January 2011 in “Nuclear Techniques” Lead levels in hair increased due to environmental exposure, while iron, copper, and zinc levels stayed stable.
23 citations
,
January 2008 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” Optical coherent tomography can effectively detect steroid use by analyzing hair changes.
May 2023 in “Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy” A new green method accurately measures finasteride and tadalafil in drugs and plasma.
November 2023 in “Acta scientific pharmaceutical sciences” Different methods accurately measure Finasteride in medicines and body fluids.
December 2025 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology”
3 citations
,
July 2021 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” 5α-reductase inhibitors can interfere with doping tests by masking banned substances.
23 citations
,
May 2010 in “Surface and interface analysis” Chemical treatments and UV radiation severely damage the lipid layer on hair.
26 citations
,
January 2004 in “Journal of Toxicology Clinical Toxicology” Accidentally eating autumn crocus can cause long-term health issues.
48 citations
,
January 2008 in “European Neurology” Thallium poisoning causes pain, hair loss, and nerve issues, treatable with hemoperfusion and hemodialysis.
2 citations
,
December 2014 in “Bangladesh Medical Journal” Performance-enhancing drug use in sports is unethical, risky, and remains a major problem despite testing efforts.
9 citations
,
January 1999 in “Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies” Best results found using acetonitrile, water, and trifluoroacetic acid or methanol mixture.
January 2025 in “Journal of Veterinary Medical Science” Environmental conditions can affect toxic mineral levels and gut bacteria in working dogs.
February 2025 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” Prussian Blue successfully treated thallium poisoning in a dog.
18 citations
,
April 2009 in “Journal of Chromatography A” Detecting steroid esters in cattle hair is inconsistent and influenced by sampling factors.
32 citations
,
May 2018 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Skin reactions from cancer treatments might predict how well the treatments work.
November 2021 in “Natural product research” Certain polyphenols may help treat skin pigmentation disorders.
12 citations
,
August 2014 in “Elsevier eBooks” Thallium exposure can cause serious health issues, including nerve damage and hair loss.
74 citations
,
September 1980 in “Medical Clinics of North America” Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a severe skin condition often caused by drugs, with complex treatment and a high risk of death, but survivors usually heal without scars.
20 citations
,
October 1995 in “PubMed” 98 citations
,
July 2001 in “Journal of Endocrinology” Physicians should promote natural performance improvement and question drug-enhanced achievements.
January 2019 in “Trace Elements in Medicine (Moscow)” Hair analysis may help monitor health in children with Down syndrome and obesity.
April 2007 in “CRC Press eBooks” Certain vitamins in wrong amounts, alcohol abuse, metals, and other toxins can cause serious brain and nerve damage.
27 citations
,
November 2012 in “Journal of Biomedical Optics” Confocal Raman microscopy can effectively study drug delivery in hair follicles using pig ear models.
71 citations
,
June 2008 in “Annals of Internal Medicine” Excessive selenium from supplements can be harmful.
Copper levels in green hair decreased significantly after treatment.
5 citations
,
September 2014 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences”
2 citations
,
January 2012 in “Pharmaceutical Methods” The methods accurately measure finasteride in different forms.
January 2018 in “Journal of analytical, bioanalytical and separation techniques”
2 citations
,
December 2019 in “Bioanalysis” Accurate quantitative bioanalysis using LC-MS/MS is challenging due to matrix effects, but using internal standards and new methods like in-sample calibration could improve results.
54 citations
,
July 1967 in “Science” Decomposed tritiated thymidine is less accurate for DNA tracing, and hair changes can indicate malnutrition.