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Archive for April 2006

April 15th, 2006

Rock Your Baldness

Now we’re talking! From Metronews comes a piece advocating an embrace of baldness:
Zach Lund, the skeleton slider who was barred from the Olympic games because of his use of anti-balding medicine Propecia, said he took it to feel the best “vocationally, socially and sexually.” But is a man’s fear of a little hair loss worth […]

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April 14th, 2006

Cure for Baldness!

That’s the headline on this story from the Accra Daily Mail.
Peace Herbal Clinic at Ejisu in the Ejisu-Juaben District of Ashanti has claimed discovery of a herbal preparation that can regenerate hair on baldheads.
The preparation, an ointment, can also remove stretch marks, heal boils, skin cancer, after shave rashes and all other kinds of skin […]

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April 13th, 2006

American Inventor - Jodi’s in the Final Twelve

Jodi, Official Baldiness.com Aspiring Inventor, is thru to the final twelve. She got her $50K this evening.
Tags: ABC, American-Inventor, disposable-headliners, jodi, official-baldiness.com-aspiring-inventor.

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April 13th, 2006

New Segment on “Hair Restoration” to be Featured on Vision Media’s “Health & Medical Solutions” Television Program - PR.com

From PR.com comes word of a new Segment on “Hair Restoration” to be Featured on Vision Media’s “Health & Medical Solutions” Television Program.
Vision Media announced today that they will produce a segment on “Hair Restoration” as part of their “Health & Medical Solutions” television program. “Our program will cover the most serious health issues, […]

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April 12th, 2006

Alopecia Walkmania

I came across this at Sign On San Diego: Alopecia walkmania:
First named in The Journal of the American Medical Association in 1984, alopecia walkmania is loss of hair from prolonged use of personal stereo headphones. Technological improvements like ear buds (tiny headphones that hang from the ears) have no doubt reduced rates of this ailment.
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April 11th, 2006

“The Good Life to Feature a Bald Lead

You never know what a link will lead you to. The Lincoln Journal Star HuskerExtra section, devoted to University of Nebraska-Lincoln athletics, ran an article on an upcoming Hollywood feature whose lead suffers alpecia.
“The Good Life” follows the story of Jason Prayer, an isolated young man who doesn’t really care for Nebraska football.
A synopsis of […]

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April 10th, 2006

The Amazing Race: Fran & Barry Still In It!

I know this is a little late, but my wife and I finally got around to watching LAST week’s edisode of TAR 9. Yet again, Fran & Barry hang in there with a fourth place finish. The Official Amazing Race 9 Team of Baldiness.com are into the last six!
Tags: fran-&-barry, fran-and-barry, tar-9, the-amazing-race

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April 10th, 2006

Gail Porter: Bald Forever… Or Not! [UPDATE]

[UPDATE] It looks like this report may have been a little premature. According to reports, like this one from Channel 4 News, there remains at least a small possibility that Ms. Porter’s hair will come back:
Gail Porter has quashed rumours that her hair loss is going to be permanent.
The plucky presenter, who is warming up […]

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April 9th, 2006

Charlie Villanueva Getting Well Deserved Praise

Previous Bald Man of the Week, Charlie Villanueva is still garnering some well deserved media attention. This article from The New York Times highlights a professional athlete who hasn’t let is all go to his head. From the article:
Thirteen-year-old Andrew McGarey came back beaming from Madison Square Garden last month and told his parents not […]

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April 7th, 2006

Absurd Products for the Hairy

OK, I’m going to continue my rant, and I want your help. After hand-held lasers and electric chairs, it’s time to put the shoe on the other foot. The hairy have pushed product on the bald for too long, not it’s are turn.
I want you’re help. What product ought we push on the hairy? I […]

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