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Children's Playmate;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... follicle, causing it to grow. The hair you see is made of dead cells filled with keratin. It also contains the pigment that gives ... ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Send your health questions to: "Ask Doctor Cory" Children's Playmate P.O. Box 567 Indianapolis ...

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Child Life;  April 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... follicle, causing hair to grow. The hair you see is made of dead cells filled with keratin. It also contains the pigment that gives ... tobacco products of any kind. Send your health questions to: "Ask Doctor Cory," Child Life, P.O. Box 567, Indianapolis, IN ...

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Children's Playmate Magazine;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... follicle, causing it to grow. The hair you see is made of dead cells filled with keratin. It also contains the pigment that gives ... SerVaas, M.D. [Sidebar] Send your health questions to: "Ask Doctor Cory" Children's Playmate PO. Box 567 Indianapolis, IN ...

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Children's Digest;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... follicle, causing hair to grow. The hair you see is made of dead cells filled with keratin. It also contains the pigment that gives ... friend, Cory SerVaas, M.D. Send your health questions to "Ask Doctor Cory," Children's Digest, P.O. Box 567, Indianapolis ...

Article: How does our hair grow?(Ask Doctor Cory)
U.S. Kids;  January 1, 1997 ;     438 words ... ... pushed to your skin's surface, they become hardened and die. The hair that you see on your body is actually a collection of dead cells. (If hair was made of living cells, haircuts could be quite painful!) On average, a person's hair grows from one ...

Article: Why do people get dead skin cells?(Ask Doctor Cory)
Children's Digest;  March 1, 1998 ;     385 words ...Dear Nicole: Like all living things, skin cells eventually die. We are all constantly shedding these dead cells. As new ones are made at the base of the epidermis (the top layer of skin), they are pushed up toward the surface to replace ...

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Child Life;  June 1, 1994 ;     596 words ... ... epidermis itself is divided into several layers. The top layer is the part you can touch. It is made of dead skin cells. These dead cells protect your body and are constantly being worn away. The bottom layer of the epidermis is called the basal (BAY-suhl ...