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I’ve started surfing around every now and again to see where baldness pops up in the blog-o-sphere. Most of what I find is of the, “Dude, I just shaved my head,” variety; but every now and again, I run across something more… let’s say… compelling. I hope to share those finds with you.
Our first Bald […]
Alison Hardie, reporting for the Scotsman, has the results of the Dare To Be Bare Awards, an online poll that asked 1,578 people for their verdict on the world’s most naturally beautiful celebrities who do not conform to stereotypes. Our very own Ms. Porter made the top ten, for being “comfortable with who she is” […]
Research led by Dr. Charles N. Ellis of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and recently published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, indicates that the anti-inflammatory drug, sulfasalazine, may counter the effects of alopecia areata.
Sulfasalazine has been available for years, and is commonly used to treat theumatoid arthritis in Europe […]
There’s a new non-profit organization aimed at providing support to children experiencing cancer and alopecia related hair loss.
I’m a Kid Foundation offers support to children with hair loss from cancer and alopecia through increasing public awareness of hair loss and offering programs that improve the lives of those affected by hair loss.
The two main medical […]
I’ve added a new link to the sidebar: The Bernstein Medical Hair Transplant Blog. The blog is run by Dr. Robert Bernstein, Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Columbia University in New York. Bernstein posts in an easy to understand Q & A style covering hair transplants from A to Z.
Here’s the best recommendation I […]
It’s August and the dog days of summer are in full effect. Just getting to the car puts me at risk for sun burn. (Note: I park at the back of the lot.) So, it is in the cool comfort of my living room that I compose the following poem, my contribution to this […]
There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine.
~Logan Pearsall Smith
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As a Bald Man who has forgotten his sun screen on many many occasions, my ears tend to perk up whenever I hear news related to skin cancer. So, when I read this story, I felt like I should pass it on. Two things to highlight:
Yes, skin cancer is primarily white person’s disease. (Caucasians are […]
OK, I may just have to check it out this year, because there are more and more reasons for a Bald Man to watch the NBA.
Baldiness Exhibit A: Steve Nash
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Babies haven’t any hair:
Old men’s heads are just as bare;
From the cradle to the grave
Lies a haircut and a shave.
~Samuel Goodman Hoffenstein
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