4m (really??), MJ 5th at 5.3m (fair enough) … and other guys that followed included Floyd Mayweather, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Dwyane Johnson and Vin Diesel — in that order.
“sexiest bald shemar moore
man alive” pic.twitter.com/2vyJkoNIyH— toni (@vantaezane) March 27, 2021
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Safe to say … Twitter had A LOT to say about this, especially on behalf of “Criminal Minds” star Shemar Moore — who was noticeably left off the list entirely. In tweeters’ collective minds, that itself was a slap to the face. One user wrote, “Did Shemar Moore f***** die?”
Not only did some folks feel Shemar was totally snubbed — did Longevita even search for him, we wonder — but many more are outraged that The Rock or Vin Diesel aren’t higher on the list … as they’re iconic for their hot bald looks.
Appears the (British) people have spoken — we should note, Longevita is a UK-based company. Anyway … move over, fellas, ’cause here comes cue ball Royalty.