About Harper College. Harper College is a 2-year public institution located in Palatine, IL, and serves a district including all or part of 23 communities. The community college sits on a 200-acre campus designed in the 1960s to resemble a small village.
Alopecia is the number one cause of hair loss in Black and African American women. If you've ever seen someone with bald, thin edges or temple hair loss you've seen alopecia's effects. Temple hair loss is usually caused by traction alopecia.
Occasionally the black appearance under an injured nail may mean damage to the nail matrix, the area where the nail first begins to form. If this is the case, it may be necessary to remove the nail and repair the matrix. Melanoma may give a black, irregular appearance to an uninjured nail. Blue nails may