Walk On The Wild Side by Lou Reed Songfacts. 1  This song is about cross-dressers who come to New York City and become prostitutes.  2 Little Joe refers to Joe Dallesandero, who was also one of Andy's kids in the factory.  3 Holly, Candy, and Jackie are based on Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling, and Jackie Curtis.
If you are taking a prescribed or over the counter medicine for a medical condition then you may find that one of its side effects is brittle hair. Or your medical condition itself may be responsible for your hair problem. For example, an under-active or over-active thyroid can result in dry or thinning hair.
Underlying medical condition: Hair loss can be the first sign of a disease. About 30 diseases, including thyroid disease and anemia, cause hair loss. By treating the disease, hair loss often can be stopped or reversed. Illness: Significant hair loss can occur after an illness. A major surgery, high fever, severe infection, or even the flu can cause hair loss. Your dermatologist may call this type of hair loss telogen (tee-lÉ-jen) effluvium (ih-flu-vee-uhm).