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Archive for January 2007

January 31st, 2007

Bald Man M&M

OK, it is the middle of winter here, so the skin tone on my M&M might be a little dark, but here you go anyway…

M&M’s, the Official Candy of Baldiness.com. I can’t think of a candy that offers a better tribute.
h/t - Cotton Timer, or one of her clones.
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January 30th, 2007

Headwear etc. Announces Wholesale Catalog

from PR Web:
Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) January 26, 2007 — Innovative and unique headwear apparel company, Headwear etc., proudly announces the availability of their entire line of cancer and chemotherapy headwear apparel to retailers at wholesale rates.
Headwear etc. is a company founded by breast cancer survivor, Marilyn Robinson. Through her experience as a cancer survivor […]

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January 29th, 2007

Bald Guyz Taking It to the Street

Harold Brauner, founder of Bald Guyz is someone we’ve talked about before. Way back in March of 2006 we profiled Harold, and we reported on their partnership with Prime Time PR and Marketing in October.
Well, it seems as if that partnership is bearing fruit and drawing attention. Nichole L. Torres has a a piece out […]

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January 29th, 2007

Gail Porter Talks About New TV Show

The Sunday Mirror has an exclusive with Ms. Porter about her recent experience filming So You Think You Can Nurse, a new reality show/documentary that put Gail in a real hospital. Here are a few snippits.
THE first thing I noticed was how understaffed the wards were. There was a distinct lack of beds and each […]

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January 28th, 2007

NBC’s Today Show Talks Health Hair

Thursday, it seems hair loss - well, mostly hair maintenance - made the cut on NBC’s Today Show. Nutritionist Joy Bauer was on to chat with Meredith Vieira. Here’s the bit most relevant to the bald:
Diet didn’t cause hair loss, couldn’t prevent hair loss, and can’t reverse hair loss.
That’s the bottom line when it comes […]

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January 26th, 2007

Coffee Cures Baldness

If only it were so! MoneyControl has a short article on researcher Tobias Fischer. Fischer’s research suggests that caffeine may boost hair’s ability to resist the depleting effects of DHT (dihydrotestosterone), a leading cause of male pattern baldness.
Having consumed my fair share of caffeine and then some throughout my hair-loss year I have to say, […]

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January 25th, 2007

Meet Halle Parry

This is Halle. She’s seven. She’s in the second grade. She likes gymnastics and Andy Capp hot chips.
She also has alopecia universalis, and as a result has no body hair. That’s right, none. None on her head. None on her legs. No eyebrows. No eyelashes. Not even nose hairs. “Nobody was like me,” Halle said […]

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January 24th, 2007

Eyelash Transplants

Earlier this month I did a little speed linking about a growing awareness in the cosmetic/beauty industry for options that support the fragile self-confidence of some who have lost their hair. I linked to a trio of articles, one of which introduced Jaudon Sunde, a medical tattoo artist who works with chemotherapy patients to augment […]

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January 23rd, 2007

Bald Quotes #15

“I don’t consider myself bald, I’m just taller than my hair.”
~Seneca
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January 22nd, 2007

Baldiness Interview with Laura Bzowy of CFS Squared

Wowie Bzowy!
OK, it’s not like she hasn’t heard that before, but I couldn’t resist. I’m a sucker for a word fun. At any rate, Laura blogs over at CFS Squared. Not surprisingly, she has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and this past fall she began to experience some hair loss. I was honored that she sought out […]

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