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Archive for April 2006

April 30th, 2006

Hair @ Wurk

OK, some of you have hair. It’s okay to admit it. We’re all friends here. If that’s you, then check out hair.wurk.net. Written by SP Bragg, another b5media blogger, it’s a look inside the world of the hair stylist or as some wish to be known the “hair choreographer.” I’m looking forward to tips […]

By Bald Man -- 2 comments

April 29th, 2006

Book Review: Where Did Daddy`s Hair Go?

Monsters and Critics offers a review of Where Did Daddy`s Hair Go? by Joe O’Connor.
Jeremiah never thought about the top of his dad`s head until, at their first major-league baseball game together, he hears someone call his dad Baldy. His father explains baldness, but Jeremiah remains unclear on the concept. Then he hears his father […]

By Bald Man -- 0 comments

April 28th, 2006

Baldiness.com Poll: Smoking or Baldness?

OK, I’ve got a new poll up, so it’s time to be heard.
Q: Which trait/behavior do you find less attractive?
A: Baldness or Smoking?
That’s it. Just two choices. Like the eye optometrist: 1 or 2.
So… go vote! Feel free to add additional thoughts in the comments.
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By Bald Man -- 1 comment

April 28th, 2006

Voluntary Hair Removal!

I came across the strangest thing. Apperantly there are people out there whu CHOOSE to remove their hair! I know, I’m as shocked as you are. I’m lucky if I shave my face more than once a week.
Anyway, back to those hair-removers: They do strange sounding things to their bodies and faces. Things like “tweezing” […]

By Bald Man -- 2 comments

April 28th, 2006

Genetics & Health Honor Roll [UPDATED]

[UPDATED] Such is the downfall of cutting-and-pasting! My answer to question #1 is edited to reflect Baldiness.com, NOT Genetics and Health. (Hsien has successfully thwarted my coup. ;) )
OK, while Baldiness.com isn’t your standard Science & Health blog (After all, “truthiness” is in the tag-line), I am an adopted child of the channel. Furthermore, I […]

By Bald Man -- 2 comments

April 28th, 2006

Stem Cell Treatment for Hair Regrowth

It’s a hair replacement kind of week here at Baldiness. The Independent serves up a story about using stem-cell technology to treat baldness. From the article:
Hair is grown by the dermal papilla cells in skin. These can be removed and grown in a laboratory dish. Normally,these lab cells lose their ability to grow hairs, but […]

By Bald Man -- 3 comments

April 27th, 2006

Children of Chernobyl

Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear power disaster. From wikipedia:
The Chernobyl disaster arose from an accident that occurred on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine. It is regarded as the worst accident in the history of nuclear power. Because there was no containment building, […]

By Bald Man -- 0 comments

April 27th, 2006

Will Young With a Weave?

The Sun is always good for tabloid gossip. Here’s a brief piece on Will Young, 2002 UK Pop Idol winner:
IF this is what happens when you get treatment for baldness, I suggest WILL YOUNG demands his money back.
The singer was snapped out and about in London with this strange weave of dense hair.
I revealed last […]

By Bald Man -- 0 comments

April 26th, 2006

Amazing Race - Fran & Barry Eliminated

First to worst is never fun, but Fran & Barry went out as a team in Perth, Australia. A royal traffic jam in Oman (The king was traveling thru.) ate up their lead, while taxi trouble down under pushed them to the back of the pack.
Fifth Place overall for the Official Baldiness.com Amazing Race Team.
Well […]

By Bald Man -- 0 comments

April 26th, 2006

Generic Proscar Coming

In additional hair replacement news, this time with a prescription twist, Mylan was cleared to market Proscar generic:
Generic-pharmaceutical company Mylan Laboratories Inc. said Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted tentative approval for the company’s generic version of Merck & Co.’s Proscar.
Mylan applied to the FDA to market finasteride tablets as a generic version […]

By Bald Man -- 0 comments

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