Spanish infants are developing “werewolf syndrome” due to their parents taking a popular over-the-counter hair-loss remedy — with nearly one dozen cases since last year, according to a new report.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Many have been baffled, some have been frightened, but there's a reasonable explanation behind the strange cases affecting more than 15 children in Spain. The Spanish Agency of ...

A Nepali woman and her three children who all suffer from congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa, a rare condition also known as “werewolf syndrome,” have traveled to their country’s capital seeking ...

Parents in Spain were recently shocked to see that their babies were growing furry facial hair — resulting from a botched medication mixture, they later learned. The remedy they thought would treat ...

The human body and mind can sometimes exhibit truly bizarre and rare conditions that seem straight out of science fiction. The human body and mind can sometimes exhibit truly bizarre and rare ...

A file photo of Lalit Patidar, a schoolboy from India, who suffers from Werewolf Syndrome. Spanish health authorities have issued an alert after more than a dozen children developed the rare condition ...

A number of Spanish children have continued to develop “werewolf syndrome” after a pharmaceutical company mixed up its packaging. Farma-Química Sur claimed to have mislabeled topical minoxidil—a ...

A teen from India has a rare condition that has helped him break a Guinness World Record. Lalit Patidar, 18, now holds the record for having the hairiest face on a person (male). How did Guinness ...

The U.K. Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued an urgent warning after two brands of dog chews have been linked to a neurological disease in dogs. On January 15, 2025, the agency warned dog parents ...

Werewolf syndrome is a colloquial term attached to ancient legends that mention the growth of hair by men at the appearance of the new moon. Scientifically, it is referred to as Hypertrichosis, which ...

Medical advances are making it increasingly common for Americans to be diagnosed with a rare disease — but some of these conditions are so unusual that they can generate national headlines when a ...