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From the Asbury Park Press comes this profile of Howard Brauner. Brauner is the founder of Bald Guyz, a line hair/head care products specially formulated for Bald Men. His story starts when he decided to give up on his combover:
He came home, drove to the barber, had him cut the comb-over hairs off and braced […]
Leg 3 of the Race saw the teams race from Brazil to Moscow, and then onto Munich. At the start of the episode Fran and Barry, Official Team of Baldiness.com, were bogged down hunting thru nesting dolls. Eventually, they found the clue and made their way to Phil in Red Square. Once at the airport, […]
Yes, you read that correctly. Dr. Phil.
That Dr. Phil.
From ABC.com:
Is it the wide, shiny front of his pate? Or is it the way the short swaths of chestnut-colored hair wrap around the sides of his head and create a half-smile under his bald top?
Whatever the reason, Dr. Phil McGraw’s hairdressers can be proud of what […]
From Yahoo! Finance comes this press release:
Gaunitz Hair Sciences has been granted exclusive rights to market the Erchonia THL Handheld Unit, a laser that has been scientifically tested to stimulate hair regrowth.
In the past, FDA-approved Erchonia lasers have been used to successfully treat acne, pain and reduce the recovery time for patients undergoing liposuction procedures. […]
This story comes from BBC News:
A drug used to treat male baldness could also help women with thinning hair, an Italian study suggests.
The researchers said the Archives of Dermatology findings showed finasteride could be used for those who could not use the standard lotion treatment. (link)
First and foremost it should be noted that finasteride is […]
This story comes from China Daily. (Thanks for Hair Loss Buddy for the link.)
Like many Hong Kong husbands, Wong was single-minded about his work and took the view that if he was doing well in his job and climbing the corporate ladder, his wife would love him regardless of his looks.
Wong was wrong (link)
The article […]
More accolades for this week’s Bald Man of the Week. From NBA.com:
In recognition of Charlie Villanueva’s outstanding efforts in the community, and for his on-going philanthropic work, the NBA announced today it will honor the Toronto Raptors forward with the Community Assist Award for the month of February.
Villanueva has embraced his condition and acts as […]
For those of you in the UK or or with other access to the BBC comes a notice from This Is London (Second item in the article):
Gail Porter is to make a TV show about her hair loss.
The presenter, 35, has been left bald by the condition alopecia.
She will explore the condition in a programme […]
For those in the greater Philadelphia area looking for a community that understands and advocates for children with Alopecia, here is Children’s Alopecia Project. (CAP) From their website:
Alopecia Areata is a disease that causes partial to total hair loss in children and adults there is not a known cause or a cure for this disease. […]
Let’s continue with basketball, but switch to the pros. The Baldiness Bald Man of the Week is Charlie Villaneuva.
Charlie is rookie forward for the NBA Toronto Raptors and has been living with alopecia areata since childhood and works with the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Here’s a great little write up in the Toronto Star:
What the […]
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