Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Arthritis drug can help regrow hair lost to alopecia - potential causes
msn.comREAD MORE: Hair loss: 'Hair-care' habits 'responsible' for permanent hair lossProfessor of Dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine Dr Brett King said: "People with alopecia, dermatologists, and other healthcare providers have been looking forward to this day when there is an FDA-approved systemic medicine for this often-devastating disease. "Alopecia causes unpredictable hair loss that can be patchy or complete, and it affects people of all ages and ethnicities. "On the FDA announcement, Dr King said: "I am so happy that adults with severe alopecia can now take a once-daily pill. "The results of clinical trials are remarkable. "Meanwhile, Nicole Friedland of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, added: "Alopecia patients face significant challenges every day including limited public knowledge about the disease, a lack of treatment options and social stigma. "The approval can spark hope for many patients and encourage new treatment conversations with their doctors. "The hope is the NHS and MHRA could follow the FDAs' lead on baricitinib.
Around 400,000 people in the UK currently live with alopecia. Hair loss is a common occurrence in many as they grow older. When it occurs in younger people, there is normally a cause.
Examples include:• An illness• Stress• Cancer treatment• Weight loss• Iron deficiency. Of these, stress is one set to become a greater factor in the months ahead for thousands of families as the cost-of-living crisis worsens.
The fear is, as a result of sustained periods of stress, many could find themselves more vulnerable to illness later this year.
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